CYPRESS, Calif. ---
#24 Desiree Lopez
The Charger Athletic Department is proud to announce that Desiree Lopez from the Cypress Softball team has been named the April 27-May 4, 2014 "Charger Athlete of the Week."
Lopez picked up her 20th win in 2014 after shutting out the Grossmont Griffins in game two of their first round CCCAA State Playoff matchup on May 4, 2014. Desiree allowed only three hits in her five innings pitched as the Chargers moved on to the Super Regionals after defeating the Griffins in game two by a score of 8-0.
Lopez also pitched 4.2 innings the day before and managed to keep 23 batters scoreless in the Chargers 8-4 victory.
On top of her stellar playoff performances, Desiree Lopez was recently named to the second team All-OEC team in 2014 after her highly successful regular season.
Lopez won the second most games on the mound out of any OEC pitcher and currently has an ERA of 2.81.
#21 Chelsee Herron
The Cypress College Athletic Department is proud to present Chelsee Herron from the Charger Softball program with the "Charger Athlete of the Week" award for the week of May 4-11, 2014.
Herron drove in eight runs and scored two runs of her own throughout her four games played from May 4-11. Her most impressive highlight came when she hit a game winning grand slam over Saddleback College in the Chargers Super Regional matchup on May 10, 2014.
Chelsee stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning and crushed a deep bomb over the center field wall to end the game early vs. the Saddleback Gauchos.
The 9-0 six inning victory over the Gauchos set up a rematch with Mt. San Antonio College in the final game of the CCCAA Southern Section Super Regionals.
The catcher from John F. Kennedy High School led the Chargers this season in RBI's (44) and finished second on the team in home runs (6) in 2014.