IRVINE, Calif. (May 18, 2022) -- The All-Big West softball teams and major award winners have been revealed, four days after the conclusion of the regular season. The conference’s 10 head coaches voted for the awards. After leading Cal State Fullerton to The Big West title, sophomore outfielder Megan Delgadillo is Player of the Year and Titan head coach Kelly Ford is the Coach of the Year. UC San Diego freshman Jada Cecil will take home both the Pitcher of the Year and Freshman Pitcher of the Year awards. The Defensive Player of the Year honor will go to Hawai’i senior shortstop Nawai Kaupe. Cal Poly outfielder Jessica Clements is The Big West Freshman Field Player of the Year.
Delgadillo earned the Player of the Year nod after recording a .396 batting average, a .457 on-base percentage, 74 hits, 55 runs, 20 RBI and 17 drawn walks, helping her team win the conference title. She is currently tied for most stolen bases in a single season in Big West history with 47 and will have an opportunity to break it when the Titans compete in the upcoming postseason. In conference play she led the league in runs scored (27), hits (40) and stolen bases (30). Delgadillo got on base safety in all but one conference game she played in.
Cecil takes home the top overall pitcher and best first-year pitcher honor. The freshman led the conference with 20 wins, a 1.62 ERA and 230 strikeouts, and was second in innings pitched at 173.1. In conference play she went 13-3 with a 1.33 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 105.1 innings pitched. The freshman righty had eight complete games, three shutouts and recorded double digit strikeouts on six different occasions.
Kaupe earned the top defensive honor after sporting a .935 fielding percentage in 184 chances and was second in The Big West with 17 double plays turned. 11 of those double plays came during conference play.
Clements led the whole league with a .396 batting average, tallying 63 hits, 36 runs and five RBI in all games. In conference play the rookie outfielder hit .341 with 30 hits, 22 runs, four RBI.
Ford receives her fifth Coach of the Year honor after leading the Titans to the conference title. The 10th-year head coach helmed the Titans to a 20-7 conference record, 36-20 overall, to win the 13th Big West title in school history and five of the last six. Cal State Fullerton clinched the title on the final day of the regular season with a 2-1 win over rival Long Beach State and subsequently earned the league’s automatic qualifier into the NCAA Championship.
Joining Delgadillo, Cecil, Kaupe and Clements on the All-Big West First Team is Cal State Fullerton sophomore catcher/infielder Jessi Alcala, Cal Poly sophomore catcher Maddie Amos, UC Davis sophomore pitcher Kenedi Brown, Long Beach State senior outfielder Naomi Hernandez, UC Riverside outfielder Haylee Kela, UC San Diego infielder Isabel Lavrov, Hawai’i freshman pitcher Brianna Lopez, UC Santa Barbara sophomore infielder Madelyn McNally, Long Beach State senior infielder Ashleigh Inae, CSUN senior outfielder Jaymi Steward, and Cal State Fullerton sophomore infielder Peyton Toto.
Cal State Fullerton sophomore infielder Hannah Becerra, UC San Diego senior outfielder Keila Bosinger, CSUN freshman outfielder Mikayla Carman, CSU Bakersfield senior infielder Cydney Curran, UC Davis sophomore catcher Anna Dethlefson, Long Beach State junior pitcher Samantha Fowler, UC Riverside junior infielder/utility Lauryn Garewal, UC Riverside senior pitcher/utility Chrys Hildebrand, CSUN graduate pitcher Kenedee Jamerson, Cal State Fullerton junior infielder Daisy Munoz, Hawai’i sophomore utility Maya Nakamura, Cal Poly senior outfielder Noellah Ramos and UC San Diego sophomore pitcher Gabby Williams were placed on the second team.
