University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Softball Roster
Vasquez, Cecilia
Jersey Number 9
Cecilia Vasquez
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- New Waverly, Texas
- High School:
- New Waverly HS
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2025)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2024)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2023)
2025 (Junior)
Started in all 42 games played ... served as the team's primary shortstop until an abrupt season-ending injury in mid-April caused her to miss the final 12 games ... recorded a career-best 31 RBI, the second-most on the team ... had a hand in 20 of Louisiana's nation-leading 35 double plays turned as part of the stellar middle infield combination with Mia Liscano ... batted .270-plus for the second straight season, recording a. 276 average over 145 plate appearances ... tied for the team lead in doubles with six ... generated 32 base hits for second straight season with 30-plus recorded ... registered 64 putouts, 100 assists and fielded cleanly all but nine of the 173 total chances (.948 FLD%) seen during middle infield coverage ... set a career-high in fielding assists and accumulated 90-plus for the second straight season ... finished the season with nine multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games ... turned in a pair of three-hit games and three times delivered three RBI ... was the focal point of the offense the season's first four weeks with a team-best 20 RBI, posting at least one RBI in 11 of 17 games and recording a team-leading six multiple-RBI games ... high productivity started with three consecutive multiple-RBI games that resulted in seven RBI from Feb. 8-14 in wins over George Mason, Longwood and Northern Illinois ... capped off by three RBI in a win over Houston on Feb. 22, finished the season-opening, 12-game homestand with 15 RBI ... batted .424 (14-of-33) with three doubles and two home runs during the season-opening homestand ... third time setting season-high in RBI came on March 1 with the three RBI leading to a win over Rutgers for the second time at Auburn's Jane B. Moore Memorial ... delivered the team's first two runs with a single up the middle to forge a tie in the win over No. 21 Alabama in Tuscaloosa ... homered, scored three runs and delivered two RBI to help Cajuns deliver an instant response in Game 2 of the March 14 doubleheader at Marshall ... was beginning to discover early season hitting form after a team-best .625 performance at the plate (5-of-8) in the JMU series ... a pregame injury prior to the series opener vs. South Alabama on April 17 brought an untimely close to her season.
2024 (Sophomore)
Appeared in the starting lineup in 56 out of 59 games played ... enjoyed breakout season offensively, batting .300-plus overall and within Sun Belt Conference play in the regular season … finished as the team leader in extra base hits (10) and home runs (6) during conference play … increased hits production three times that from freshman season, rising to 39 hits with 12 going for extra bases … emerged as an elite level defender at shortstop, starting all 24 conference games at the position and fielding .978 (35 PO, 54 A, 2 E) … involved in 25 of team’s nation-leading 46 double plays … overall, fielded .951 at shortstop with 88 assists and only eight errors over 163 chances.
2023 (Freshman)
Stepped onto the field 56 times, with 39 starts, during collegiate debut season ... split time between second base and shortstop ... ended the season at second base, covering the position from mid-April onward ... recorded 45 putouts, 45 assists and seven errors from the middle infield coverage ... batted .169 over 79 plate appearances ... eight of the 12 base hits recorded went for extra bases (six doubles, two home runs) ... was the starting second baseman and one of three freshmen in the lineup on Opening Day on Feb. 10 vs. Lafayette College ... closed the opening weekend with a season-high four RBI on Feb. 12 vs. SFA, produced with a double and home run ... sent Cajuns to the SBC Tournament championship game with a squeeze bunt that turned into a two-run double breaking up a scoreless game with Texas State during the third inning in the semifinal round ... appeared in every gmae of the team's NCAA Tournament run through the Seattle Super Regional.
High School
Competed at shortstop and catcher for New Waverly (Texas) High School for four seasons ... earned first team all-district honors and was named the team's Offensive MVP following a junior season in which she batted .600 with 23 extra base hits, 21 RBI, 42 runs scored and 26 stolen bases – all over a span of only 81 plate appearances ... helped New Waverly advance to the regional quarterfinals in senior season ... received the District 23-3A MVP award after a stellar senior season that included 57 hits, a combined 32 extra base hits (17 doubles, eight triples, seven home eruns) and 39 RBI over 109 plate appearances ... displayed incredible plate discipline throughout her career with no strikeouts over 95 plate appearances as a freshman and none over 53 trips in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, followed by only two strikeouts in her junior season ... named the New Waverly Female Athlete of the Year as a freshman, was called the "Ozzie Smith of softball shortstop in her class" by Houston Hotshots Premier travel ball coach and Ragin' Cajuns baseball great Nathan Nelson.
