The Coquitlam Red Divas brought home a home silver medal at the under-12 baseball regional championships last weekend.
The team came up short in the finals against the Burnaby Roadrunners, despite taking a massive lead in the first inning, highlighted by a hit from Carissa Dedes, which batted in teammates Taylor Thate and Jessie McKinney.
Sara Sutherland was strong on the mound for Coquitlam, keeping the game close in the early innings.
In the final inning, Ashley Smith hit a two-run homer to take the lead and the team appeared to be cruising to a gold-medal showing at the tournament.
However, in the bottom of the final inning Burnaby managed to comeback and take the lead to win the championship.
The Red Divas had a strong showing on their way to the finals.
They made quick work of the New West Royals in the first game of the tournament, which they won 17-15 following a game-ending double play by Jade Pankiw.
In the semifinals, the Red Divas took down the North Shore Eagles 12-9. Mikayla Windle got the win on the mound.
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