Cindy Perry Among NCAA Softball Stolen Base Leaders
Victorville sophomore's 31 swipes moves her up to No. 18 in the nation in stolen bases
April 14, 2004

Carson, CA -- Cal State Dominguez Hills sophomore Cindy Perry (Victorville, CA/Silverado HS) moved up to No. 18 in the nation in stolen bases, according to the latest NCAA stat leaderboard.

Perry, a sophomore from Victorville, CA, climbed one notch with her three steals last week, giving her a league-leading 31 stolen bases on the season. The speedster eclipsed CSUDH's previous single-season stolen base record earlier this year (25), and has swiped 21-consecutive bases after beginning the season with 10 steals in a row. She has multiple steals in seven games thus far, including a season-high four-steal effort against Vanguard on March 19.

Leading the team in stolen bases with her 31-for-32 effort, the Toros have stolen 82-of-93 bases this year, stealing 64 more bases than their opponents.

The Toros, sporting an overall record of 27-14-1and 17-12 in conference and having won 11 of their last 12 games, are in third place in the CCAA. After sweeping both Cal State Stanislaus and Cal State Bakersfield last weekend, they climbed to within 2-1/2 games of league-leading and No. 16-ranked CSUB, and trail second-place UC San Diego by only 1/2 game.

In the latest West Region poll released this afternoon, the Toros moved to No. 4 from No. 9, trailing only Western New Mexico, Humboldt State and Cal State Bakersfield, schools that all lost their season series to the Toros. The top six teams in the region qualify for the NCAA Regional playoffs, which occur May 6-9 at a location TBA.

CSUDH travels to fifth-place Grand Canyon for a Friday afternoon doubleheader, before returning to California to battle the second-place Tritons in La Jolla, CA, on Saturday, April 17.