Eastlake Softball All-Stars fall short in California

The Eastlake Little League Softball All-Stars came up short July 25 in the West Regional in San Bernadino, Calif., finishing pool play 3-2 record.

The Eastlake Little League Softball All-Stars came up short July 25 in the West Regional in San Bernadino, Calif., finishing pool play 3-2 record.

The Sammamish 11- and 12-year-olds won their first three games, beating Alaska (11-0), Montana (9-8) and Idaho (11-1).

The local team lost its semifinal contest July 24 to Oregon (4-2), before being eliminated by Southern California (4-1).

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Arizona’s Sunnyside Little League, based in Tucson, won the tournament, beating Southern California 12-2 in the title game. They advanced to the Little League Softball World Series Aug. 8-14 in Portland, Ore.

The Eastlake team — coached by Steve Pollis, Don Hines and Steve Olynyk — consisted of Belle deOliveira, Courtney Zaidi, Georgia Robinson, Hannah Butterklee, Josie Charles, Kailey Mohamed, Morgan Olynyk, Natalie Guinasso, Regan Hines, Sophia Robinson, Peyton Wright, Ryan Kurtz, Mackenzie Kurtz and Kaitlyn Recob.