The Central 2B League has dominated the softball landscape in Washington, and 2026 looks to be no different.
Adna, of course, is the state’s current dynasty. The Pirates will be playing for their fourth state championship in a row, a feat only accomplished once across all classifications in Washington, and they have no shortage of talent back in the fold despite losing several contributors to graduation.
Avery LaFontaine returns to the circle to lead the Adna staff, while Lena McCloskey, Hadleigh Gerard, and Alyssa Carroll are expected to anchor a lineup that can pose a threat anywhere from one through nine.
Tieander Olson is also in the mix, as she’s back after missing nearly all of basketball season recovering from a knee injury.
The Pirates will get every team's best shot, though, including Toledo’s.
After missing out on a state trophy by just one game in 2024, the Riverhawks reached the state semifinals and eventually finished third last season as the No. 12 seed.
Everyone is back in the mix in Toledo, including Peyton Holter, a C2BL Co-MVP last season, and Kailea Lairson and Taysia Miller, two first-team honorees.
Napavine also brings back a ton of talent, as the Tigers lost just two seniors from last year’s state team. Hannah Fay and Hayden Kaut, two first-team all-league selections in 2025, lead the Tigers’ senior core that also includes Clara Fay, Taylen Evander, Lyla Kirkpatrick, and Hollie Brockmueller.
If the Tigers are able to make it back to state and finish in the top four, it would mark their first state trophy since 2015.
Those three teams represented the C2BL in Yakima last spring, but the Rainier Mountaineers finished just one win shy of a state appearance themselves.
They’ll need to make up for the loss of Keira Anderson, a Co-MVP last season, and Brooklynn Swenson (who missed last season with an injury), but they too have a lot coming back to be excited about.
Ryleigh Cruse hit .548 in league play last season, and she is expected to lead the Rainier lineup alongside Layla Hill (.500), Gracie Lantz (.500), and Mia Naval (.457). All four of those players were on the all-league list last spring, as was Elaina Henry, who added a .300 batting average and also saw time in the circle.
Sierra Lee and Peyton Tsagris are a pair of eighth-graders who could also see some time.
Onalaska is looking to get back to state for the first time since 2019, and the Loggers have no shortage of senior talent looking to break through.
Randi Haight, Kate Zandell, and Jaelyn Auman notched all-league nods last spring, and Kaiyah Sandridge earned an honorable mention. Junior Braelyn Babb is back in the circle after leading Onalaska’s pitching staff last season.
Mossyrock went one-and-done in districts last year, and the Vikings will turn to a young core to try and get back to the 2B State Tournament for the first time since 2011 (they did make the 1B Tournament in both 2023 and 2024).
Taylor Schwartz was a first-team all-leaguer last year and is the group’s only senior, and aside from three juniors, the rest of the bunch are underclassmen. Brooke Schwartz will lead the younger core after earning an honorable mention slot of a freshman in 2025.
Morton-White Pass and Winlock both missed out on district play last season and will look to return to the postseason.
MWP lost a tiebreaker game to North Beach, but the T-Wolves bring back multiple contributors, including Ryelin Wiedenmann and Brooklyn Montoure.
Winlock won just one game last fall, and the Cardinals will look to make the leap into contention this spring. They’re led by Cali Geehan, an honorable mention last season.
