PREP SOFTBALL: Trio of four-year starters helped rebuild Columbia into title contenders

  • Columbia second baseman Anna Dansby, a four-year starter, dives to field a ground ball during the Region 1-4A championship against Baker County on May 14. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia second baseman Anna Dansby, a four-year starter, dives to field a ground ball during the Region 1-4A championship against Baker County on May 14. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
  • Columbia catcher Emily Delgado reacts during the Region 1-4A championship against Baker County on May 14. Delgado has been a four-year starter behind the plate. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia catcher Emily Delgado reacts during the Region 1-4A championship against Baker County on May 14. Delgado has been a four-year starter behind the plate. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
  • Columbia center fielder Luisa Taylor, a four-year starter, races down the first-base line to try and beat a throw during the Region 1-4A championship against Baker County on May 14. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia center fielder Luisa Taylor, a four-year starter, races down the first-base line to try and beat a throw during the Region 1-4A championship against Baker County on May 14. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)

    For four years, the foundation of Columbia has been built around three players who arrived together, endured the losses together and now stand two wins away from history together.

    Center fielder Luisa …