LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego shut out the Rainbow Wahine of Hawai'i in the Friday night opening game, 2-0.
From in the circle, freshman
Jada Cecil tossed a complete game for the Tritons and allowed no runs on two hits with 16 strikeouts and three walks. This is the second time this season that Cecil has broken the single-game strikeout record for UC San Diego.
The Tritons were led by second baseman
Isabel Lavrov who went 1-for-3 at the plate with one run on a solo-homerun in the sixth inning.
The Tritons move to 18-14 overall and 6-1 in conference, while the Rainbow Wahine drop to 11-11 overall and 5-2 in conference.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jada Cecil tossed a complete game for the Tritons, throwing 132 pitches tonight with an ERA of 1.48. She faced 28 batters tonight and retired 16 of them.
Both teams remained scoreless until the bottom of the third inning when the Tritons took the lead, 1-0. Capitalizing on a 'Bow error,
Zoe Richards was able to reach first. She then advanced to second on a single sent down the left field line from
Keila Bosinger. Richards and Bosinger each stole their respective bases with
Bobbi Aguirre at bat. With one out, Aguirre plated Richards on a ground out to second base.
The Triton's insurance run came in the bottom of the sixth, when
Isabel Lavrov sent a solo homerun over the left field fence on a 2-1 count.
In the top of the seventh, Cecil retired three out of the five Hawai'i batters to finalize the game.
TRITON TIDBITS
- Jada Cecil breaks the UC San Diego single-game high strikeout record for the second time this season and currently is 17th in the nation for total strikeouts (144). Cecil leads the Big West in total wins (12), opposing batting average (.152), strikeouts (144), and batters struck out looking (42).
- This is the fifth time the Tritons and Rainbow Wahine have faced one another; the Tritons move to 3-2 in their all-time vs. record.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego is back tomorrow, April 2, to finish the Hawai'i series with a doubleheader starting at 1:00 pm. Both games will broadcast on ESPN+.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
