USD Softball 2005

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2005 TORERO RETURNERS

#1

MARISSA MERCHAIN r. C/3B R/R

LA MIRADA, CA La Mirada HS

Noteworthy: 2004 PCSC Commissioners Honor Roll. 2004: Started all 50 contests, splitting time between third base and , catcher ... hit .231 with five doubles and two triples ... drove in 11 runs and scored 8 ... went 4-for-4 with 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 doubles and a triple against LMU (4-20-04) ... recorded 3 hits and 2 RBI against UC Riverside (3-13-04). 2003: Started 32 of 39 games ... tallied 11 hits with 3 doubles and 5 RBI ... went 1-for-2 with 2 RBI against Portland State (4-5-03) ... belted doubles against LMU twice and Saint Mary's. High School: Graduated from La Mirada HS ... senior year team won Suburban League championship, reached 1st round of CIF, and finished 2nd at Rialto Tournament ... was named

the Athlete of the Year, Scholar-Athlete, 1st Team Dream Team, 1st Team All-League, Team MVP and Athlete of the Month ... junior year was named Suburban League MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Athlete of the Month, 2nd Team All-CIF, Dream Team and a Scholar-Athlete .. . the team won the Suburban League title and reached 1st Round of CIF ... also lettered in volleyball earning Most Improved and Most Inspirational.

Personal: Born on April 25, 1984 in Whittier, CA ... her parents are David and Virgie Merchain of La Mirada, CA ... chose USD for its beautiful campus, great academics and all the nice people .. . also recruited by New Mexico ... graduated in top-10 of her senior class, CSF Seal Bearer, Rotary Club Scholarship, PTA Council Scholarship, CSEA State Scholarship, Terr-Lee Scholarship, Kiwanis Scholarship ... Psychology major; Chemistry minor.

3B

BA .231 .122 .188

RBI

HR

H 31 11 42

R

AB 134

GP/GS 50/50 39/32

2B

Year 2004 2003 Career

2 0 2

0 0 0

8 2

5 3 8

11

90

5

224

16

89/82

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ASHLEE NUNES

#13

ROSEVILLE, CA

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R/R Woodcreek HS Noteworthy: 2003 co-USD Defensive Player of the Year.. 2004: Starting shortstop in all 50 contests ... collected 26 hits with 17 runs and 11 RBI ... hit an inside-the-park home run against Santa Clara (4-25-04) ... lined a bases-loaded triple in Toreros' 6-0 win over UC Riverside (2-28-04) ... team-high 10 sacrifices. 2003: Started in all 48 games ... batted .253 with 15 runs, 38 hits and 5 RBI ... totaled 9 multi-hit games with a 4-for-4 contest against Saint Mary's (4-27-03) ... 3 hits and 2 runs against St. John's ... three different games scored twice. High School: Graduated from Woodcreek HS ... senior year batted .347 (hitting left handed) .. . two-time All-City First Team,

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two-time All-SFL selection .. . recipient of the Robert K. Puglia award ... sophomore campaign was named All-League ... most stolen bases (frosh-senior year) ... also lettered in volleyball and basketball ... three-time All-League volleyball player; MVP senior year and co-MVP junior and sophomore years ... played for California Hot Styx club team. Personal: Born on May 6, 1984 in Santa Clara, California ... parents are John and Lori Nunes of Roseville, California ... chose USD for great academics, beautiful campus, and chance to play Division I softball ... also recruited by Western Kentucky, Sacramento State and Yale ... was inducted into the Woodcreek High School Hall of Fame in September of 2002 ... Chemistry major; Mathematics minor.

BA .184 .253 .220

HR 1 0 1

3B 1 1 2

RBI 11 5 16

AB 141 150 291

R 17 15 32

2B 0 2 2

GP/GS 50/50 48/48 98/98

H 26 38 64

Year 2004 2003 Career

2005 University of San Diego Torero Softball