Toros Receive First Baseball Ranking of Year, Team is Ninth in West Region
April 24, 2006

Carson, CA - After taking three out of four from the Tritons of UC San Diego, and winning 10 their last 13 games, the Cal State Dominguez Hills baseball team has been tabbed No. 9 seed in the West Region, it was announced this morning by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).

The West Region is comprised of teams from the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC), the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), and Independent leagues.

Only the top six teams in the region qualify for the regional tournament, with the regional champion joining winners from the other seven regional tournaments across the nation in Montgomery, Alabama for the Division II College World Series, which runs May 27-June 3, and is hosted by Valdosta State University.

The CCAA has the strongest representation in the top 10 poll, with CSUDH being one of six CCAA schools selected in the top 10. The Toros are joined by No. 3 Chico State, No. 5 Cal State L.A., No. 6 Sonoma State, No. 7 Cal State Stanislaus, and No. 10 UC San Diego.

CSUDH is led junior Jason Klug (Moreno Valley, CA/San Bernardino Valley College) and senior Fred Medina (Santa Ana, CA/Century HS) at the plate, and the quartet of Chris Borchers (Torrance, CA/LA Harbor College), Jason Garcia (South Gate, CA/LA Harbor College), Matt Hopps (Torrance, CA/South HS) and Ryan Owen (Riverside, CA/West Torrance HS) on the mound.

The Toros travel to Cal State Monterey Bay this Friday for game one of a four-game set, before returning home on Saturday, May 6, to conclude their 2006 regular season and honor the eight seniors on the 2006 CSUDH team.