Delta College finishes fourth at state softball tournament

The Delta College’s softball team’s impressive run at the CCCAA State Championships ended suddenly because of the late-inning offense of Palomar.

The Comets scored five times in the fifth inning and garnered the game-winning run in the sixth as they came from behind to eliminate the Mustangs 6-4 on Monday in Bakersfield. Delta (38-9) went 2-2 in the tournament and took fourth in the state, tying the best finish in school history.

Delta had an excellent chance to get into the top three. It was leading 2-0 and starting pitcher Delaney Pamplin was in firm control, allowing just one hit and no walks through the first four innings.

But the defense failed her in the fifth, when three errors led to…