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2018 Softball Roster roster
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Sashel  Palacios

Sashel Palacios

TitleGraduate Assistant
Senior (2017):
  • Finished third on the team in batting average with a .322 clip
     
  • Tied for second on the Devils in doubles with six
     
  • One of four Devils to star all 53 games
     
  • Was an All-Pac-12 Academic honorable mention during her senior season after graduating with her degree in Family and Human Development in the spring
     
  • Named to the 2016-17 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District® Softball Team
     
  • Earned Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week of March 28
     
Junior (2016):
  • Has done what she is supposed to do with a runner on third and less than two outs, second on the team with nine RBI on 11 opportunities.
  • Holds team's second-longest hit streak this season at 10 games while her 13-game reached base streak earlier this year is also second-longest.
  • Went 4-for-10 with four RBI at the Diamond Devil Invite and was the lone offensive bright spot against Minnesota (2/26) with her solo home run.
  • Had a solid bounce back weekend at the Littlewood Classic, finishing 4-for-10 with a walk and five RBI.
  • Had a pinch hit three-run home run against Illinois State to help blow things open in a 6-0 victory (2/20).
  • Wore the walk-off hit by pitch with the bases loaded to seal a 9-1 victory in five innings over San Diego (2/14).
     
Sophomore (2015): 
  • Finished third on the team with a .459 on-base percentage and was one of the biggest surprises on offense on the season. 
     
  • Her .323 batting average was fifth on the team. Did not have a single error until the postseason and finished with a .993 fielding percentage.
     
  • Earned Pac-12 All-Defensive honors and was named to the NFCA All-West Region team as well. 
     
  • Recorded an RBI single in the first game of the season against Creighton, Feb. 5.
  • Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an RBI single against Illinois State on Feb 13.
  • Went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a double and two walks against California on Mar. 20.
  • Went a perfect 7-for-7 with four RBI in the first two games of the Stanford series on May 1-2.
     
Freshman (2014):
  • Got her first career hit against Penn State on Feb. 8.