Every practice, every game, and every hour dedicated to softball led up to this moment where the Bearcat varsity softball team placed first in the Mountain League on Friday, May 13, 2022, shutting out the Atascadero Greyhounds with a final score of 6-0 on their Senior Night.
The outcome of the League title was uncertain until after five minutes following their win when Arroyo Grande lost and gave up the title.
It was a high stake game as Bearcats had lost to the Greyhounds two days prior, 2-1 in the ninth inning. When the game was completed, they were still tied with Arroyo Grande for the league champion title. There was a game that same evening against Templeton Eagles and Arroyo Grande Eagles and if Templeton beat AG then it would put Paso in first for the league. Minutes after the game, it was announced that Templeton had beaten AG and that the Bearcats placed first.
The five seniors celebrating Senior Night included catcher Emma Phillips, pitcher Jaiden Ralston, second baseman Stacey Ruiz, first baseman Andie Dizon, and foreign exchange student Rana Takada.
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The bearcats face Clovis for their first CIF game on Friday 20, 2022.
![Rana Takada and Kylee Nancolas after the game](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9811-scaled.jpg)
![Morgan Meidam and Elie Chavez hugging after league win](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9795-scaled.jpg)
![Sienna Lowry, Rana Takada, Elie chavez celebrating their victory](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9752-scaled.jpg)
![Emma Philips and Jaiden Ralston after final pitch](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9742-scaled.jpg)
![Emma Philips catching after a strike](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9480-scaled.jpg)
![Rana Takada bunting the ball and heading to first base](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9442-scaled.jpg)
![Jaiden Ralston pitching](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9415-scaled.jpg)
![Elie Chavez up to bat](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9371-scaled.jpg)
![Morgan Meidam sliding into home](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9361-scaled-e1652812284301.jpg)
![Kylee Nancolas and Stacey Ruiz before the game](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9201-scaled.jpg)
![Andie Dizon and Brielle Burt before the game](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9205-scaled.jpg)
![Marrisa Rovenstine and Stacey Ruiz going in for a hug](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9221-scaled.jpg)
![Announcement of the starting lineup](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9249-scaled.jpg)
![The team cheers before the game](https://www.crimsonnewsmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9258-scaled.jpg)
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