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WALNUT CREEK — Cal State Dominguez Hills and Sonoma State each placed a conference-high three players on the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s (CCAA) first team, it was announced on Wednesday.
Highlighting the list was Cal State Dominguez Hills sophomore shortstop Emiley McEwen, who was voted the CCAA’s Most Valuable Player. Sophomore pitcher Camille Gaito of UC San Diego and Cal State Monterey Bay’s Diane Ortiz were named Co-Most Valuable Pitchers of the Year. Ortiz also was selected Newcomer of the Year and Britney Butler of Cal State San Bernardino was tabbed Freshman of the Year.
Fourth-year head coach Andrea Kenney was chosen Coach of the Year after guiding Cal State Monterey Bay to a 32-16 overall record, including a 25-11 conference mark, and the CCAA’s regular-season title.
Sonoma State, which finished second in the CCAA standings and is ranked No. 3 in the West Region, had a total of six players earn all-conference honors. Named to the first team were senior third baseman Ashley Britton, senior outfielder Simone Brandalise and freshman designated player Ali Palermo.
McEwen topped Cal State Dominguez Hills with a .383 batting average, .617 slugging percentage, 56 RBI and 10 home runs, while leading the Toros to their first-ever CCAA Tournament appearance. Her 43 RBI in CCAA play topped the conference while she ranked among the league-leaders in average (.376), slugging percentage (.606), hits (41), home runs (7) and total bases (66).
Gaito and Ortiz were the top two pitchers in the conference, ranking first and second, respectively, in ERA during CCAA play. Gaito led the league with a 1.07 ERA and 15 wins, while Ortiz was second with a 1.28 ERA and 14 wins.
Butler enjoyed a solid rookie season, posting a .367 conference average, 30 runs scored, 23 RBI and topped the CCAA with a .745 slugging percentage. She also established a Cal State San Bernardino single-season record with 14 home runs and concluded the regular season one home run shy of the CCAA mark.
2010 All-CCAA Softball Team
First Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Amber Angel |
CSUDH |
1B |
Sr. |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Simone Brandalise |
SSU |
OF |
Sr. |
Poway, Calif. |
| Ashley Britton |
SSU |
3B |
Sr. |
Campbell, Calif. |
| Britney Butler |
CSUSB |
UT |
Fr. |
Riverside, Calif. |
| Camille Gaito |
UCSD |
P |
So. |
San Rafael, Calif. |
| Katie Garcia |
CSUDH |
OF |
Sr. |
Riverside, Calif. |
| Charlotte Honciano |
CSUC |
2B |
Sr. |
Fairfield, Calif. |
| Kris Lesovsky |
UCSD |
OF |
Jr. |
Simi Valley, Calif. |
| Emiley McEwen |
CSUDH |
SS |
So. |
Anaheim, Calif. |
| Erica McIntyre |
CSUS |
AL |
Sr. |
Fairfield, Calif. |
| Jenny Montez |
CSUMB |
AL |
Sr. |
Santa Clara, Calif. |
| Diane Ortiz |
CSUMB |
P |
Jr. |
Pomona, Calif. |
| Ali Palermo |
SSU |
DP |
Fr. |
Redwood City, Calif. |
| Nicole Saari |
UCSD |
C |
Sr. |
Roseville, Calif. |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Pos.
|
Year
|
Hometown |
| Jennifer Arnold |
CSUS |
UT |
Jr. |
Ceres, Calif. |
| Felicia Cervantes |
CSUSB |
DP |
So. |
Stockton, Calif. |
| Jacquelyn Holtzclaw |
CSUSB |
OF |
Jr. |
West Covina, Calif. |
| Nikki Ketteringham |
HSU |
OF |
Jr. |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Kayla Ledford |
SSU |
2B |
Jr. |
Marysville, Calif. |
| Julianne Martinez |
SSU |
P |
Fr. |
Granada Hills, Calif. |
| Caitlin McGrath |
CSUDH |
OF |
Sr. |
La Habra, Calif. |
| Alex Mitchell |
CSUSB |
3B |
So. |
San Bernardino, Calif. |
| Jamie Moon |
CSUMB |
OF |
So. |
Torrance, Calif. |
| Shae Olds |
CSUMB |
C |
Jr. |
Long Beach, Calif. |
| Gracie Perez |
HSU |
P |
Sr. |
Littlerock, Calif. |
| Nicole Spangler |
UCSD |
AL |
Fr. |
Kirkland, Wash. |
| Chrissy Stalf |
HSU |
1B |
Fr. |
Oakley, Calif. |
| Rochelle Vanyi |
SSU |
SS |
Jr. |
Rocklin, Calif. |
| Kendra Wood |
SFSU |
AL |
Jr. |
San Jose, Calif. |
Most Valuable Player: Emiley McEwen, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Co-Pitcher of the Year: Camille Gaito, UC San Diego; Diane Ortiz, Cal State Monterey Bay
Freshman of the Year: Britney Butler, Cal State San Bernardino
Newcomer of the Year: Diane Ortiz, Cal State Monterey Bay
Coach of the Year: Andrea Kenney, Cal State Monterey Bay