LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced 381 student-athletes from 152 programs have received 2022 NFCA Division I All-Region accolades. Sophomore
Gabby Williams earned West Region First Team honors while freshman
Jada Cecil earned West Region Second Team honors for UC San Diego. The pair are the first Tritons to earn Division I NFCA honors for UC San Diego as they are in their second year of reclassifying to Division I.
Earning First Team honors as a utility pitcher and designated player,
Gabby Williams recorded 14 hits, nine RBI, seven runs, and had the third-highest slugging percentage for the Tritons. In the circle, she led the team and the Big West for saves with an ERA of 2.52 and 83 strikeouts in 94.1 innings of work. Williams earned Second Team honors from the Big West Conference for her work in the 2022 season.
Right-hander
Jada Cecil has been dominant for the Tritons in her inaugural season in the circle. Tossing 230 strikeouts over 174.1 innings of work with an ERA of 1.62, Cecil went 20-4 in the regular season for the gold and blue. She has broken three records this season: the single-game high strikeouts, and the individual season-high strikeouts, and she assisted the pitching staff in snapping the 20-year-old team single-season strikeout record as well. Cecil was recently awarded Big West Pitcher and Freshman of the Year, making the conference First Team and All-Freshman team.
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2022 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
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.
