Apparently, it was the Sunday pink uniforms that did the trick.

While wearing pink to honor the late Delaney Doherty, Coach McCaul McCarthy’s Mining City Magic softball team made an improbable championship run in the 14U division at a tournament in Helena.

McCarthy, a former standout softball and basketball player at Butte High, is a cousin of Doherty, a Manhattan softball star who was killed in an automobile accident last summer. Her team wears pink jerseys and socks each Sunday in honor of Delaney. The players also wear a memory logo on theirs sleeves.

This Sunday, McCarthy’s Magic team entered Sunday’s tournament play seeded sixth. Playing for Delaney, they battled their way through three long and hot games to win the championship. The Butte girls beat No. 1-seeded Bozeman 11-7 to cap the championship run.

Players on the team are Taylor Regan, Ellie Graham, Regan Warren, Lilly Sandoval, Brea Henderson, Cliry Conway, Rigby Bauer, Jordyn Giop, Karlee Jeffrey, Bella Schrapps, Joee Regan and Preslee Johnson.

Shane McCarthy is the co-head coach with McCaul. Joe Warren and Brent Giop are the assistants.