LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego baseball had a trio of scholar-athletes recognized on Summer League All-Star Teams around the country. J.C. Allen earned a spot in the West Coast League All-Star game on July 16, while Steele Murdock and Anthony Potestio represented the Tritons in the Cape Cod League All-Star game on July 19.
 
Allen is competing this summer for the Victoria HarbourCats, splitting time between first and third base. After joining the team on June 21, Allen is hitting .323 in 17 games with five home runs, 17 RBI, 11 walks and three doubles.
 
Murdock has impressed for the Orleans Firebirds this summer and was recently highlighted in D1 Baseball's feature on the prestigious Cape Code League. Murdock holds a 1.46 ERA in 11 appearances, collecting 19 strikeouts in 12.1 innings of work. He currently leads the team with five saves as the Firebirds' closer.
 
Potestio joined Murdock on the Orleans Firebirds this summer and currently has a .286 batting average in 18 games with six doubles, 15 walks, eight RBI and four stolen bases as the Firebirds' leadoff man.
 
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 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.