PREP SOFTBALL: Painful playoff exit motivating Columbia in 2026

  • Columbia catcher Emily Delgado celebrates as she scores a run against Fort White last season. Delgado returns behind the plate this year for the Tigers. (FILE)
    Columbia catcher Emily Delgado celebrates as she scores a run against Fort White last season. Delgado returns behind the plate this year for the Tigers. (FILE)

    Columbia coach Joe Saucier keeps the lineup card in his notebook.

    The Tigers were on the brink of extra innings, eyeing a trip to the regional finals, but Fort Walton Beach shattered those dreams with …