Fullerton, CA — On a cloudy day with scattered showers in the morning La Mirada softball was eager to play some ball on the fast turf at Fullerton hills. The opponent was Diamond Bar, a team that beat the girls in a friendly scrimmage 5-2 a week prior. Im sure, Diamond Bar (Gold) walked on the field with confidence with a 1 - 0 record against La Mirada (silver). La Mirada being the visiting team was at bat first, and what an at bat it was. Diamond Bars pitcher was rattled right out the gate, allowing a walk(Faith) and a hit (Abby) to its first two batters. Up next was the big stick of Andrea, which did not disappoint. She hit the ball opposite side towards second base to record the first two scores of the day. A few more walks and a hit by Destyni Salazar put the 5 up rule into affect. In the circle for the day was new found ace Emily. She did not disappoint. Her consistency in the circle has been remarkable, holding Diamond Bar to just one run into the 4th inning. Some defensive web gems by Rylee Thurmond at shortstop helped keep Diamond bars offense in check. La Mirada was able to tack on a couple more runs one a perfectly placed bunt by Faith that lead to three bases and an RBI. The game looked to be well in hand headed to the last inning with time expiring. Three outs was all that was needed to advance to the semifinal round of bracket play as the #3 team. In a ploy to save the ace Emily for the next game a pitching change was made. The La Mirada pitcher struggled to find the strike zone which seemed inconsistent into the later part of the game. A pitching change had to be made with 1 run scored, bases loaded and no outs. The decision was made to bring Emily back into the game to close it out. The Diamond Bar batter ripped Emilys first pitch thrown. A line drive right into the glove Andrea at third base, who also tags the base for a double play to give the la mirada girls some breathing room. After some timely hits and a few missed plays, La Mirada found themselves tied after recording the third out. The game went into international tie breaker rules, which starts the inning with a runner on second and no outs. La mirada was able to Load the base, But that was as far as they can get, leaving three on base. Diamond Bar was able to scrap up the go ahead run and the big comeback victory to end La Miradas' first all star tournament. Overall the girls played well, and lessons were learn for both players and coaches. On to the next one, at home for the Mirada Madness tournament.