Five WAC softball players earned all-region honors. Fresno State shortstop Christina Clark, junior All-America pitcher/utility Jamie Southern and senior designated player Lori Hoffman were named to the 2004 all-West Region. Both Clark and Southern garnered first team all-region honors while Hoffman was selected second team. Tulsa sophomores Katie Torres and Kelly Miller were named to the Midwest all-Region teams. Torres was named to the first team at first base, while Miller earned a spot on the second team at catcher.
Clark, who was a First Team All-West Region as a freshman, has put together a record year. Hitting a new school and WAC single-season home run mark (22) while becoming Fresno State' all-time career home run leader (37), she picked up her 100th career RBI while posting her 20th multiple hit game last time out.
Virtually leading the team in every offensive category, Clark has also set single-game records in home runs (3), total bases (12) and home runs in league play (10) while being nationally ranked in home runs per game, slugging percentage, runs per game and batting average during the year.
Southern, who is named to her third straight All-West Region First Team, continues to lead the nation in ERA. Recording her 60th career shutout versus Nevada, she is averaging 8.35 strikeouts per seven innings while going 12-0 with a save in her last 13 appearances.
Hoffman, who garners all-region honors for the first time, is the third Bulldog to be an all-region pick as she joins Gina LoPiccolo and Michelle Bolt. Named First Team All-WAC in 2003, Hoffman is batting nearly .380 in her last nine games. She also has made five starts in the circle and is 5-2.
Torres hit more home runs in 2004 than anyone else in school history with 15. She also has hit more home runs than anyone else for a career with 22. With 40 walks on the year, Torres not only broke the school record for walks in a season, but also set a new high for walks in a career with 56. The Del City, Okla. native set new highs in putouts for a single season with 469 and in a career with 934. Torres was also a second team selection in 2003.
Miller recorded the third best batting average in the WAC during conference play at .394, to go along with the fifth most hits at 26. The catcher also became the all-time school leader in fielding percentage for TU catchers with a career percentage of .992. She ranked seventh in putouts in the conference as well.