May 28, 2003
Stanford, Calif. - Stanford softball freshman outfielder Catalina Morris (Sonoita, AZ) was named a Third-Team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Wednesday night. The teams were announced at the Opening Ceremonies for the Women's College World Series.
Morris was also named to the First Team All-Pacific region team and led the squad with 38 runs scored, 93 total bases and 11 stolen bases. She finished the season batting .324 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 28 RBI. The Second Team All-Pac-10 member also holds a .964 fielding percentage, committing just two errors in center field.
Junior pitcher Dana Sorensen (San Diego, CA) also joined Morris on the All-Region team. Sorensen earned Second Team Region accolades after being selected to the First Team All-Pac-10 Team for the second time in her career. She finished the season with a 21-11 mark and held a 1.09 ERA with 332 strikeouts. Sorensen holds the record with 71 career wins, marking the most in program history. She also has Stanford's career and season strikeout marks. Sorensen has tallied 16 double-digit strikeout performances and was named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week and the Speedline Invitational's Most Valuable Pitcher.
2003 Pacific All-Region Softball Teams
First Team
Pitcher, Keira Goerl, UCLA Pitcher, Alicia Hollowell, Arizona Catcher , Kristen Rivera, Washington First Base, Veronica Nelson, California Second Base, Brynnen Guthrie, Oregon State Third Base, Phelan Wright, Arizona State Shortstop, Natasha Watley, UCLA Outfield, Autumn Champion, Arizona Outfield, Courtney Fossatti, Arizona Outfield, Catalina Morris, Stanford Utility, Tairia Mims, UCLA Designated Player, Clare Sua, UCLA
Second Team
Pitcher, Dana Sorensen, Stanford Pitcher, Tia Bollinger, Washington Pitcher, Jaime Forman- Lau, Santa Clara (Automatic Selection as Pacific Coast Pitcher of the Year) Pitcher , Sami Strinz, Loyola Marymount (Automatic Selection as Pacific Coast Player of the Year) Catcher, Courtney Scott, California First Base, Alyssa Laux, Oregon Second Base, Megumi Hackett, Portland State Third Base, Vicky Galindo, California Shortstop, Lovie Jung, Arizona Outfield, Caitlin Benyi, UCLA Outfield, Lindsay James, California Outfield, Kaleo Eldredge, California Utility, Andrea Vidlund, Oregon Designated Player, Wendy Allen, Arizona