Toros' Klug, Borchers Take Respective CCAA Player, Pitcher of Year Awards
Wing also wins CCAA Coach of the Year to complete triple crown
May 10, 2006

Walnut Creek, CA – CSUDH’s stellar season continues to get better and better, as the Toros received all three top CCAA honors. Jason Klug (Moreno Valley, CA/San Bernardino Valley College) and Chris Borchers (Torrance, CA/LA Harbor College) received the top two honors, being named CCAA Player and Pitcher of the Year. Not to be outdone, Toros skipper George Wing was named CCAA Coach of the Year for the second time in his career, it was announced this evening by CCAA Conference office.

Klug, a junior from Moreno Valley, hit a league-leading .420 in 30 CCAA games with 10 doubles, 7 home runs and 35 runs batted in (2nd in CCAA). His .432 on-base average ranks 2nd in conference games played while his .697 slugging percentage is 3rd. Defensively, Klug committed only three errors in 259 chances, good for a stellar .988 fielding percentage.

Borchers, a senior from Torrance, posted a 6-1 CCAA record in eight starts, two of which were complete game performances. His 3.09 ERA over 55.1 innings in CCAA contests ranks 5th, while opponents hit just .230 against Borchers, who compiled a gaudy 4.27:1 strikeout-to-walks ratio (47/11).

In his 18th year at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Wing guided the Toros to a 31-16 record, including a 20-10 CCAA mark, earning the top seed in the CCAA Championship Tournament, scheduled to kick off Thursday afternoon.

Joining Klug and Borchers on the 1st-Team All-CCAA team is freshman shortstop Cody Puckett (Apple Valley, CA/Hesperia HS), who batted .374 in his first campaign in the Cardinal and Gold, pounding out 40 hits and eight doubles while slugging .551.

Senior southpaw Ryan Owen (Torrance, CA/West Torrance HS) was the lone Toro to garner 2nd-Team All-CCAA honors. The lefty would be 5-1 in conference with 52 strikeouts in 51.2 innings on the mound, holding opposing hitters to a .276 batting average.

All three parts of the Toro outfield, Mateo Marquez (Biggs, CA/Cal State L.A.), Isidro Perez (South Gate, CA/LA Harbor College), and Fred Medina (Santa Ana, CA/Century HS), along with third baseman Kyle Stanley (Buena Park, CA/Hawaii Pacific), were named to the 3rd-Team All-CCAA. Marquez led the trio in batting average, hitting .343 with five home runs and 12 stolen bases in CCAA games. Medina would commit no errors on the season and hit nine doubles with a win and a save on the mound, while Perez legged out three triples and drove in 21 runs, posting a .411 on-base percentage.

Overall, CSUDH would have eight players earn All-CCAA honors, tying with Cal State L.A. and Cal State Stanislaus.

The Toros enter the CCAA tournament tomorrow as the No. 1 seed, where they will take on the No. 4 seeded Chico State Wildcats at 3:00 pm on Reeder Field, hosted by Cal State L.A.