Joining Cecil, Clements, Lopez and Carman on the All-Freshman Team are Long Beach State infielder Jacquelyn Bickar, UC Riverside infielder/outfielder Taylor Burdette, CSUN outfielder Kaylee Escutia, CSUN pitcher Paige Maier, UC Davis outfielder Reese Mattley and Cal State Fullerton pitcher Raci Miranda.
| 2022 All-Big West First Team
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| Student-Athlete |
Year |
Position |
Institution |
Hometown |
| Jessi Alcala |
So. |
C/INF |
Cal State Fullerton |
Whittier, Calif. |
| Maddie Amos |
Sr. |
C |
Cal Poly |
Roseville, Calif. |
| Kenedi Brown |
So. |
P |
UC Davis |
Elk Grove, Calif. |
| Jada Cecil |
Fr. |
P |
UC San Diego |
Temecula, Calif. |
| Jessica Clements |
Fr. |
OF |
Cal Poly |
Monterey, Calif. |
| Megan Delgadillo |
So. |
OF |
Cal State Fullerton |
Riverside, Calif. |
| Naomi Hernandez |
Sr. |
UTL |
Long Beach State |
Corona, Calif. |
| Ashleigh Inae |
Sr. |
INF |
Long Beach State |
Riverside, Calif. |
| Nawai Kaupe |
Sr. |
INF |
Hawai'i |
Wailuku, Hawaii |
| Haylee Kela |
Sr. |
OF |
UC Riverside |
Long Beach, Calif. |
| Isabel Lavrov |
Sr. |
INF |
UC San Diego |
Berkeley, Calif. |
| Brianna Lopez |
Fr. |
P |
Hawai'i |
Riverside, Calif. |
| Madelyn McNally |
So. |
INF |
UC Santa Barbara |
La Habra, Calif. |
| Jaymi Steward |
Sr. |
OF |
CSUN |
Redlands, Calif. |
| Peyton Toto |
So. |
INF |
Cal State Fullerton |
Antelope, Calif. |
| 2022 All-Big West Second Team |
| Student-Athlete |
Year |
Position |
Institution |
Hometown |
| Hannah Becerra |
So. |
INF |
Cal State Fullerton |
Diamond Bar, Calif. |
| Keila Bosinger |
Sr. |
OF |
UC San Diego |
Chula Vista, Calif. |
| Mikayla Carman |
Fr. |
OF |
CSUN |
Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| Cydney Curran |
Sr. |
INF |
CSU Bakersfield |
Ewa Beach, Hawaii |
| Anna Dethlefson |
So. |
C |
UC Davis |
Fair Oaks, Calif. |
| Samantha Fowler |
Jr. |
P |
Long Beach State |
Los Alamitos, Calif. |
| Lauryn Garewal |
Jr. |
INF/OF |
UC Riverside |
Banning, Calif. |
| Chrys Hildebrand |
Sr. |
P/UTL |
UC Riverside |
Yorba Linda, Calif. |
| Kenedee Jamerson |
Gr. |
P |
CSUN |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Daisy Munoz |
Jr. |
INF |
Cal State Fullerton |
Buena Park, Calif. |
| Maya Nakamura |
So. |
UTL |
Hawai'i |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Noellah Ramos |
Sr. |
OF |
Cal Poly |
Fremont, Calif. |
| Gabby Williams |
So. |
P |
UC San Diego |
Martinez, Calif. |
| Honorable Mention: Bobbi Aguirre (Sr., UTL, UC San Diego), Jacquelyn Bickar (Fr., INF, Long Beach State), Marissa Burk (Jr., INF, UC Riverside), Cieana Curran (Sr., OF, CSU Bakersfield), Antuanett Dean (So., OF, Cal State Fullerton), Delaney Diaz (Sr., INF, UC Davis), Kaylee Escutia (Fr., OF, CSUN), Sophia Fernandez (So., P, Long Beach State), Maci Fines (Sr., INF, UC Santa Barbara), Ka’ena Keliinoi (So., UTL, Hawai’i), Reese Mattley (Fr., OF, UC Davis), Lexy Mills (Jr., P, UC Santa Barbara), Sara Olson (So., OF, Long Beach State), Jantzen Owen (So., C, UC Riverside), Sophia Real (Jr., INF, UC San Diego), Nadia Witt (Sr., OF, UC Riverside); |
| All-Freshman Team: Jacquelyn Bickar (INF, Long Beach State), Taylor Burdette (INF/OF UC Riverside), Mikayla Carman (OF, CSUN), Jada Cecil (P, UC San Diego), Jessica Clements (OF, Cal Poly), Kaylee Escutia (OF, CSUN), Brianna Lopez (P, Hawai’i), Paige Maier (P, Cal Poly), Reese Mattley (OF, UC Davis), Raci Miranda (P, Cal State Fullerton); |