May 15, 2003
Fresno State Press Release

Softball's Southern and Clark Named First Team All-West Region
Jamie Southern and Christina Clark move on to All-America consideration.

FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State had two players named to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association's (NFCA) Division I West Region First Team in sophomore right-hander Jamie Southern (Clovis, Calif.) and freshman shortstop Christina Clark (Santa Ana, Calif.). A first team selection at utility, Southern picks up her second consecutive first team all-West region accolade while Clark is honored for the first time.

Named to the 12-member first team, both Southern and Clark will go on for All-America consideration, which will be announced next Thursday, May 22, in Oklahoma City.

Southern is 23-10 on the year with 15 shutouts, 291 strikeouts and a 0.62 ERA in 224.0 innings. At the plate, she is batting .339 (56-165) with 20 runs, seven doubles, triple, seven home runs, 13 walks and 30 RBI.

In the NCAA Regional opener this morning versus Long Beach State, Southern pitched a five-hit shutout and struck out eight while hitting her seventh home run of the season after going 1-3 with a run and two RBI.

Clark also hit a home run this morning and tied the school's single-season mark with 15 after going 2-3 with two runs and a RBI. On the year, she is hitting .398 (72-181) with 53 runs, 15 doubles, four triples, 15 home runs, 46 RBI, 14 walks and 140 total bases for a .773 slugging percentage.
She leads Fresno State in 14 offensive categories: batting (.398), runs (53), hits (72), doubles (15), triples (4), home runs (15), RBI (46), total bases (140), slugging percentage (.773), walks (14), sacrifice flies (2), stolen bases (5), multiple-hit games (20) and multiple RBI (11).