Caston has consistently been ranked in the top 10 of the 1A softball rankings. But the  program was still seeking postseason success going into sectional play this week.

Last season, Caston was knocked out in the sectional championship by North Miami.  Many expected a highly anticipated rematch this season between #3 North Miami and #8 Caston before the Warriors were beaten by Southwood earlier in the week in the quarterfinal.

That left Southwood as all that stood between Caston and its first ever softball state title.  The Comets scored two in the first and added a run in the second for a 3-0 lead.  They then answered a Southwood fourth inning run with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning and held on for the championship game win, 4-1.

Kinzie Mollenkopf got the win, striking out 13 and allowing two hits. Mollenkopf went 3-for-4 at the plate with two doubles, a single, and had two RBI. 

Alexa Finke and Kylee Logan each had an RBI single. Annie Harsh and Bailey Harness each went 2-for-3 with two singles.

Addison Zimpleman added two singles.

Haley Logan and Isabel Scales each went 1-3 with a single.

Macee Hinderlider, Mollenkopf, Scales, and Zimpleman each scored a run.

The Lady Comets will play the winner of Fremont - Elkhart Christian in the regional on Tuesday. That sectional championship game is at 5 p.m. Saturday at Lakewood Park Christian.