SAN FRANCISCO — Six San Francisco State softball players have been named to the All-CCAA softball teams for the 2025 season the conference announced on Monday, April 28.
The Gators middle infielders
Kai DeLeon and
Rylee McDaniel were named to the First Team. Catcher
Marley Gonzales and designated player
Marissa Jordan were named to the Second Team. Outfielder
Daniella Guerrera and pitcher
Mari Takeda Bajan garnered Honorable Mention.
DeLeon earns All-CCAA honors for the fourth time, having been named to the Second Team the previous three seasons. She has had a hand in turning half of the Gators' 30 double plays, which are fifth most in double plays turned in all of NCAA Division II. The Turlock is batting a team-best .407, third highest in the CCAA, and leads the CCAA with 16 doubles and is second with 70 hits. She currently sits in second all-time in program history with 528 assists, is fourth all-time in hits and is just one of five Gators to ever reach 200 hits, is fifth in stolen bases and runs, seventh in walks, and eighth in doubles.
Similarly, McDaniel has had a hand in turning half of the Gators' 30 double plays. She has 47 career hits and is 10th all-time in program history with 12 home runs. This season, she leads the team with 10 home runs, a 1.119 OPS and .681 slugging, second highest in the CCAA. Additionally, McDaniel ranks 20th in Division II in hit by pitches.
Gonzales is batting .351 and has appeared in 52 games, including 46 behind the plate. She leads the team with 29 steals, second most in the CCAA. She is tied for fourth in career stolen bases, tied for ninth in career doubles, 11th in career triples, and tied for 12th in runs scored.
Jordan has had a breakout season with a .305 batting average. She's driven in 18 runs, scored 10 runs, and belted three home runs.
Guerrera recently joined the 100-RBI club and is fifth all-time in program history with 102, and just one of six Gators to reach the career milestone. The Folsom, California native is batting .292 with 38 RBI and a pair of home runs. Additionally, she is eighth in walks, tied for 11th in career home runs, and tied for 15th in career doubles.
Takeda Bajan is tied for third-most wins in the CCAA with 16. She has pitched 144.1 innings with 15 complete games in 25 starts.
The No. 22 Gators have a first-round bye in the CCAA Tournament presented by FloCollege. The tournament, hosted by Sonoma State, will begin on Wednesday, with a pair of elimination games. For more information, visit
Tournament Central.
| 2025 CCAA Individual Award Winners |
| Player of the Year: Tereise Tosi, Cal State San Bernardino |
| Pitcher of the Year: Marissa Quintero, Cal State East Bay |
| Newcomer of the Year: Iris Bejarano, Sonoma State |
| Freshman of the Year: Sophia Newcomb, Sonoma State |
| Coach of the Year: Claire Sua-Amundson, Cal State East Bay |
| All-CCAA First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| C |
Annelise Garcia - $, ! |
Sr. |
Cal State East Bay |
Sacramento |
| 1B |
Paige Donnelly - @, &, ! |
Sr. |
Cal State San Marcos |
Poway |
| 2B |
Rylee McDaniel |
Jr. |
San Francisco State |
Ventura |
| SS |
Kai DeLeon - @, #, % |
Sr. |
San Francisco State |
Turlock |
| 3B |
Tereise Tosi - @, &, ! |
Sr. |
Cal State San Bernardino |
Garden Grove |
| OF |
Amari Houston |
Sr. |
Sonoma State |
Brentwood |
| OF |
Jay Ross - @, ! |
Sr. |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Whittier |
| OF |
Madison Waymire - @, ! |
Jr. |
Cal State San Marcos |
Rancho Cucamonga |
| P |
Charlie Johnson |
Jr. |
Sonoma State |
Rancho Bernardo |
| P |
Marissa Quintero - ! |
So. |
Cal State East Bay |
Whittier |
| P |
Jayline Sloss - #, ! |
Sr. |
Cal State San Marcos |
Bakersfield |
| UT (P) |
Ashlee Toy - ^ |
Sr. |
Cal State East Bay |
Lodi |
| UT (NP) |
Marissa Farias |
Fr. |
Cal State East Bay |
Downey |
| DP |
Alyssa Smokey - $, ! |
Jr. |
Cal Poly Humboldt |
Gardnerville, Nev. |
| At-Large (2B) |
Kaiya Dickens |
Sr, |
Sonoma State |
Hollister |
| At-Large (OF) |
Sophia Newcomb |
Fr. |
Sonoma State |
Fair Oaks |
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| All-CCAA Second Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| C |
Marley Gonzales - ^ |
Sr. |
San Francisco State |
Atwater |
| 1B |
Katlyn Gifford |
Jr. |
Cal Poly Humboldt |
Riverside |
| 2B |
Kennedy Gustin |
Jr. |
Chico State |
Martinez |
| SS |
Aiyana Curry |
So. |
Chico State |
San Diego |
| 3B |
Jillian Albayati - @, % |
Jr. |
Cal State San Marcos |
Anaheim |
| OF |
Alexis Aguado - +, ^ |
Sr. |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Fair Oaks |
| OF |
Shannon Galliano - % |
Sr. |
Cal State San Bernardino |
San Mateo |
| OF |
Delaney Prater - % |
Jr. |
Cal State San Marcos |
Arcadia |
| P |
Gaige Garcia |
Sr. |
Cal Poly Humboldt |
La Habra |
| P |
Ava Paquin |
Fr. |
Sonoma State |
Fullerton |
| P |
Amelie Valdez |
Jr. |
Chico State |
Atwater |
| UT (P) |
Savannah Coyle - @, &, % |
Sr. |
Cal State San Marcos |
Oceanside |
| UT (NP) |
Jasmine Moreno |
Sr. |
Sonoma State |
Covina |
| DP |
Marissa Jordan |
Jr. |
San Francisco State |
Roseville |
| At-Large (OF) |
Alyssa Ramirez |
Jr. |
Cal Poly Humboldt |
Elk Grove |
| At-Large (DP) |
Alexa Zumstein |
Sr. |
Cal State East Bay |
Chula Vista |
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| Honorable Mentions |
| C – Gianna Lombardi (CSUSM); 1B – Iris Bejarano (SSU), Jenna Porto (CSUEB), Bri Goris - ! (CSUSB); SS – Shelby Shanks (HUM), Mireya Rico (CSUDH); 3B – Anastacia Alba (CSUMB), Ysabella Cortez (CSUEB), Lauren Mirtoni (SSU); OF – Abreanna Alba (CSUMB), Daniella Guerrera - +, % (SFSU), Hannah Levy (CHICO) UT (NP) – Nani Areola (CSUMB), Alex Hooper (CSUSB); DP – Lillianna Garcia (CSUDH); P – Brooke Blackmon (CSUSB), Dahlia Fink (CSUSM), Kylie Loertscher (CHICO), Kadence Nulick (CSUMB), Ashley Ogata (CSUDH), Mari Takeda Bajan (SFSU), Samantha Vargas (CSUSB). |
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! - 2024 First Team; % - 2024 Second Team; ^ - 2024 Honorable Mention; $ - 2023 First Team; @ - 2023 Second Team;
+ - 2023 Honorable Mention; & - 2022 All-CCAA First Team; # - 2022 All-CCAA Second Team.
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