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SCOUTING THE SEASIDERS The
Seasiders are 16-18 overall and 8-10 in the Pac West
Conference. BYU-Hawaii will play Elmhurst and Linfield in the
Sunwest tournament on Tuesday, before taking on the Toros
Wednesday. Crystal Elton is leading the Seasiders from the
plate, as she is hitting at a .309 clip with 30 hits so far on
the season. Emily Lister and Michelle Gibson are also
contributing to the BYU-Hawaii offense, as they are posting a
.295 batting average with 28 hits apiece. As a team, the
Seasiders are hitting .249 on the season. In the circle, Echo
Hatch is leading the way with a 6-3 record and a 3.43 ERA. The
BYU-Hawaii pitching staff is recording a 3.66 ERA. This will
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SCOUTING THE GATORS San Francisco
State is on a six-game winning streak after a sweep of Oregon
Tech on Monday. Natalie Batista is hot at the plate, hitting
at a .396 clip with 38 hits and an impressive seven homeruns.
Rachel Darrow is the other Gator with more than 30 hits on the
season, as she has tallied 33 so far. In addition, Darrow has
six homeruns. In fact, the Gators are hitting them out of the
park, as they have 16 homeruns on the season, which is ten
more than Gator opponents. Sonja Garnett is 11-11 in the
circle with a 1.72 ERA. She has allowed 130 hits, but has
struckout 73 batters. This is the 36th meeting between the two
teams with the Toros holding a 22-13 edge. The last time that
these teams met was on February 15, 2003, when CSUDH swept
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SCOUTING THE SEAWOLVES Sonoma State
was on a four-game skid until it took one game away from
Western Washington in action on Monday. The Seawolves did take
a game off of CCAA leader UC Davis earlier in the month. They
are now 9-22 overall and 5-13 in CCAA play. Danielle McDavid
is posting a .365 batting average so far this season with a
team-leading 35 hits. She has also scored 19 of the Seawolves
49 runs on the year. In the circle, Sharleen Koenig is the top
hurler with a 6-9 ledger and a 3.39 ERA. The doubleheader on
Saturday will mark the 31st time that the teams will face each
other with the Toros holding a slight edge at 17-13. The last
time that the teams met was on February 16, 2003, when the
teams split the CCAA doubleheader. The Seawolves took game one
2-1, but the Toros took the second 8-1. |
THIS WEEK IN TOROS SOFTBALL
Wednesday, Mar. 26 BYU-Hawaii vs. CSUDH 1:00 p.m./Toro
Diamond/Carson, CA
Friday, Mar. 28 *CSUDH vs. San Francisco St. 1:00 p.m./Softball
Complex/San Francisco, CA
Saturday, Mar. 29 *CSUDH vs. Sonoma St. 12:00 p.m./Seawolf
Softball Field/Rohnert Park, CA
* CCAA games
TOROS FACE A BUSY WEEK
CSUDH is facing a busy upcoming week is softball. The Toros will
play three doubleheaders, two of which will be on the road. First
up for the Toros will be the visiting Seasiders of BYU-Hawaii in a
nonconference doubleheader at Toro Diamond on Wednesday with first
pitch slated for 1:00 p.m. CSUDH will then hit the road as the
Toros travel north for the San Francisco State/Sonoma State
series. The Toros will face the 'Gators of SFSU first on Friday at
1:00. They will then make the drive to Rohnert Park to face the
Seawolves on Saturday with first pitch at 1:00 p.m.
HEAD COACH JIM MAIER
In just two seasons at the helm of the Toros softball program,
head coach Jim Maier has become one of the most successful coaches
in recent CSUDH history. Maier led the 2001 Toros to a 36-27
record, which tied a CSUDH record for most wins in a season. In
2002, CSUDH finished 32-22 overall and 20-12 in conference play
which was good enough for a second place tie in the tough
California Collegiate Athletic Association. In addition, Maier has
led ten players to all-conference recognition, and in 2002 Maier
helped to guide one standout to all-West Region honors. Maier
picked up his first win as a collegiate coach when the Toros
defeated Cal State Bakersfield 3-1 in the 2001 season opener.
WEBBER IS EMERGING AS A TOP PLAYER FOR THE
TOROS
Only a sophomore and 24 games into the 2003 season, outfielder
Ally Webber has already emerged as one of the top players for the
Toros. Webber has seen action in all 24 games, either as a DP, or
a center or rightfielder. She is posting a .333 batting average,
the highest on the squad, with 23 hits in 69 at bats. She has two
doubles, seven RBI, 10 runs, and 25 total bases. She is also
patient at the plate with a team-high nine base on balls. She had
a nine-game hit streak lasting from February 28 till the Toros 2-0
loss to Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday.
MAIER CAN'T GO WRONG IN THE LEAD OFF SPOT
Head coach Jim Maier can't go wrong when he chooses which player
to put into the leadoff spot. The Toros two main leadoff hitters,
Ally Webber and Natalie Sharp, have combined for 23 starts and 75
at bats. Webber has tallied 14 hits and six RBI with a .341
batting average in that slot, while Sharp has posted 11 hits,
three doubles and 11 RBI with a .324 average in the leadoff
position. Overall, the Toros are hitting .344 in the one position.
TOROS LIKE IT AT HOME
Cal State Dominguez Hills has taken a liking to Toro Diamond. The
Toros are 13-3 (.812) at home, with their only losses coming to
Sonoma State, CS Bakersfield and Concordia University. In fact,
the Toros had won seven straight on their home field, up until
their 1-2 loss to the Roadrunners last Saturday. On the road, they
are 4-3-1. They will look to pick up a couple more road wins when
they travel north for the San Francisco State/Sonoma State series
this weekend.
SEVEN AWAY
The Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros like to steal...bases that is.
CSUDH has snatched 50 bags so far this season in 68 attempts. If
the Toros continue at this pace, a little over two steals per
game, they should look to shatter last year's total of 57. Cindy
Gates is leading the charge with eight stolen bases in nine
attempts.
O'HANIAN IMPRESSIVE IN THE CIRCLE
Hurler Kim O'Hanian is doing a nice job in the circle. The
freshman is 8-3 on the season and in 80+ innings of action, is
keeping her ERA to 0.61. She has only allowed 15 runs off of 52
hits with 32 strikeouts. She also has two saves. O'Hanian was
named CCAA Pitcher of the Week for the week of February 10-16.
O'Hanian was instrumental in the Toros 3-1 CCAA during the week of
Feb. 10-16. O'Hanian, a freshman from Norwalk, went 2-0 with a
1.17 earned run average to lead the Toros to CCAA wins over San
Francisco State and Sonoma State. In the Toros 5-2 victory over
SFSU, she went the distance allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits and a
walk while striking out 4. O'Hanian was also impressive on offense
helping herself at the plate, going 3 for 3 with an RBI.She came
back the next day to earn another win, allowing an earned run on 3
hits and a walk while striking out 2 Sonoma batters en route to an
8-1 win. O'Hanian went 2 for 4 with a run and RBI. She was the
first and only Toro to earn conference Player of the Week honors
so far this season.
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