Coral Williams, Angelina Gonzales lead Norco to Michelle Carew Softball Classic win

Norco pitcher Coral Williams, right, celebrates with catcher Isabella Ray after defeating Fullerton for the Michelle Carew Softball Classic Gold Bracket championship win at Peralta Park in Anaheim on Saturday night. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times) Satisfied is perhaps the best word to describe how Norco High pitcher Coral Williams felt after tossing a three-hit shutout in the Gold Bracket championship game of the Michelle Carew Softball Classic. Williams recorded five strikeouts, Angelina Gonzales hit a pair of home runs and the Cougars blanked Fullerton 7-0 to capture their sixth tournament title Saturday night at Peralta Park in Anaheim.

The finals showdown between teams ranked second and third in The Times’ Top 20 poll was decided early. Kendra Nelson walked to begin the game, then Gonzales lined an inside pitch deep over the fence in left field to make it 2-0. Isabella Ray hit a solo shot to left in the fourth and in the fifth Gonzales unloaded on another homer to left to give Williams a four-run cushion that was more than she needed.

“It was the same pitch both times — I think they were trying to surprise me on the second one,” said Gonzales, who had three homers in five games. “If I didn’t get it done I knew the next player would do the job. We have each other’s backs.

” Read more: Prep talk: Cleveland baseball team is surging with nine-game winning streak Williams, the CIF Southern Section Division 1 Player of the Year last spring, was named the most valuable pitcher of the tournament after giving up only one unearned run in 24 innings. She threw a four-hitter with nine strikeouts in Wednesday’s victory over Millikan and tossed a six-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a 2-1, 10-inning triumph over Anaheim Canyon on Friday. “I felt confident in my preparation for this game and told myself to stay loose and don’t overthink,” Williams said.