Eda Tabbed ABCA/Rawlings First-Team All-West Region Honoree
Senior Palos Verdes native tied CSUDH single-season record with 19 home runs to lead CCAA
May 23, 2005

Carson, CA -- Cal State Dominguez Hills senior outfielder Ricky Eda (Palos Verdes, CA/LA Harbor JC) was selected to the First-Team American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-West Region, it was announced earlier by the ABCA.

Senior Ricky Eda was selected to the First-Team American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-West Region. Photo by Michael Foo.

Eda had a banner senior season, tallying 19 home runs, 69 runs, 45 RBIs and a prodigious .722 slugging percentage, good for 6th-best nationally in home runs and 10th in runs scored per game. In the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Conference, Eda topped all players in home runs and runs scored, and finished the regular season 2nd in slugging percentage and triples, 7th in stolen bases, 8th in RBI, 14th in hits, 17th in on-base percentage and 28th in batting average.

The Palos Verdes native 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 percentage. In his career, he has blasted 23 home runs as a Toro, driven in 55 runs and collected 78 hits.

Eda, who picked up his first career All-CCAA nod earlier this month, now is eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors, which will be selected on Monday, May 30, in conjunction with the Division II National Championship Tournament.