USD Softball 2004

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2004 TORERO RETURNERS

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GINA McFARLAND So. P/UTL L/R

#9

SANTA ROSA, CA Montgomery HS

Noteworthy: 2003 Team Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year ... 2nd Team AII -PCSC as a uti li ty pl ayer ... wil l be No. I starter and also play left fi eld ... wi11bat towards top of the lineup ... finds a way to get on base and gives hitters behind her the opportunity to dri ve her in. 2003: Team leader in pitching and hitting ... pitched 133.3 innings with 2.42 ERA ... batted .29 1 with 16 run s, 7 doubles, I triple and 7 RBI ... 9 multi-hit games with 4 hits against Northern Iowa (3 -7-03 ) .. . 3-for-4 with 2 doubl es and 2 RBI against UC Ri verside (4-23-03) . High School: Graduated from Montgomery HS ... three-ti me MVP of North Bay League ... team won NBL championship three of fo ur seasons ... last year was 19-6, 18-4 junior year, 18-4 sophomore season

and 22-3 freshman campai gn ... 2002 Schol ar Ath lete of the Year (Press Democrat) ... Player of the Year (Press Democrat) freshman season ... freshman year team was semi -fin ali st in North Coast Secti on ... also lettered in both volleyball and basketball ... All-League in vo lleyball, and Best Defensive Player award for both sports ... pl ayed for Cali forni a Hot Styx (Sacramento).

Personal: Born on September 25, 1983 in Eureka, Cali fornia .. . parents are Dick and Ann a McFarl and of --.– Santa Rosa, CA ... dad was her high schoo l coach ... chose USD for small school atmosphere, location, academi cs and ath letic reputati on .. . also recruited by UC San Diego, Saint Mary 's, Dartmouth , UMass and Yale ... Trustee's Scholar ... has travelled extensively in 23 foreign countries ... Applied Mathemati cs maj or.

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2B

BA

RBI

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AB 141

Year 2003

GP/GS

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4 1

16

7

7

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48/48

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K 36

ER

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ERA 2.42

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Year 2003

REC 4- 15

G-GS 26/ 15

CG

148

46

133 .0

32

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#14 SARA MASON So. C/3B R/R

SANTA ROSA, CA Montgomery HS

Noteworthy: Named the 2003 Offensive Player of the Year and rec ipi ent of the Coaches Award ... invited to tryout fo r the Junior Nati onal Team (August, 2003) ... a great hi tter who can hit for contact or power ... as catcher she handl es the pitchi ng staff we ll. 2003: Started 45 of 47 games she appeared in ... batted .258 with 11 runs, 8 doubles, 2 home run s and 9 RBI ... 8 multi -hit games with three 3-h it games (LMU, UCSD & Portl and State) ... 5-game hitting streak .. . be lted a homerun in first co ll eg iate game (Sac State, 2-7- 03) ; added homer against Saint Mary 's (4-26-03). High School: Graduated from Montgomery HS where she was a

teammate of G ina McFarl and ... sen ior year was co-MVP ... three-time Go ld G love win ner ... fo ur-time Ist Team All -North Bay League selection ... team won North Bay League titl e three of the fo ur years .. . played fo r San Jose Strikers club team. Personal: Born on January 23, 1984 in Portland, Oregon ... parents are Randy and Debi Mason of Santa Rosa, Californi a ... chose USD for academi cs, location, school size, re li gious affili ati on and the softball team ... also recruited by Santa C lara and Stanford ... Soc io logy maj or; Spani sh & Philosophy --~ minor.

H 33

R 11

2B 8

RBI 9

HR 2

3B 0

BA .258

AB 128

Year 2003

GP/GS 47/45

2004 University of San Diego Torero Softball