COLUSA, CA (MPG) – Showing resiliency at their home tournament named for longtime softball coach Randy Watt, the RedHawks went unbeaten in pool play with victories over Oroville, Yreka and Corning before falling in the championship game to Lassen.
In the first game on March 13, Colusa was the beneficiary of eight free passes as they cruised past Oroville 9-3.
Caeden Agnew went 2 for 2 with a double and three RBI to lead Colusa at the plate, while Bella Romero went all five innings in the circle scattering four hits and striking out two.
Returning to the diamond later that afternoon, the RedHawks rallied for five runs in the final frame to outlast Yreka 11-9 despite being outhit by the Miners.
Peyton Miller finished 2 for 3 with a double and drove in four runs.
Romero and Braelyn Santana each put in two innings of work to combine for the win in the circle.
Rounding out pool play on March 14, Colusa staged another late inning rally to edge Corning 6-5.
Capitalizing on three Cardinal errors in the frame, key moments of the comeback included Romero receiving an intentional walk followed by Agnew smashing a double, in addition to a single off the bat of Miller.
Coming out of their pool as the No. 1 seed, the RedHawks ran into a Lassen squad that is unbeaten on the season thus far and were defeated 5-13 as the Grizzlies pounded out 19 hits.
Marlie Berry and Elli Quintana recorded two hits apiece.
Colusa (5-4) closed out its preseason schedule this week by hosting Gridley on March 16 then traveling to Cottonwood to take on West Valley the following day.