Jordan Named 1st-Team to Lead Five Toros Selected to Softball All-CCAA Squads
Huntington Beach true freshman ended 2007 regular season as CCAA's 3rd-best hitter
May 2, 2007

Carson, CA -- True freshman Katie Jordan (Huntington Beach, CA/Marina HS) was named a 1st-team All-CCAA selection, it was announced this afternoon by the California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference office, highlighting a total of five Toros selected to All-CCAA teams.

Junior Bri Mahr (Fullerton, CA/Cypress College) earned a 2nd-team nod, while freshmen Jennifer Frazier (Buena Park, CA/John F. Kennedy HS), Katie Garcia (Riverside, CA/La Sierra HS) and Erika Gonzalez (Los Angeles, CA/Bishop Amat HS ) all earned honorable mention honors.

Jordan emerged as the team’s leading hitter, entrenching herself in the starting line-up and finishing the year with the 3rd-best batting average in the CCAA at .392. In addition to leading the Toros in average, hits and runs scored, Jordan enjoyed 12 multiple-hit games, including 7 with three hits, and three multiple-RBI contests. The Huntington Beach native also boasted a team-high 11-game hit streak, and reached a batting average high of .412 as late as April 12.

Mahr finished her first campaign as a Toro with a 3-game hit streak, and eight hits in her last 20 at-bats. The Fullerton native tallied 10 multiple-hit games and nine multi-RBI contests, the latter good for the team lead. Mahr also blasted three home runs and a team-best 26 RBI, making just one error in the field, good for a stellar .971 fielding percentage.

Frazier solidified herself as the starting shortstop during pre-season, and the Buena Park native did not disappoint. She started in all 43 games played, and garnered a .308 batting average, 40 hits, 21 RBI, 18 runs scored and 2 home runs while boasting a solid .919 fielding percentage in her first year of collegiate competition. Gonzalez came on strong at the season’s end, increasing her batting average 16 points in a span of three weeks. The Los Angeles native ended the year with a .313 BA, swiping the most bases on the squad (13) with just three errors in 38 chances in the outfield while Garcia, who blasted her first collegiate home run against Sonoma State on April 6, enjoyed four multiple-hit contests and became known for her solid defense and stellar arm, notching 5 assists and featuring a .954 fielding percentage.

In the CCAA, Humboldt State's Lizzy Prescott and Natalie Galletly claimed respective pitcher and player of the year, while UC San Diego's Nicole Saari was voted the league's top freshman and Sonoma State's Megan Ochylski the top newcomer.

With the exception of its lone graduating senior, next year’s Toro squad returns its entire roster, and will look to make its way back to the top of the CCAA and into post-season play.