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UC San Diego

2021 Softball Roster

18 Vanessa Tirado

  • Position Utility Player
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School St. Mary's HS
  • Hometown Stockton, Calif.
  • Major Intl Studies - History

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2021
UC San Diego All-Triton Academic Scholar-Athlete Team selection ... Graduated Summa Cum Laude ... Served as the Philanthropy Chair and External Affairs Director of UC San Diego's pre law, co-ed fraternity Kappa Alpha Pi ... Played in 14 games for the Tritons, seeing time as a pinch hitter or runner as well as in the outfield and at second base ... Compiled a batting average of .375 (3-for-8) with a RBI and one run scored ... Went 1-for-2 with a single and drove in a run against CSUN on Senior Day (5/8) ... Kept a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. 

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020
CCAA All-Academic ... CCAA Spring All-Academic ... Played in 11 games for the Tritons and started in one ... Batted .500 on the year, going 3-for-6 ... Tallied one double and two runs ... Earned her first start as a Triton in left field against Stanislaus State (2/21) ... Received her UC San Diego debut as a pinch runner in a win over Northwest Nazarene (1/31). 

AT SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE
Played for the Knights in 2018-19 ... Earned CCCAA All-SoCal Team recognition ... San Diego City College Golden Glove award winner ... 2019 Team MVP ... 2019 James H. Swinson Jr. Scholar-Athlete ... CCCFCA Co-Player of the Week.

CLUB
Competed with the Firecrackers (14U, 16U-Stone), KG Hitters (18U-Stone), and USA Fastpitch (18U-Flores). 

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Saint Mary's High School ... First Team and Second Team All-Tri-City Athletic League honoree ... Helped Rams to three Tri-City Athletic League Championships. 

PERSONAL
Born June 30 in Stockton ... Parents are Brenda and Albert ... Father, "Rabia", was a professional wrestler in Mexico and the US ... International Studies - History major and political science minor at Roosevelt College ... Intends on teaching English abroad in South Korea for some time and later attending law school when she returns ... Top moment competing includes playing softball at San Diego City College while simultaneously attending UC San Diego ... Favorite UC San Diego moments are participating in the UC San Diego softball Olympics and travel trips with her team ... Lists Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger as her favorite athletes ... Hobbies include traveling, learning Korean, and singing ... Enjoys watching The Lion King, Mulan, The Hunger Games, and Marvel movies... Listens to BTS, Khalid, NAV, Lil Tjay and Ozuna ... Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... Loves steak ... Most people do not know that she has been to every Disneyland in the world. 

CAREER HIGHS
At Bats 2 2 times (5/8/21 vs. CSUN)
Hits 1 Multiple Times
Doubles 1 3/4/20 vs. Cal State San Marcos
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Scored 1 Multiple Times
RBI 1 5/8/21 vs. CSUN
Stolen Bases - -
Walks - -
Assists 2 2/4/20 vs. Hawaii Pacific
Putouts 2 5/8/21 vs. CSUN

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2020Sophomore

    Utility Player
    5'2"
    18
  • 18

    2021Senior

    Utility Player
    5'2"
    18

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