Three Cougars Selected to All-Region West Team

Dodds, Le`i, and Paramore named to second team.

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May 21, 2004

PROVO, Utah - Sophomores Ianeta Le`i and Paige Paramore along with junior Debbie Dodds were named to the second-team All-Region West Softball Team after recording solid performances during the 2004 softball season.

Le`i, a first baseman from Oahu, Hawai`i, earned back-to-back All-Region honors after receiving this award during her freshman campaign in 2003. She ended the season with a .348 batting average, 32 runs scored, 49 hits, 11 doubles, seven home runs and knocked in 34 RBI.

Paramore, a catcher from Allen, Texas, earned her first All-Region honor at BYU after transferring from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Paramore posted a team-high .355 batting average and 54 hits, while also tallying 11 hits, seven home runs and brought in 32 RBI.

Dodds, an outfielder from Twin Falls, Idaho, earned the first All-Region honor of her BYU softball career. This season she posted a .327 batting average, 37 hits, eight doubles, eight home runs and knocked in 30 RBI.

BYU finished its season with a 34-18 overall record, 11-8 conference MWC record. The Cougars recorded two top-15 national rankings including a No. 14 finish in batting average (.304) and No. 13 finish in scoring (5.35).

Le`i, Paramore and Dodds also earned MWC All-Conference honors with Le`i picking up a MWC Player of the Year citation. All three players will return to the team next season.

West All-Region Teams

First Team

Pos.    Name                    School
P       Meredith Cervenka       Long Beach State
P       Lindsey Knoff           Long Beach State
C       Kerry Farrell           Colorado State
1B      Ricki Walker            Colorado State
2B      Roni Sparrey            Cal Poly SLO
3B      Melissa Stahnke         Utah
SS      Christina Clark         Fresno State
OF      Gina Carbonatto         Pacific
OF      Julie Watson            Cal State Fullerton
OF      Christen Bedwell        Cal State Northridge
UT      Jamie Southern          Fresno State
DP      Monique Lovell          Cal State Northridge

Second Team

Pos.    Name                    School
P       Nicole Deatherage       Sacramento State
P       Celena Velasquez        San Diego State
P       Marcel Torres           Long Beach State
C       Paige Paramore          BYU
1B      Jennifer Curtier        Pacific
1B      Ianeta Le`i             BYU
2B      Stephanie Roberts       Colorado State
3B      Kelcy Murphy            San Diego State
SS      Glennis Donnelly        Utah
SS      Jamie Farnworth         Long Beach State
OF      Jenna Kovensky          San Diego State
OF      Brittany Huerta         Colorado State
OF      Leslie Simien           UC Santa Barbara
OF      Debbie Dodds            BYU
UT      Jessica Strickland      Colorado State
UT      Lacee LePrey            Southern Utah
DP      Lori Hoffman            Fresno State