Toros Baseball Moves Up Two Spots to No. 7 in West Region
CSUDH continues run for playoff bid
May 1, 2006

Carson, CA - After sweeping their first CCAA series of the season against Cal State Monterey Bay, and having won 16 their last 20 games, the Cal State Dominguez Hills baseball team has moved up two spots to No. 7 in the West Region, it was announced this afternoon 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. 4 Cal State L.A., No. 5 Chico State, No. 6 UC San Diego State, No. 8 Cal State Stanislaus, and No. 10 Sonoma State.

Currently sitting in second place behind Cal State L.A, the Toros also are in contention for the CCAA crown and are battling for entry into the CCAA tournament, which begins Thursday, May, 11 at a location TBA. 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 (Torrance, CA/West Torrance HS) on the mound.

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