Three California Pacific Conference student-athletes were named to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association NAIA All-West Region First Team. Menlo College had two players named to the team - designated player Courtney Emry and second baseman Alisha Vegas - and California Pacific Conference champion Holy Names University placed one player - pitcher Stephanie Fairclough.
Emry, Vegas and Fairclough were joined on the list by some talented players. The team includes six players from the NAIA National Champion California Baptist University, four players from Point Loma Nazarene University, who came in second in the Golden State Athletic Conference, two from Simon Fraser University and one from Oregon Institute of Technology.
As follows is the complete list of first team choices:
2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA NAIA All-West Region First Team
|
Pos. |
Name |
School |
| P |
Tory Ferreira |
California Baptist |
|
C |
Alex Wilkinson |
Point Loma Nazarene |
|
1B |
Nikki Lowe |
California Baptist |
|
2B |
Alisha Vegas |
Menlo |
|
3B |
No Nominations | |
| SS |
Ashley Boyd |
California Baptist |
|
DP |
Courtney Emry |
Menlo |
|
UT |
Melissa Gomez |
Point Loma Nazarene |
|
OF |
Janel Guadagno |
Point Loma Nazarene |
|
OF |
Sarah Hurlbut |
California Baptist |
|
OF |
Jessie Harris |
Simon Fraser |
|
At-Large/P |
Tyler Lent |
Point Loma Nazarene |
|
At-Large/P |
Emma Holden |
California Baptist |
|
At-Large/P |
Stephanie Fairclough |
Holy Names |
|
At-Large/C |
Katie King |
Oregon Tech |
|
At-Large/SS |
Christine Barr |
Simon Fraser |
|
At-Large/OF |
Kendall Gorham |
California Baptist |
The California Pacific Conference congratulates these three student-athletes for their remarkable achievement.
| Holy Names at | 4:00pm |
| 1 Mile Scrimmage vs. Mills College | |
| University of California-Santa Cruz at | (OT) | 2 |
| Menlo | 2 |
| Simpson at | 0 |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | 3 |
| La Sierra University at | 0 |
| Bethany | 3 |
| Academy of Art University at | 3:00pm |
| William Jessup | PST |
| Mahany Park - Roseville, California | |
| Menlo at | 2:00pm |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | PST |
| La Sierra University at | 5:00pm |
| Mills | PST |
| West Coast Baptist at | 7:00pm |
| Bethany | PST |
| Holy Names at | 1:30pm |
| Azusa Pacific University | PST |
| Westmont Heritage Club Classic - Santa Barbara, California | |
| William Jessup at | 3:00pm |
| Hope International University | PST |
| William Jessup at | 2:00pm |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | PST |
| Otter Classic - Seaside, California | |
| La Sierra University at | 2:00pm |
| Pacific Union | PST |
| La Sierra University at | 2:00pm |
| Pacific Union | PST |
| California Institute of Technology at | 3:00pm |
| Bethany | PST |
| William Jessup vs | 6:00pm |
| Notre Dame De Namur University | PST |
| Otter Classic - Seaside, California | |
| West Coast Baptist at | 7:00pm |
| Holy Names | PST |
| Simpson at | 8:00pm |
| Hope International University | PST |
| NCCAA West Classic - Fullerton, California | |
