Two players from Redlands made an All-CIF-Southern Section softball team.
Landing on the All-CIF-SS Division 4 team from Redlands East Valley High was utility player Grace Twente.
Twente, a senior, hit .430 with one home run and 14 runs batted in.
Redlands East Valley's Grace Twente did whatever it took to help her team win. (Photo: John Murphy)
Making the All-CIF-SS D6 team from Arrowhead Christian Academy was utility player Allie Chavez.
Chavez, a freshman, hit .377 with one home run and nine RBI. In the pitching circle, Chavez fashioned a 7-7 record with a 2.33 earned run average, striking out 84 and walking 27.
Other interesting all-section players:
Infielder Stephanie De La Cruz, Colton, Division 4. De La Cruz hit .471 with four home runs and 28 RBI.
Outfielder Milani Paige, Eisenhower, D6. Paige, a freshman, hit .569 with one homer and 11 RBI.
Utility player Anaiz Barajas, San Gorgonio, D6. Barajas hit .597 with two homers and 26 RBI. She also had 16 doubles.
Catcher Sianna Lopez, San Bernardino, D6. Lopez hit .524 with 34 RBI.
A third-generation San Francisco native. His first job was in Watsonville, where he wrote stories on a typewriter and people smoked in the office. He's covered Redlands, San Bernardino and Riverside.
