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2004 All-Pacific-10 Conference Softball Teams Announced
May 19, 2004
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., -- Washington catcher Kristen Rivera was named Pac-10 Player of the Year. Arizona pitcher Alicia Hollowell was named Pitcher of the Year, while Newcomer of the Year honors went to Wildcat freshman Caitlin Lowe. Coach of the Year was awarded to Stanford head coach John Rittman, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced today. Rivera, a junior from Perris, Calif., helped lead the Huskies to their 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Rivera is currently ranked among the Top-5 in the Pac-10 in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, home runs, total bases and walks. Her 58 career home runs ranks seventh all-time in the Pac-10. Rivera is a two-time All-American, and was one of 10 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award this season. She is the first Husky to earn Pac-10 Player of the Year. Hollowell, a sophomore from Suisun, Calif., is in the midst of one of the best seasons in Pac-10 history. She is currently the national leader in strikeouts per seven innings with a 12.4 average and is fourth in the nation with 39 wins. Hollowell currently has 480 strikeouts this season, just four shy of the Pac-10 record of 484. With just four more wins Hollowell will break the Pac-10 record of 43 wins in a season. Hollowell was named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week five times and USA Softball National Player of the Week twice. She is one of three finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award. Lowe, a freshman from Tustin, Calif., had one of the best freshman campaigns in Pac-10 history. Lowe is currently second in the Conference with a .458 average. She has an astonishing 74 runs scored this season, topping the rest of the conference by nearly 30 runs. She is second in the nation with a 1.30 runs per game average. Lowe has stolen a Pac-10 best 47 bases, in 49 attempts. One of ten finalists for USA Softball Player of the Year, Lowe was named USA Softball Player of the Week once this season and was the Player of the Week in the Pac-10 once. Lowe is the third consecutive Newcomer of the Year from Arizona. Rittman, in his seventh season at Stanford, earns his second Coach of the Year award, he previously shared Coach of the Year honors with Arizona's Mike Candrea. Rittman guided Stanford to its best Pac-10 finish in school history. Rittman led the Cardinal to a 43-16 mark this season, including a school-best 13 Pac-10 victories. This is the seventh consecutive 40+ win season for the Cardinal.
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