Valerie LONG
5-4, Senior, P
Stockton, CA/St. Mary’s HS

Toro Tidbits: The only three-year letter-winner on team … 2004 NFCA All-Region & All-Easton Tournament of Champions selection … Two-time All-CCAA honoree … Entering season, needs 8 wins to become CSUDH all-time career win leader, and 66 strikeouts to become school’s all-time strikeout leader.

2004: Earned 2nd-team NFCA Division II All-Region nod … Voted honorable mention All-CCAA for second-straight year … Winning pitcher in CSUDH’s first-ever NCAA playoff victory, a 7-0 decision over CSUB … Picked up first-career “CCAA Pitcher of the Week” honor for hurling two complete-game victories over then No. 16-ranked CSUB and CSUS, fanning 15 without issuing a walk (April 5-11) … Tossed first-career no-hitter at Western New Mexico in 10-0 win (Feb. 1) … Won team-high 14 games, including first 11 decisions of season … Finished in top 10 amongst CCAA pitchers in ERA (3rd), wins (t-4th), batting average against (5th) and strikeouts (7th) … Led CSUDH with 1.50 ERA, 16 complete games, 8 shutouts, 131.1 innings pitched and 106 strikeouts … Boasted an impressive 3.41:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Fanned 10 batters in a game on two occasions … Struck out at least 5 batters in 12 outings.

2003: One of the league’s best pitchers, tying for seventh-best in the CCAA with both a 15-6 record and a 1.64 earned runs allowed / game average, an eighth-best and team-low 1.64 ERA and 10th-best 3.63 strikeout / game average ... Threw 140.2 innings, tallying 73 strikeouts ... Hurled eight complete games in 18 starts ... Tossed one one-hitter in 7-0 win against University of Hawaii-Hilo (April 1), in which she struck out a season-high 10 batters ... Tallied five two-hitters on the season ... Had season-long five-game win streak, winning eight of nine games to start the season.

2002: Posted a 7-1 record in 14 appearances … Recorded a team-low 1.44 ERA in 63.1 innings ... Best performance on offense came when she went 2-of-3 with one run scored in the Toros win over UC San Diego.

St. Mary’s HS: Three-year letterwinner at St. Mary’s HS … Helped lead the Rams to a league championship … Earned consecutive SJAA MVP honors, making All-Area and All-League teams … Graduated in 2001.

Personal: Born November 20, 1983, in Stockton, CA … Daughter of Lisa Quinones … Chose to attend CSUDH because she felt it would be a good place for her to better her softball skills and contribute to the program … When not on the softball field, she enjoys dancing, drill and cheering … majoring in liberal studies.