COLORADO CUTTHROATS BASEBALL

The Cutthroats play in the 25WAA wood bat division of the Denver National Adult Baseball Association, the largest and best men’s baseball organization in Colorado. The club was founded in 2012 by John LeDrew, Jon Bielecki and Kellen Sorauf, and takes its name from Colorado’s state fish.

Over the club’s 15 seasons, the team has made 10 playoff appearances, won seven pennants and captured five league championships in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 and 2026.

Weekly updates, game results and standout individual performances can be found on the club’s Twitter stream.

The club prides itself on a tight-knit family atmosphere. While many men’s league squads carry scores of players across multiple rosters, the Cutthroats carry just 12 to 14 players each summer. That means everybody contributes to the team’s chemistry and on-field success, of which Colorado’s had plenty of over the last six seasons.

In 2021, the Cutthroats beat the Denver Chill in the 25WA semifinals before capturing the franchise’s first title with a 12-11 instant-classic win over the Colorado Buffaloes at Long Lake Ranch.

The Cutthroats matched that 25WA title feat in 2022, again vanquishing the Chill in the semifinals before beating the Cannon Ballers 7-4 in the title at Denver Christian.

Then in 2023, the Cutthroats turned in the greatest season in club history while securing the 25WA three-peat. Colorado again beat the Chill in the semifinals before rallying to defeat the Cannon Ballers in the championship for a second straight year, 12-4 at Long Lake Ranch.

In addition to winning a third straight championship in ’23, the Cutthroats’ 18 wins were the most victories out of all 76 clubs across Denver NABA’s nine leagues. They did that with only nine healthy players on the roster down the stretch of the summer.

In 2024, the Cutthroats made the playoffs in the 25WAA division for the first time in club history before losing to the Padres in the quarterfinals.

In 2025, Colorado won its first title in the 25WAA division. After finishing first in the regular season standings, the Cutthroats rallied to beat the Dirtbags in the semifinals and then topped the Wiseguys 6-3 in the championship at D’Evelyn.

It gave the Cutthroats a crown in arguably the best league in all of Denver NABA, considering the 25WAA all-stars beat the 18AAA all-stars 9-1 earlier in the summer.

Colorado continued its dynasty in 2026, repeating as 25WAA champions with a 7-3 win over the Buffaloes in the title game to give the club its fifth banner in six seasons. Once again, the Cutthroats played like the best team in all of Denver NABA’s nine leagues.

Colorado’s roster consists largely of ex-college players, including a number of former Division I standouts and a couple ex-professionals. Off the diamond, the Cutthroats span varying careers, including teachers, coaches, engineers, financial analysts, web/software developers and a restaurateur.

The Cutthroats’ primary rival is the Denver Bulls, but Colorado also has spirited histories with the Roughriders (formerly the Cannon Ballers), Buffaloes, Denver Hops, Denver Chill, Denver Wiseguys and Dirtbags.

Colorado plays its home games at Thomas Jefferson High School and also has an indoor training facility in Parker.

In 2023, Thomas Jefferson was named the state’s Field of the Year by the Colorado Dugout Club Coaches Association, a credit to the work that team captain (and TJHS head coach) Graham Baughn puts into the diamond.