Tolleson High's baseball coach Scott Richardson's annual trek to Oklahoma with team Arizona got off to a late start. 

Because of bus issues, Richardson’s offseason Arizona team didn’t leave the Valley until about 1 a.m. on Friday, causing the team to miss the opening day ceremonies of the nationally recognized Junior Sunbelt Tournament. Arizona also went on to lose its tournament opener on the day they arrived in Oklahoma.

But that didn’t keep Arizona from returning home empty handed, ending its Oklahoma trip with a 9-game win streak and as this year’s Junior Sunbelt champion. Richardson capped his 10^th season as Arizona’s head coach with his second Junior Sunbelt title and was inducted into the Junior Sunbelt Hall of Fame.

“He (Richardson) is incredible,” said Arizona assistant Matt Denny, Greenway’s head coach. “He has a knack for picking the right kids for this team.”

Arizona wins title

Team Arizona won the prestigious Arizona Junior Sunbelt Baseball Tournament, defeating Colorado 5-2 in Wednesday's final. 

It was the second time that a team from Arizona won the touranment since 2000. Some of the nation's elite players who just completed their junior seasons compete in the annual tournament in Oklahoma. 

Arizona finished with a 9-1 record this year. To read more about the championship victory go here. 

Tolleson High's Scott Richardson was the coach of this year's Arizona team. 

Here's the roster: 

Alexander, Jake P, OF  29  B/L  Mountain Pointe High School

Brynarski, Andrew P, OF, IF  28  R/R  Fountain Hills High

Chokey, Nathan P, OF  17  L/L  Corona del Sol High

Duce, Matthew C, P  25  B/R  Buena High

Frost, Tyler P, OF  14  L/R  Greenway High

Gabel, Collin P, 3B  22  R/R  Chaparral High

Gonzalez, Luis P, OF  12  L/L  Catalina Foothills High

Harte, Degan P, 1B  26  R/R  Sandra Day O'Connor High

Hasler, Kent P  23  R/R  Hamilton High

Heibult, Matt P  18  L/L  Mesquite High

Jackson, Andre P, IF, OF  24  B/R  Cienega High

Lace, Turner SS, 2B  16  R/R  Saguaro High

Lebrun, Calvin P  21  L/L  Sunnyslope High

Lopez, Alejo 2B, SS  11  B/R  Greenway High

Ming, Cameron P, OF, IF  19  L/L  Sandra Day O'Connor High

Oberg, Ryan C  30  R/R  Sunnyslope High

rOxford, Billy P  27  R/R  Sunrise Mountain High

Richins, Cam  2B, SS  20  R/R  Desert Ridge High

Squier, Payton SS, 2B  13  L/R  Greenway High

Wojtysiak, Nicolas P, OF  15  L/L  Fountain Hills High