SEASIDE --- Four new players have signed on to join the CSU Monterey Bay softball team, two of them twins who are playing for the CIF Championship this weekend.

Jessica Moon and Jamie Moon from Torrance, Calif. constitute their own battery. Jessica, a pitcher, earned three varsity letters at Torrance High. She was a two time Coaches Award Recipient with a 28-4 career record at Torrance High. She was the Most valuable player in the Pioneer League her senior year while going 10-0 with a 0.58 ERA in the regular season. She is 2-0 in the post season and threw a 15-inning complete game on Tuesday to qualify her team for CIF Championship, scheduled Saturday, May 31.

Jessica has maintained a 3.4 GPA, earning her a scholastic honors award. CCAA umpires should take note that she was also on her school's debate team and qualified for the state tournament.

Jessica, like her sister Jamie, will be on the All-Area team. Jamie earned four varsity letters in softball. She was the Rookie of the Year as a freshman, made the All-League First Team as a Junior in the Pioneer League and then again as a senior. She has a GPA of 3.5 and  was a national honor society recipient.

Jamie was also on excellent soccer player in high school. She scored 57 goals in her career at Torrance High and earned two varsity letters. She was a member of the All-League Second Team her junior year and was the Pioneer League's Offensive Player of the Year her senior year, leading her team to the CIF quarterfinals.

“The Moon twins will help our program greatly,” said CSU Monterey Bay softball coach Andrea Kenney. “They are solid student athletes who, as a pitcher/catcher combo, undoubtedly will work well together. I look for them to step in and make an immediate contribution.”

Caydi Dommeyer of Santa Ynez, Calif. will provide depth in CSUMB's infield. She graduates from Santa Ynez High School in June with a 3.0 GPA and was the varsity team captain for three years and the team's MVP all four years. She made the All-League Second Team her freshman year and was on the First Team the rest of her years in school.

“I am excited to coach Caydi Dommeyer,” said Kenney. “I coached her sister Denicia 15 years ago at the JC level. She was a great competitor and I see the same traits in Caydi.”

Primarily a shortstop, Dommeyer pitched as well. She hit .359 her senior year with a .405 on base percentage. Blessed with speed, Dommeyer is an incredible force on the base paths; she stole 30 bases on 30 attempts. She made the Santa Barbara All County team in 2007 and is expected to be named to the team in 2008 as well.

Amanda Guzman, who will graduate from Hanford High School with a 3.75 GPA, will help the team at the plate and in the infield. She was her team's MVP in 2008, won the Senior Female Athlete award for 2008 as well the school's Character Counts Award. She was named to the All-Valley League Second Team in 2008 as a shortstop. Guzman hit .452 her senior year with an on base percentage of .514.

"Amanda is a very versatile player that will help the team in a number of ways," said Kenney. "We are thrilled to have her."

Melissa Turney is the fourth new member. A very smart player, she played outfield, second and third for Tracy High School, which took first place in the San Joaquin Athletic Association in 2007. She had the fourth-highest batting average in the league in 2008 at .422.

Like so many of CSUMB's athletes, Turney is stellar in the classroom as well. She graduates in June with a 3.87 GPA and she scored a 1490 on her SAT. She said she wanted to come to CSU Monterey Bay to be a part of coach Kenney's program.

“Melissa Turney will solidify our outfield and will be a big threat at the plate,” said Kenney. “She will be a standout in the classroom and on the field at CSUMB.”

Turney said she was excited to play for Kenney.

"I was very comfortable with her (Coach Kenney), and she was easy to talk to and an amazing coach," Turney told her hometown newspaper, the Tracy Press. "The way they prepare for games is so professional, and I want to be a part of that."