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UC San Diego

2021 Softball Roster

Troy Makalena

7 Sherriah Harrington

  • Position First Base/Utility
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • High School Eastlake HS
  • Hometown Chula Vista, Calif.
  • Major Human Biology

Biography

MEDIA
Tritoncast (5/5/21)
Biliterate Benefits: Dual Language Propels Harrington on the Field, In the Classroom (11/19/20)
Sherriah Harrington and Keila Bosinger: From High School Teammates to Tritons' Top Hitters (5/7/19)

AS A SENIOR IN 2021

2021 NCAA Woman of the Year Award nominee ... Most Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete ... All-Big West Honorable Mention ... Big West All-Academic ... Team captain ... Tritons Rise-Up (TRU) Scholar-Athlete Committee member ... Palomar Health Pathmaker Intern ... Batted .311 overall and .343 (12-for-25) with two outs retired ... Executed team-highs in RBIs (23), total bases (53), and doubles (8) ... Roped four home runs to bring her career count to 16, graduating sixth in program history on the all-time list ... Took 14 free passes (eight walks and 11 hit by pitches) ... Recorded her 150th career hit against Long Beach State (4/11) ... Her 11 game hit streak and 12 game reached base streak were the most by a Triton in 2021 ... Competed at three different positions including first base, designated player and right field ... Acquired a fielding percentage of .974, bringing her career percentage to .981 - currently ninth the record books ... Was named an NFCA top performer following her performance against UC Santa Barbara on Mar. 30. 

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020
CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team (5/14) ... CCAA All-Star Team ... CCAA All-Academic ... CCAA Spring All-Academic ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (2/17) ... Played in all but two games for the Tritons (27), starting in 24 ... Compiled a team-high .400 batting average (26-for-65), good for sixth-best in the CCAA ... Achieved the third-best slugging percentage in the CCAA (.631) and fifth-best on-base percentage (.512) ... Tallied seven doubles, one triple, and two home runs ... Collected 19 RBIs, a team-high 12 walks, 13 runs, and was hit by pitch five times ... Went 5-for-6 on the base paths .... Achieved six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... Finished the season on a team-high 20 game reached base streak ... Notched 231 putouts, five assists and was part of five double plays, only committing two errors on the year ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in a win over Cal State Dominguez Hills (2/15) ... Was 1-for-2 in the box with two runs and three RBIs in victory against Hawaii Pacific (2/4). 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019
D2CCA All-West Region First Team ... All-CCAA First Team ... CCAA Spring All-Academic ... NFCA Player of the Year Watch List ... Finished sixth in the conference with a .378 batting average in CCAA play ... Led the Tritons with 53 hits on the season ... Ranked second on the team with a .340 overall batting average, .500 slugging percentage, and 28 RBIs ... Recorded 41 putouts, 41 assists, and a .965 fielding percentage ... Finished the season with a trio of three-RBI games, against San Francisco State (3/14), Chaminade (3/30), and Cal State San Bernardino (4/26).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018
NFCA All-America Third Team ... NFCA All-West Region First Team ... D2CCA All-West Region Second Team ... All-CCAA First Team ... Desert Stinger Classic All-Tournament Team ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (2/5) ... Led the conference with a .410 batting average (50-for-122) ... Recorded a conference-best .430 batting average in CCAA games ... Ranked second in the CCAA with a .475 on-base percentage ... Drove in 27 runs and scored 22 ... Smacked nine doubles, good for second on the Tritons ... Notched 22 putouts and 21 assists in the field, compiling a fielding percentage of .977 ... Drew 14 walks on the season ... Recorded two three-RBI games, against the Academy of Art (2/3) and Chico State (3/16).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Eastlake High School in Chula Vista ... A three-year varsity letterwinner ... A two-time San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team selection ... Twice named an Eastlake High Scholar-Athlete ... Two-time All-Mesa League Second Team selection ... Led the Titans to a CIF semifinal appearance as a senior.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 2 in San Diego ... Daughter of Sherry Deaner-Harrington and Michael Harrington ... Has a younger sister Michaila and a younger brother Michael ... Human biology major and global health minor at Revelle College ... Wants to attend medical school to become a doctor after graduating from UC San Diego ... Top UC San Diego moment is competing in the 2019 NCAA Championship in Denver, Colo. ... Enjoys working out, planting, playing the guitar, painiting, and exploring the outdoors ... Cheers for the San Diego Padres and Chicago Bears ... Favorite athlete is Fernando Tatis Jr. ... Top movie is Toy Story ... Listens to J. Cole, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Hillsong United, Joji, and Miguel ... Loves carne asada fries ... Most people do not know she can solve a Rubik's cube in less than two minutes. 

CAREER HIGHS
At Bats 6 2/21/21 vs. Grand Canyon
Hits 3 11 times (2/21/21 vs. Grand Canyon)
Doubles 2 2 times (last 2/17/20 @ Azusa Pacific)
Triples 1 Multiple Times
Home Runs 1 Multiple Times
Runs Scored 3 2 times (last 4/6/18 @ Cal State San Bernardino)
RBI 3 6 times (last 3/26/21 vs. UC Santa Barbara)
Stolen Bases 2 2 times (last 4/24/21 @ UC Davis)
Walks 2 6 times (last 3/4/20 vs. Cal State San Marcos)
Assists 6 4/5/19 @ Cal State East Bay
Putouts 16 2/17/20 @ Azusa Pacific

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2018Freshman

    Utility Player
    5'5"
    7
  • 7

    2019Sophomore

    Utility Player
    5'5"
    7
  • 7

    2020Junior

    First Base/Utility
    5'5"
    7
  • 7

    2021Senior

    First Base/Utility
    5'5"
    7

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