Perry, Grove, Proctor, Long Named to All-CCAA Teams
Perry picks up first-team All-CCAA distinction, Grove earns second-team while Proctor and Long notch honorable mention
May 17, 2004

Walnut Creek, CA -- Cal State Dominguez Hills sophomore Cindy Perry (Victorville, CA/Silverado HS) has been named a first-team All-CCAA softball selection while junior Lisa Grove (Buena Park, CA/Kennedy HS) was selected to the All-CCAA second-team, it was announced this afternoon by the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

Cal State Dominguez Hills sophomore Cindy Perry (upper left) has been named a first-team All-CCAA selection while junior Lisa Grove (upper right) was selected to the All-CCAA second-team. Also, Senior Dani Proctor (lower left) and junior Valerie Long(lower right) were tabbed as honorable mention All-CCAA selections.

Senior Dani Proctor (La Crescenta, CA/Crescenta Valley HS) and junior Valerie Long (Stockton, CA/St. Mary's HS) also were tabbed as honorable mention All-CCAA selections, rounding out the Toro quartet that led CSUDH to the school's first ever NCAA softball postseason victory and fourth-consecutive season with at least 30 wins.

Perry, a third-team All-American, first-team NFCA Division II All-Region and NCAA DIvision II West Region All-Tournament selection this season, adds a first-team All-CCAA honor to last season's honorable mention All-CCAA nod as she established five CSUDH single-season records in 2004, including those for most hits (70), most runs scored (41), most stolen bases (36), most consecutive stolen bases (23) and most stolen bases in a single game (4).

In addition, Perry led the Toros in batting average (.380), on-base % (.421), total plate appearances (204) and at bats (184) as the sophomore speedster batted leadoff in 77% of the Toros' games this season. The Victorville native boasted 23 multiple-hit games, including a season-high 4-for-4 performance versus UC San Diego on February 27, a season-high five-game hit streak and a fielding percentage of .957, making only eight errors in 184 chances at the "hot corner." She also boasted six multiple-steal games, including a season-high four-steal performance versus Vanguard on March 19.

Grove set a CSUDH single-season home run record this season (5) and tied for most doubles in a season (15), while helping anchor one of the top pitching rotations in the league. She posted a 12-7 record, throwing six shutouts with 119.2 innings pitched, both second best on the squad. Grove earned two CCAA Pitcher of the Week awards, hurled a no-hitter in her debut in a Toro uniform and started all 56 games in Cardinal Red & Gold, one of only two Toros to do so. Offensively, she led the team in home runs, RBI (26), doubles and slugging percentage (.491), and was third in batting average (.280) and hits (45).

Proctor, now a three-time All-CCAA selection, finished second on the team in batting average, at-bats, runs scored, hits and RBI, and third in doubles, total bases, slugging and on-base percentages, and stolen bases. She was a fixture at second base, committing a team-low five errors in 228 chances amongst regulars in the infield, good for a .978 fielding percentage. The La Crescenta native boasted three five-game hitting streaks, had 16 multiple-hit games, six multiple-RBI contests, was one of only two Toros to start all 56 games and the only Toro to see action at the second base position.

Long, a second-team NFCA Division II All-Region and All-Easton Tournament of Champions selection, adds a second-straight honorable mention All-CCAA honor to her accolades as she emerged as this year's ace, winning a team-high 14 games, including her first 11 contests of the season. Long was named the Wilson CCAA Pitcher of the Week for her performance for the week of April 5-11, hurling two complete-game victories over then-No. 16-ranked Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Stanislaus during which she sported a 2.00 ERA, fanned 15 batters and walked none.

The Stockton native led the Toros in ERA (1.50), complete games (16), shutouts (8), innings pitched (131.0) and strikeouts (106) in leading the Toro staff to an overall ERA of 1.99. She also fanned 10 batters on two occasions, boasting an impressive strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.41:1.

In leading CSUDH to 33 wins this season, Perry, Grove, Proctor and Long guided the Toros to their second-consecutive NCAA postseason appearance and first NCAA postseason win in school history by virtue of their 7-0 victory over CCAA-foe Cal State Bakersfield.