Mari Takeda Bajan, a senior pitcher for the Gators, threw her pitching glove to the fence in celebration after her pitch was caught during the final out of the 2025 CCAA championship final. Gator softball head coach Alicia Reid saw the emotion and excitement that escaped from the senior, who knew she had just clinched the team’s first CCAA tournament title in San Francisco State University program history.  “Just a moment of fresh air and breathing and exhaling like ‘all right, we got it done,’” Reid said.  Mari’s success and contributions to the team, or career in softball for that matter, would not have been possible if she had put down her glove at California State University, Chico. 🔗 Read more at link in bio. ✍️: Gibran Beydoun (98king_of_hockey1988) 📸: Haley Abarca (haley_abarca) #sfsu #sfstate #sfsusoftball #gatorsoftball #chompcity