Yuma softball player Kasid shines at Colorado Sparkler tournament

Cameron Kasid spent her final travel-softball summer on one of the sport’s biggest stages, helping Arizona Rising finish 6-1-1 at the Colorado Sparkler 4th of July Tournament. The former Cibola Raider and Phoenix College commit was the lone player from Yuma on the roster and worked at both second base and third base.

The tournament ran from June 28 through July 5 and billed itself as the world’s largest youth fastpitch softball event. More than 1,100 teams and about 16,000 players were in the field, with hundreds of college coaches watching, which gave Kasid a national recruiting stage far beyond the usual regional schedule. She said the experience meant a lot because she was the only player from Yuma on Arizona Rising, and she did not think she would be “a girl from Yuma being on this Phoenix team.”

Kasid’s route to that stage started at Cibola High School, where she was used at catcher, shortstop, first base and third base. In a March 15, 2025 game against Highland, she went 2-for-4, and MaxPreps listed her 2026 numbers at a .441 batting average, .590 on-base percentage, 26 hits, 29 RBIs and 28 runs in an updated April 20, 2026 stat page. FieldLevel logged her commitment to Phoenix College on May 27, 2026, identifying her as a 2026 graduate from Cibola High School and Yuma Havoc.

Her recruiting profile adds another layer to the Yuma pipeline. SportsRecruits lists travel-ball experience with Arizona Rising 18U Vela and Yuma Havoc 18U, along with a 3.5 GPA, a reminder that the path to college softball in Yuma runs through both performance and academics. Phoenix College’s Student-Athlete Scholastic Success program is the next stop in that pathway, giving committed players academic and athletic support when they arrive.

Kasid also tied her performance back to the next generation of Yuma athletes. “Girls can do it. Girls, you have to believe in yourself to be the person who you want to be,” she said. Her trip to Colorado took a 15-hour drive with teammates and family, and it ended with one more Cibola athlete moving into the college game. KYMA reported six Raiders signed to continue their sports careers on May 13, 2026, and Kasid’s rise adds another name to that list.