Mill Creek Little League softball all-stars win state
MILL CREEK — The Mill Creek Little League softball All-Star team took the long road to a state championship.
Next up is a flight to Los Angeles and a bus ride to San Bernardino, where the team made up of girls ages 11-13 will begin play in the Little League Northwest Region Tournament at 6 p.m. Saturday against Oregon (ESPN+).
The Mill Creek team overcame a 9-8, second-round loss in the state tournament, which was held in Federal Way. That led to six straight days of a 50-mile trek to and from Federal Way National Little League Complex, where Creek won six straight loser-out games. The 12 girls, who are “league-age 12” (born prior to Jan. 1, 2013), had to beat Magnolia twice on July 12 to win the tournament. Creek eked out a 4-3 win in nine innings before thumping Magnolia 11-1 in the second game.
“That nine-inning game, it was close for all those nine innings,” said catcher Liliana Delgado, who caught the full game. “It was really nerve-wracking, especially because we were away. We had to come out hot in the last inning.”
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