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OEC NEWS RELEASE
(January 29, 2003)

2003 OEC SOFTBALL PRESEASON SELECTIONS

The Orange Empire Conference softball coaches have unanimously voted Cypress College as this year’s favorite.

The Chargers (2002 OEC champs) received 49 points — all seven first-place votes.

Fullerton, with 41 points, was picked second, followed by Riverside with 35 points.

Santa Ana received 25 points to be picked fourth, followed closely by Golden West with 21 points. Saddleback (18 points), and Orange Coast (7) round-out the seven-team conference.

Also picked was the annual Preseason All-OEC Sophomore Team.

Cypress 3B Victoria Torrez and Santa Ana SS Vanessa Bernal were named Preseason Co-Players of the Year; while Fullerton RHP Courtney Nix was voted Preseason Pitcher of the Year.

The Preseason Newcomer of the Year award was shared between Cypress P/1B Lindsey Klabacha (Canyon H.S.) and Fullerton SS Celina Rubalcaba (Mater Dei H.S.).

The following is the complete 2003 OEC Softball Coaches’ Poll with first-place votes in parentheses (points awarded on an 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis):

Rk. Team Pts.
1. Cypress (7).....49
2. Fullerton.....41
3. Riverside.....35
4. Santa Ana.....25
5. Golden West.....21
6. Saddleback.....18
7. Orange Coast.....7
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Preseason Co-Players of the Year
CYP: Victoria Torrez (3B, 5-8, So), OEC 2002: .381, 18 RBI, 21 R in 21 GP
SAN: Vanessa Bernal (SS, 5-3, So), OEC 2002 at IVC: .388, 8 SB, 10 R in 16 GP
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Preseason Pitcher of the Year
FUL: Courtney Nix (RHP, 5-6, So), 2002 Overall: 6-3, 2.03 ERA
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Newcomers of the Year
CYP: Lindsey Klabacha, (P/1B, 5-6, Fr, Canyon H.S.)
FUL: Celina Rubalcaba, (SS, 5-5, Fr, Mater Dei H.S.)
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2003 PRESEASON ALL-OEC SOPHOMORE TEAM
CYP: Victoria Torrez (3B)
CYP: Lolani Alvarez (2B)
CYP: Anel Fonseca (OF)
FUL: Carolyn Bullard (IF)
FUL: Rebecca Maxilom (C/IF)
FUL: Courtney Nix (P)
GW: Terri Swift (OF/P)
GW: Amber Wolf (2B)
RIV: Megan Woltz (UT)
RIV: Jennifer Barth (C)
RIV: Erin Monroe (P)
SAD: Laura Joiner (OF)
SAD: Genvielle DeCicco (SS)
SAN: Courtney Wagner (1B)
SAN: Crystal Soto (P)
SAN: Vanessa Bernal (SS)

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Contact: Eric Mendoza
Fullerton College Sports Information Director
(714) 992-7391
emendoza@fullcoll.edu

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