LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego freshman infielder
Tori Hinostro has been named The Big West Softball Freshman of the Week, it was announced by the conference office on Monday. She is the fourth different Triton to capture a Big West weekly honor to date in 2026.
Hinostro had a breakout week for the Tritons in their series win at UC Riverside. The freshman started the final two games of the series – both Triton wins – at third base. She ripped four hits in six at-bats, scoring twice and driving in a pair of runs. For the weekend, she slashed .667/.667/.571. Hinostro delivered a pinch-hit single in the first game of the series and was 2-for-2 when leading off an inning over the weekend.
The Tritons took two games at UC Riverside to earn their first road series win of the season. Next up, UC San Diego is back home for a three-game Big West series vs. Cal Poly on April 11 and 12, playing a doubleheader on Saturday at 4 p.m. with a single game Sunday at Noon. All three games can be seen on ESPN+ and heard on KSDT radio, with live stats available on UCSDTritons.com.
UC SAN DIEGO'S BIG WEST WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Tori Hinostro, Freshman (April 6, 2026)
Maalia Cherry, Field (Feb. 16, 2026)
Bella Settembro, Freshman (Feb. 9, 2026)
Zara Wasserman, Field (April 21, 2025)
India Caldwell, Pitcher (March 24, 2025)
India Caldwell, Pitcher (March 11, 2024)
Brooklyn Lee, Freshman (March 11, 2024)
Hailey Mulligan, Field (March 4, 2024)
Lexi O'Gorman, Freshman (Feb. 12, 2024)
Hailey Mulligan, Freshman (April 24, 2023)
Jada Cecil, Freshman (April 4, 2022)
Jada Cecil, Freshman (March 28, 2022)
Jada Cecil, Freshman (March 14, 2022)
Deena Pederson, Freshman (May 17, 2021)
Bobbi Aguirre, Field (May 10, 2021)
Deena Pederson, Freshman (March 29, 2021)
Clarissa Reynoso, Field (Feb. 22, 2021)
Robyn Wampler, Pitcher (Feb. 22, 2021)
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 in NCAA Division I. The 24-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 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 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 NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
