Softball's Perry-Brown, Miller & Moreno Named to All-Region's 2nd-Team
Honors fitting as trio played big role in Toros' 3-1 win over CS Stanislaus in NCAA post-season opening game
May 11, 2006

Carson, CA -- Coming off a big 3-1 win over Cal State Stanislaus on the first day of the NCAA Far West Region playoffs Thursday afternoon, seniors Cindy Perry-Brown (Victorville, CA/Silverado HS), Jackie Miller (Bremerton, WA/Central Kitsap HS/Cal State Stanislaus) and Lori Moreno (Los Angeles, CA/California HS) were all named 2nd-team All-Region honorees. The announcement was made Thursday by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).

Perry-Brown, a two-time All-American, three-time 1st-team All-CCAA and now three-time All-Region selection, ended the regular season leading the CCAA in stolen bases, and was 2nd in runs scored and triples, 5th in hits, 6th in batting average, and 14th nationally in stolen bases per game. She set a combined eight CSUDH single-season and career records just this season, and holds 14 Toro softball marks in her stellar career. Additionally, she is one walk away from tying the single-season record for walks in a career and, after today's win in the NCAA Far West Regional playoffs, boasts a higher career batting average than the all-time Toro record.

Miller, a two-time All-CCAA honoree, earns the first All-Region nod of her career. The Bremerton native has been a double-threat for the Toros in her two years in Cardinal & Gold. She finished the 2006 regular season 2nd in the conference in both strikeouts and opposing batting average, 3rd in wins and 5th in ERA, while placing 4th in the home runs and 8th in RBI at the plate. Miller has won three CCAA Pitcher of the Week awards this season and one CCAA Player of the Week honor, moving her record to 17-3 with today's 3-1 victory over her former team.

Moreno, a fourth-year senior who earned her first career All-CCAA nod last Tuesday after putting up career numbers in her final season in Cardinal & Gold, finished 5th in the CCAA in stolen bases and walks, and 7th in runs scored. The 5'0" dynamo has garnered a .338 batting average with 42 runs scored, 48 hits, 6 doubles and 21 RBI. A defensive wiz, she has handled all 59 chances this year, and just today robbed the Warriors of a home run by leaping over the fence in center field in a momentum-turning effort.

The Toros, now 43-9 after today's win, will face the nation's top-ranked team in Humboldt State tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 p.m. on the Roadrunner Softball Complex, hosted by CCAA Champions Cal State Bakersfield.