LAS VEGAS – Dominating the competition with three wins, 34 runs scored, and five surrendered, California State University San Bernardino claimed its first-ever Desert Stinger Classic tournament championship on Sunday afternoon at Majestic Park.
 
In a fitting final gesture on Sunday afternoon centerfielder Morgan Ratliff, who was named tournament most valuable player, made the final out of the day with a perfect throw from centerfield to home plate to nail a runner trying to score from second. Ratliff, a senior from Santa Clara, California, batted .455 (5-for-11) with eight runs scored, a tournament-high six stolen bases, and a pair of outfield assists to lead the Coyotes.
 
Also earning all-tournament honors from CSUSB was catcher Dominique Walker, who drove in eight runs while batting .750 (9-for-12) with four doubles and nine runs scored. The Coyotes beat Central Washington University 18-0 in five innings, topped Northwest Nazarene University 6-2, and finished off with a 10-3 win over the Academy of Art University.
 
All-Time Desert Stinger Tournament Champions

Year	Champion	Conference	Record	Run Differential
2019	Cal State San Bernardino	CCAA	3-0	+19
2018	Chico State University	CCAA	5-0	+30
2017	Humboldt State University	CCAA	5-0	+45
2016	Concordia University (California)	PacWest	5-0	+18
2015	California State University San Marcos	CCAA	5-0	+46
2014	California Baptist	PacWest	5-0	+38
2013	West Texas A&M University	Lone Star	5-0	+29
2012	Sonoma State University	CCAA	5-0	+31
2011	Augustana University	NSIC	5-0	+50
2010	Grand Canyon University	PacWest	5-0	+40

 
San Francisco State University and Western Oregon University also went undefeated in the tournament, winning all three of their games. Pitcher Brylynn Vallejos of SFSU earned all-tournament honors, after batting .727 with one home run and four stolen bases. Outfielder Tyler Creach and pitcher Maddie Mayer of WOU also claimed all-tournament honors. Creach batted .500 with a triple, two RBIs, and perfect defense in seven chances, while Mayer had nine strikeouts and a 1.62 earned run average in 13.0 innings pitched to go 2-0 on the weekend.
 
Host Montana State University Billings had a pair of all-tournament selections, in third baseman Payton Reynolds and leftfielder Allie Hughes. Reynolds ranked second in the tournament with six RBIs, while batting .375 with a home run and perfect defense in nine chances at third base. Hughes homered twice on Friday, while reaching base in 7 of 11 plate appearances, driving in three, and scoring five runs.
   
First baseman Brittney Ross-Smith of UC San Diego went 5-for-7 in the tournament, slugging a pair of doubles and driving in five runs to get the all-tournament nod. She was the lone player to be a repeat selection on the all-tournament team, after earning the award for the Tritons last year. Danica Grier of Humboldt State was impressive at shortstop, with errorless play in 12 opportunities to go along with a .583 batting average, four RBIs, and four runs scored.
 
Ali Steen of Concordia-Portland stole the show in right field, going 6-for-9 with a tournament-high three home runs and seven RBIs. Steen was the only player to homer in each of her team's three games throughout the weekend. Rounding out the all-tournament offensive players was Brittany Genuardi of Northwest Nazarene, who went 4-for-9 (.444) with two home runs and five RBIs.
 
In the circle, Celeste Villagrana of CSU Monterey Bay, Brooke Larsen of Chico State, and Lexie Strasser of Central Washington joined Mayer on the all-tournament team. Villagrana allowed zero earned runs in 14.0 innings pitched, striking out six total on the weekend. Larsen led all players with 19 strikeouts, while logging 12 1/3 innings pitched and giving up just two extra-base hits. Strasser meanwhile had a 0.47 earned run average, striking out eight and allowing just nine baserunners in 15.0 innings for a WHIP of 0.60.
 

Player	School	Postiion	Year	Hometown
Dominique Walker	CSU San Bernardino	Catcher	Senior	Santa Fe Springs, CA
Brittney Ross-Smith	UC San Diego	First Baseman	Junior	Valencia, CA
Danica Grier	Humboldt State	Second Baseman	Sophomore	Garden Grove, CA
Payton Reynolds	MSU Billings	Third Baseman	Junior	Reno, NV
Sabrina Hicks	Saint Martin's	Shortstop	Senior	Elk Grove, CA
Allie Hughes	MSU Billings	Leftfielder	Sophomore	Sparks, NV
Morgan Ratliff	CSU San Bernardino	Centerfielder	Senior	Santa Clara, CA
Ali Steen	Concordia Portland	Rightfielder	Senior	Edmonds, WA
Tyler Creach	Western Oregon	Utility	Sophomore	Bend, OR
Brylynn Vallejos	San Francisco State	Utility	Freshman	Reno, NV
Brittany Genuardi	Northwest Nazarene	Designated Player	Junior	Spanaway, WA
Celeste Villagrana	CSU Monterey Bay	Pitcher	Senior	Anaheim, CA
Maddie Mayer	Western Oregon	Pitcher	Freshman	Portland, OR
Brooke Larsen	Chico State	Pitcher	Sophomore	Sacramento, CA
Lexie Strasser	Central Washington	Pitcher	Sophomore	Chehalis, WA

2019 Desert Stinger Classic Champion
CSU San Bernardino (5-0, 19 Tournament Score)
 
2018 Desert Stinger Classic Most Valuable Player
Morgan Ratliff               CSU San Bernardino
 

Year	Most Valuable Player	School	Conference
2019	Morgan Ratliff	Cal State San Bernardino	CCAA
2018	Wendy Cardinali	Chico State University	CCAA
2017	Tiffany Hollingsworth	Humboldt State University	CCAA
2016	Grayson Harvey	Concordia University (California)	PacWest
2015	Naomi Amu	Cal State San Marcos	CCAA
2014	Rebecca Lee (Offensive)	University of Hawaii Hilo	PacWest
2014	Brianna Kinghorn (Defensive)	Northwest Nazarene	GNAC
2014	Rita Hokianga (Pitcher)	West Texas A&M	Lone Star
2013	Adrianna Sanchez (Offensive)	Cal State Dominguez Hills	CCAA
2013	Kelly Unkrich (Pitcher)	Colorado School of Mines	RMAC
2012	Samantha Lepp (Offensive)	Sonoma State	CCAA
2012	Emma Holden (Pitcher)	California Baptist	PacWest
2011	Ashley Meyer	Augustana (SD)	NSIC
2010	Lexi Stephens	St. Edward's	Heartland