ROHNERT PARK, Calif-  Sonoma State senior Lindsay Emmel has been named the Daktronics West Region Pitcher of the Year, it was announced Wednesday after a vote by the region's Sports Information Directors.  Also the CCAA Pitcher of the Year, Emmel was joined on the First Team All-Region squad by sophomore second baseman Kayla Ledford.

Emmel finished up her senior season with a record of 19-11 and an ERA of 1.72.  She also struck out 191 batters, tops in the CCAA and second for a single-season in school history.  Emmel set the school record back in 2007 with 202 strikeouts and her two-year total of 393 are second all-time.

Kayla Ledford enjoyed a breakout season in 2009, batting .313 and tying for the team lead with 35 runs batted in.  She had nine doubles, two home runs, and was sixth in the CCAA with 18 stolen bases.  An excellent defensive second baseman as well, Ledford committed just seven errors all season long for a fielding percentage of .971.

With their selection to the first team, both Emmel and Ledford will now be under consideration for All-America honors.

As a team, the Seawolves enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in school history.  At 36-25 overall, the squad turned in their first winning record since 2000 and they broke the school mark with two NCAA Tournament wins.

Daktronics All-West Region Team
FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Name	School
C	Marissa Slattery	Humboldt State
1B	Natalie Galletly	Humboldt State
2B	Kayla Ledford	Sonoma State
3B	Ashlee Trotter	Cal State Monterey Bay
SS	Tyler Sutherland	Western Orego
OF	Kristyn Lesovsky	UC San Diego
OF	Steph Gosselin	Montana State-Billings
OF	Nikki Ketteringham	Humboldt State
UT	Haley Schumers	Dixie State
DP	Malie Kim	Hawaii Pacific
P	Lindsay Emmel	Sonoma State
P	Regina Farfan	Cal State Dominguez Hills
P	Jessica Gaumnitz	Cal State Stanislaus
SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name	School
C	Shae Olds	Cal State Monterey Bay
1B	Randi Johns	Grand Canyon
2B	Yasmeen Watkins	Grand Canyon
3B	Erica McIntyre	Cal State Stanislaus
SS	Krystal Plunkett	Hawaii Pacific
OF	Lucia Rodriguez	Cal State Monterey Bay
OF	Lindsay Warren	Humboldt State
OF	Tori Beaudette	Cal State San Bernardino
UT	Jennifer Arnold	Cal State Stanislaus
DP	Kelsey Mendenhall	Dixie State
P	Linse Vlahovich	Central Washington
P	Kasie Conder	Montana State-Billings
P	Brittnie Whipple	Dixie State
P	Camille Gaito	UC San Diego
Pitcher of the Year:  Lindsay Emmel, Sonoma State
Player of the Year:  Kristyn Lesovsky, UC San Diego