June 9, 2006
VAN NUYS, Calif. - San Diego State freshman Erin Floros (San Diego/Mt. Carmel HS) has been named to the 2006 Easton-Bell Sports All-America First Team. The honor, given to those players and schools sponsored by Easton-Bell Sports, is the second national accolade awarded to the catcher. Earlier this month, Floros received third-team All-America honors by the Louisville Slugger and NFCA.
The 2006 Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year and first-team all-West Region selection, Floros put together one of the finest seasons in SDSU history as the Aztecs won their third MWC regular season championship in five years. In 49 games, she batted .388 (No. 2 all-time) and recorded the highest ever slugging percentage (.558) and on-base percentage (.467) in SDSU history.
Floros also led the team in hits (57), doubles (13), total bases (82), multi-hit games (18) and multi-RBI games (seven), and was second with four home runs.
Over the final 19 games, she batted .492 (30-for-61) with 10 RBI, including a team-best .364 (4-for-11) at the NCAA Regional in Los Angeles.
A catcher, Floros also shined on the defensive side of the ball. Committing only two errors in 295 chances for a remarkable .993 fielding percentage, she threw out 57.9 percent (11 of 19) base stealers and picked off five runners.
SDSU, which finished the campaign with a 34-15 record and its best winning percentage (.694) in program history, will return 17 of its 21 players for the 2007 season, including eight starters.
The 2006 Easton-Bell Sports honorees are listed below:
First Team
Caitlin Benyi, UCLA
Christina Clark, Fresno State
Andrea Duran, UCLA
Erin Floros, San Diego State
Ianeta Le'i, Hawai'i
Kellie Middleton, Georgia
Cambria Miranda, Oregon State
Cat Osterman, Texas
Anjelica Selden, UCLA
Jessica Strickland, Colorado State
Kristina Thorson, California
Stephanie VanBrakle, Alabama
Jackie Wong, Utah
Haley Woods, California
Veronica Wootson, Florida State
Second Team
Lauren Castle, LSU
Jessica Doucette, Georgia
Whitney Haller, Georgia Tech
Amerra Kesterson, Biola
Leslie Klein, LSU
Jodie Legaspi, UCLA
Megan McAllister, Georgia
Brianne McGowan, Oregon State
Whitney Mollica, Massachusetts
Brittany Rogers, Alabama
Amber Smith, Illinois State
Candice Thomas, Cal Baptist
Tami Trujillo, Cal Baptist
Emily Turner, LSU
Desiree Williams, Texas
Third Team
Brandice Balschmiter, Massachusetts
Lauren Cisneros, Creighton
Sonja Garnett, San Francisco State
Alyse Hasty, Delta State
Amy Hosier, Georgia Tech
Natasha Jacob, Florida State
Meagen Johnson, Coastal Carolina
Robin Mackin, Fresno State
Chantal Millard, Cal Baptist
Candice Molinari, Massachusetts
Staci Ramsey, Alabama
Gina Rango, Bowling Green
Tyleen Tausaga, Hawai'i
Megan Willis, Texas
Emily Zaplatosch, UCLA