CSUB's sophomore softball player Karissa Veiga (Hemet, Calif., Hemet HS) has been named to the first team of the College Sports Madness Pacific Coast Softball All-Conference. The star outfielder, who led the team with a .378 batting average, was the only Roadrunner named to the squad.

It is the second postseason award for Veiga, who was also the only CSUB player to be selected to the Pacific Coast Softball Conference Coastal Division First Team. 

"First, I would like to congratulate Karissa. It is always wonderful to get aknowledgment from outside of the PCSC and she is very deserving," said CSUB head softball coach Crissy Buck. "I think if Karissa keeps this up, this is a step in the right direction to awards like All-American and other national honors, which I think she deserves and is capable of.”

Veiga's numbers caught the college sports internet site's eye and ranked her among team leaders in nearly every category, despite the fast that she battled a foot injury in the second half of the season. She led the team in base on balls (15) and on-base percentage (.449), tied for first in runs scored (26), doubles (6), triples (2), was second in stolen bases (6) and slugging percentage (.446) and also added 18 RBIs.

In PCSC play, Veiga was just as impressive. She finished second on the PCSC leaderboard with a .456 batting average in conference play, was sixth in on-base percentage (.516) and tied for eight in hits with 26. Throughout the season, Veiga provided a solid glove in left field before the injury forced her into the designated player slot in the lineup.

The 2012 College Sports Madness Pacific Softball All-Conference

Field Player of the Year           

Sam Fischer, Loyola Marymount                 

Freshman of the Year

Alicia Fine, Portland State  

Pitcher of the Year       

Anna Bertrand, Portland State           

Coach of the Year       

Jessica Hanaseth-Rodgers, Saint Mary's
                 

First Team       

P    Cassidy Coleman, San Diego   

P    Anna Bertrand, Portland State   

P    Jenny Lahitte, San Diego   

IF    Lyndsey Minnich, Weber State   

IF    Taylor Hensley, San Diego   

IF    Sam Fischer, Loyola Marymount   

IF    Alicia Fine, Portland State   

IF    Rebecca Sabatini, Saint Mary's   

OF    Michelle Mounts, Saint Mary's 

OF    Karissa Veiga, CSU Bakersfield  

OF     Lindsey Smith, Northern Colorado   

UTIL    Sarah Clark, Weber State

Second Team       

P    Taylor Stroud, Sacramento State   

P    Tiffany Mills, Utah Valley   

P    Jessica Lemmon, Saint Mary's   

IF    Marissa Navarro, Sacramento State   

IF        Melissa Marcovecchio, N. Colorado   

IF    Alyssa Jepsen, Santa Clara   

IF    Karmen Holladay, Portland State   

IF        Emily McCormick, Sacramento State   

OF    Erika James-Dixon, Weber State   

OF    Lauren Tomey, San Diego    OF    Sarah Petosa, Seattle   

UTIL    Amanda Fitzsimmons, Idaho State

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