LA JOLLA, Calif. – Episode 111 of Tritoncast, the official podcast for UC San Diego Athletics, has dropped and is available to download or stream on every major podcast platform.

On this week's show, it's our 2025 UC San Diego softball season preview! New head coach and Triton alum Nikki Palmer joins us in the Triton Spotlight to talk about building on the tradition and foundation, and what kind of team we can expect to see at Triton Softball Field this season. As always, host Jeff Tourial takes us around campus for the latest in Triton Athletics.

New episodes of Tritoncast premiere each Wednesday are available on the most popular podcasting apps, including Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Audible, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, and Vurbl. Select episodes of the show can also be seen on the UCSDTritons YouTube channel. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com.

For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on X @Tritoncast. To provide feedback or suggestions for future guests, email tritoncast@ucsd.edu.

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 in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America accolades, while 38 have received 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 NCAA Division I and II institutions.