Eda Leads Three Toros Who Earn All-CCAA Baseball Accolades
Senior Palos Verdes native led conference with 19 home runs, tying CSUDH single-season record
May 17, 2005

Carson, CA -- Cal State Dominguez Hills senior Ricky Eda (Palos Verdes, CA/LA Harbor JC) was named a First-Team All-CCAA selection, it was announced this afternoon by the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) office. Eda, who led the conference in home runs and runs scored, is joined by All-CCAA Honorable Mention selection Ian Corso (Thousand Oaks, CA/CS Stanislaus), and CCAA Freshman of the Year, Matt Hopps (Torrance, CA/South HS).

Senior Ricky Eda led the league in home runs and runs scored, and for his performance this year, he has been selected for the first team All-CCAA. Photo by Michael Foo.

Eda had a banner senior season, tallying 19 home runs, 69 runs, 45 RBIs and a prodigious .722 slugging %. He finished the regular season in many offensive categories in the CCAA, topping the league in both home runs and runs scored, placing 2nd in slugging % and triples, 7th in stolen bases, 8th in RBI, 14th in hits, 17th in on-base % and 28th in batting average. Eda has enjoyed 20 multiple-hit games, including six 3-hit performances and one 4-for-4 day against Cal Poly Pomona. He was named the CCAA Player of the Week the week of Feb. 28 - March 6, during which he went 7-for-11 with 3 home runs, 3 doubles, 6 RBI and a prodigious 1.727 slugging %. In his career, he has blasted 23 home runs as a Toro, driven in 55 runs and collected 78 hits.

Ian Corso was selected for the honorable mention All-CCAA list. He placed high in various stats categories in his last season for the Toros. Photo by Michael Foo.

Corso also enjoyed his final season in Cardinal Red & Gold. The Thousand Oaks native connected for 13 home runs and 54 RBI. He was amongst the best hitters in the league, placing 4th in RBI, 6th in doubles, 8th in slugging %, 12th in runs scored, 14th in on-base % and 22nd in batting average. He blasted a pair of long balls against Hawaii Pacific on April 1 as part of a 4-RBI game, and had a season-best 4-for-5 performance on April 23 against UC San Diego. In his career, he has connected for 105 hits and 18 home runs, driving in 82 RBI while scoring 61 runs.

Hopps was a force all season long in his first year as a Toro. The Torrance native finished with 61 hits, 7 home runs, 45 RBIs and 33 runs scored. He was 2nd on the team in doubles and 4th in both hits and RBIs. In addition, Hopps saw action in six contests on the hill, recording four strikeouts in 8.1 innings of work.

The Toros finished the regular season at 23-32, 13-26 CCAA, improving by eight games overall and four games in conference from last season’s marks.