LA JOLLA, Calif.— Hailey Mulligan's performance was critical to UC San Diego softball winning the series over UC Davis this past weekend and earned her Big West Freshman of the Week honors on April 24.
The freshman shortstop went 4-for-9 at the plate for an average of .444 which led the Tritons over the three games. Against the Aggies, she earned six total bases for an on-base percentage of .500. In game two, Mulligan was perfect at the plate going 3-for-3 with her first collegiate triple.
The San Diego product came up big in the rubber match knocking a single through the right side to bring in her teammate from second base to cut the deficit to one run. In the seventh, UC San Diego was down by two when Mulligan was able to battle through her at-bat to earn a walk. She would eventually score to help tie up the game and send it into extra innings. The Tritons won the finale to take the series 4-3.
Mulligan is the third Triton to be recognized as Big West Freshman of the Week and the first this season.
Next up, UC San Diego hosts UC Riverside at the Triton Softball Field. The three-game conference series will broadcast on ESPN+ with the first pitch of game one at 5:00 pm on April 28.
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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.
