EASTER AND FLORES NAMED TO ALL-SOUTH CENTRAL REGION FIRST TEAM
Pioneers Play Colorado-Colorado Springs in NCAA Regional Action

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. – Junior catcher Stefani Easter (Troy, TX) and senior shortstop Teresa Flores (Corpus Christi, TX) were both selected to the 2004 Division II All-South Central Region First Team, as selected by all the regional softball coaches.

Easter made an impact in the Pioneers first game of the NCAA Regional Tournament with a home run and a triple. She scored two runs in the tournament opener – a 5-3 loss to Tarleton State. Easter has led the team most of the season with 12 home runs and ranks second with 46 RBIs. The catcher has made 52 starts behind the plate and was also selected to the Lone Star Conference First Team.

Flores has had a stellar four-year career with TWU and currently holds or shares 30 school records. The 2004 Lone Star Conference South Division Player of the Year, Flores leads the team with a .489 batting average, 92 hits, 21 doubles, 10 triples and57 RBIs. She became the first player since the TWU softball team was reinstated in 1997 to hit for the cycle on April 14 and was named to the NFCA/Schutt Sports All-Tournament Team in early March.

The Pioneers (40-14) will face Colorado-Colorado Springs at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.

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