Resurrection Christian faced elimination from the Class 3A state baseball tournament twice on Saturday, and both times the Cougars survived to advance to the tourney's second weekend.
Errors and errant pitches proved to be costly for the Berthoud baseball team in its Class 3A state tournament game against University on Friday at Butch Butler Field.
Berthoud pitcher Kaeden Kettle had only pitched two innings all season, but the Spartans put the ball in his hand Friday afternoon for a nonconference showdown with Thompson Valley.