Cal State's Dahl earns All-American honors

            Dahl, of Vacaville (Sacramento City College), was picked for the utility position since she divided her playing time between third base and shortstop in 2008 after pitching and playing first base in 2007.

            Selected by coaches as the California Collegiate Athletic Association's most valuable player, Dahl led the Coyotes to a 36-32-1 record, third place in the CCAA during the regular season and a runnerup spot in the team's first-ever appearance in the CCAA championship tournament.

            She led the team in hitting (.376), at bats (221), runs scored (56), hits (83), runs batted in (51), and stolen bases (27). She was No. 2 in doubles with 17 and No. 2 in triples (2), playing in all 69 games during the season.

            In overall CCAA statistics, Dahl ranked No. 4 in hitting, No. 2 in slugging percentage (.633), No. 6 in on-base percentage (.438), No.2 in runs scored, No. 4 in hits, No. 2 in RBI, No. 3 in doubles, No. 2 in home runs (12), No. 1 in total bases (140), and No. 1 in stolen bases.

            She also earned Daktronics all-West Region first team honors as a utility player.

Defensively, Dahl mad only 11 errors in 243 chances for a .955 fielding percentage and led the team in assists with 120.

            The Daktronics all-America and all-region teams are selected by sports information directors at colleges and universities in NCAA Division II.

            She is the first Coyotes softball player since Tracie Schioppi in 2002 to earn all-America honors.

            The only other CCAA conference players who were voted to the three Daktronics all-America teams were first baseman Natalie Galletly of NCAA champion Humboldt State (second team) and pitcher Lizzy Prescott of Humboldt State (third team).