Junior pitcher Brianne Ferguson was named to the first team while seniors Nicole Deatherage and Amy Walter, and juniors Erin Coyne and Lesley Mayhorn were each named to the second team. A total of 26 players from the six-team league were named all-conference, with 13 named to the first team and 13 named to the second team. Loyola Marymount led all teams with six players named to the first team, including conference player of the year Danielle Kaminaka. Santa Clara pitcher Jaime Forman-Lau was named the conference’s top pitcher for the second season in a row.

Ferguson had a breakout season in which she led the Hornets in wins (16), appearances (29) and shutouts (nine). The Ceres, Calif., native, who received her first career all-conference honor, went 16-11 with a 1.58 ERA, including 20 complete games in 23 starts. Her wins and shutouts were the most by a Hornet since Kelly Lovato had 17 wins and 12 shutouts in 1999. Against conference competition, Ferguson posted a 7-2 record with a 1.71 ERA while being named conference pitcher of the week on April 14.

Deatherage, who was just named Hornet Bookstore Female Student-Athlete of the Year and first team Academic All-District VIII, posted a 13-12 record and a team-best 0.96 ERA. She received PCSC Pitcher of the Week honors on five occasions, including four weeks in a row from March 16-April 7. Her ERA is the 24th-best mark in the nation as she became the first Sacramento State pitcher with a sub-1.00 ERA since three-time All-American Susie Bugliarello accomplished the feat in 1997.

Coyne received all-PCSC honors for the second-consecutive year (first team in 2003) after starting all but five games (including 40 starts at catcher). The San Diego native led the Hornets in RBIs (22), total bases (66), home runs (three), doubles (nine), slugging percentage (.402), multiple-RBI games (five), on-base percentage (.354) and fielding percentage (.995). Coyne, who led the squad with a .370 batting average against conference competition, threw out 14 of 31 runners attempting to steal.

Walter, who started all 60 of the Hornets’ games at shortstop this season, committed just eight errors in 264 total chances (.970 fielding percentage). She was one of just two Sacramento State players to start every game (Amanda Moreland) and led the team for the second-consecutive season in sacrifices (19). In addition, she was second on the team in runs scored (17) and tied for fourth in RBIs (13). Against conference competition, she hit .267 while committing just two errors in 20 games.

Mayhorn earned her first career all-conference award after appearing in all but one game, including 57 starts in left field. The San Jose, Calif., native led the team in stolen bases (nine) and outfield assists (six). She was caught stealing just twice as her nine stolen bases tied for the sixth-best mark in Sacramento State Div. I (1990-pres.) single-season history. She committed just one error all season long and had four hitting streaks of at least four games, including a career-best seven-game hitting streak from April 17-25.

Sacramento State concluded the 2004 regular season with a 32-28 overall record and a 10-10 mark in the PCSC. The 32 victories marked the fourth-consecutive season in which the team has improved upon its win total.