Gridley Softball D3 Champions. Courtesy photo

LASSEN, CA (MPG) - The Gridley Bulldogs softball team secured their spot in the Division IV 2025 CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Norcal Softball Championship Tournament after a comeback win over the Lassen Grizzlies.

On Saturday, May 24, the Bulldogs traveled to Lassen to take on the Grizzlies in the Division 3 Softball Super Regional Championship game. The score remained at 0-0 after two innings. That was until the Grizzlies scored four runs at the bottom of the third and three more runs at the bottom of the fourth. With at least three more innings to go and a seven-point deficit, the Bulldogs decided that they wouldn’t go down without a fight.

The Bulldogs responded with three runs at the top of the fifth and ended the Grizzlies scoring run. Still needing more, the Bulldogs exploded for six runs in the sixth and once again held the Grizzlies to nothing, setting up a thriller of a seventh inning. The Bulldogs were unable to expand their 9-7 lead at the top of the seventh but the Bulldog defense stepped up and once again shut down the Grizzlies, ending the game with a 9-7 win and extending their season.

Freshman Delanie Cloyd led the Bulldogs with four hits, two runs, and two RBIs (runs batted in).

On June 3, after press time, the Bulldogs will travel to Walnut Creek to take on the 13-11 Northgate Broncos, who won the Division 4 championship.