SAN DIEGO, Calif. – UC San Diego's Jada Cecil earned city-wide recognition on Friday night when she was awarded the San Diego Sports Association 2022 Star of the Year Award for her outstanding rookie season.
 
The right-hander was dominant for the Tritons in her rookie season. 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 broke three records in the 2022 season: the single-game high strikeouts, and the individual season-high strikeouts, and assisted the pitching staff in snapping the 20-year-old team single-season strikeout record as well.
 
Cecil earned Big West Pitcher and Freshman of the Year, making the conference First Team and All-Freshman team. Recognized nationally, she was a Top 10 Finalist for Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year and earned NFCA West Region Second Team honors.
 
The San Diego Sports Association celebrates and supports local athletic achievement and youth development through sports. The SDSA was launched by the Breitbard Athletic Foundation, which was founded in 1946 by the legendary Bob Breitbard to recognize significant athletic achievement in San Diego. Now, made up of San Diego's leading sports influencers, advocates, and supporters, we reach more than 750,000 people a year through our awards programs and community outreach initiatives.
 
UC San Diego softball opens their season on Feb. 10 at Triton Softball Field hosting the La Jolla Invitational. Action is scheduled to begin at 4:30 pm against Stonehill College.
 

That you to 2022 Star of the Year Jada Cecil from @UCSDsoftball for coming to celebrate with us at the Salute to the Champions. @UCSDtritons @UCSDTritonTide pic.twitter.com/bd7vcAsFiA

— San Diego Sports Association (@SDSportsAssn) January 22, 2023

 
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 began a new era in 2020 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 earned 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.