Honors for CSUMB spring athletes

Jaden Sheppard and KW Quilici were both named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Division II All-West Region team for conference champion Cal State Monterey Bay.

Sheppard is hitting .338 this year for the three-time defending California Collegiate Athletic Association champion Otters, with a team high 13 homers and 57 runs batted in going into Thursday’s NCAA Division II West Regionals.

The junior third baseman hit a pair of homers in the CCAA conference tournament, helping the Otters defend their title. Of his 57 hits, 24 have gone for extra bases this spring.

Quilici is hitting a team high .346 with 10 homers and 47 runs batted in. With a team high 39 walks, the center fielder leads the Otters with a .485 on-base percentage.

Teammate JJ Engman was a second team selection, as the right fielder is hitting .350 with 10 homers, compiling a .419 on-base percentage. Pitcher Mitchell Torres was an honorable mention, posting a 5-0 record with a 3.36 earned run average.

Softball

Senior catcher Ally Alcayaga was selected to the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner’s All-Region softball first team for CSUMB.

Alcayaga won the triple crown for the Otters, leading the team with a .413 batting average. She hit a team high seven homers and drove in 28 runs. She also led the team in hits and hit-by-pitches.

The 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove catcher in Division II, Alcayaga is a finalist for the award again this spring, as well as All-American honors.