Personal
Born May 4, 2004 in Austin, Texas ... daughter of Enrique and Jennifer Vasquez ... has one brother, NIck ... ranked Top 10 percent in high school graduating class ... father, Enrique, is a sports broadcaster who currently serves as the Spanish play-by-play voice of the Houston Texans, previously called games for the Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears, and also served as play-by-play for Fox Sports America's coverage of the NFL and Super Bowl XXXI and XXXII ... is a kinesiology major ... plans to pursue a doctorate in occupational therapy, which is the same vocation as her mother, Jennifer.
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2024)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2023)
2025 (Junior)
Started in all 42 games played ... served as the team's primary shortstop until an abrupt season-ending injury in mid-April caused her to miss the final 12 games ... recorded a career-best 31 RBI, the second-most on the team ... had a hand in 20 of Louisiana's nation-leading 35 double plays turned as part of the stellar middle infield combination with Mia Liscano ... batted .270-plus for the second straight season, recording a. 276 average over 145 plate appearances ... tied for the team lead in doubles with six ... generated 32 base hits for second straight season with 30-plus recorded ... registered 64 putouts, 100 assists and fielded cleanly all but nine of the 173 total chances (.948 FLD%) seen during middle infield coverage ... set a career-high in fielding assists and accumulated 90-plus for the second straight season ... finished the season with nine multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games ... turned in a pair of three-hit games and three times delivered three RBI ... was the focal point of the offense the season's first four weeks with a team-best 20 RBI, posting at least one RBI in 11 of 17 games and recording a team-leading six multiple-RBI games ... high productivity started with three consecutive multiple-RBI games that resulted in seven RBI from Feb. 8-14 in wins over George Mason, Longwood and Northern Illinois ... capped off by three RBI in a win over Houston on Feb. 22, finished the season-opening, 12-game homestand with 15 RBI ... batted .424 (14-of-33) with three doubles and two home runs during the season-opening homestand ... third time setting season-high in RBI came on March 1 with the three RBI leading to a win over Rutgers for the second time at Auburn's Jane B. Moore Memorial ... delivered the team's first two runs with a single up the middle to forge a tie in the win over No. 21 Alabama in Tuscaloosa ... homered, scored three runs and delivered two RBI to help Cajuns deliver an instant response in Game 2 of the March 14 doubleheader at Marshall ... was beginning to discover early season hitting form after a team-best .625 performance at the plate (5-of-8) in the JMU series ... a pregame injury prior to the series opener vs. South Alabama on April 17 brought an untimely close to her season.
2024 (Sophomore)
Appeared in the starting lineup in 56 out of 59 games played ... enjoyed breakout season offensively, batting .300-plus overall and within Sun Belt Conference play in the regular season … finished as the team leader in extra base hits (10) and home runs (6) during conference play … increased hits production three times that from freshman season, rising to 39 hits with 12 going for extra bases … emerged as an elite level defender at shortstop, starting all 24 conference games at the position and fielding .978 (35 PO, 54 A, 2 E) … involved in 25 of team’s nation-leading 46 double plays … overall, fielded .951 at shortstop with 88 assists and only eight errors over 163 chances.
2023 (Freshman)
Stepped onto the field 56 times, with 39 starts, during collegiate debut season ... split time between second base and shortstop ... ended the season at second base, covering the position from mid-April onward ... recorded 45 putouts, 45 assists and seven errors from the middle infield coverage ... batted .169 over 79 plate appearances ... eight of the 12 base hits recorded went for extra bases (six doubles, two home runs) ... was the starting second baseman and one of three freshmen in the lineup on Opening Day on Feb. 10 vs. Lafayette College ... closed the opening weekend with a season-high four RBI on Feb. 12 vs. SFA, produced with a double and home run ... sent Cajuns to the SBC Tournament championship game with a squeeze bunt that turned into a two-run double breaking up a scoreless game with Texas State during the third inning in the semifinal round ... appeared in every gmae of the team's NCAA Tournament run through the Seattle Super Regional.
High School
Competed at shortstop and catcher for New Waverly (Texas) High School for four seasons ... earned first team all-district honors and was named the team's Offensive MVP following a junior season in which she batted .600 with 23 extra base hits, 21 RBI, 42 runs scored and 26 stolen bases – all over a span of only 81 plate appearances ... helped New Waverly advance to the regional quarterfinals in senior season ... received the District 23-3A MVP award after a stellar senior season that included 57 hits, a combined 32 extra base hits (17 doubles, eight triples, seven home eruns) and 39 RBI over 109 plate appearances ... displayed incredible plate discipline throughout her career with no strikeouts over 95 plate appearances as a freshman and none over 53 trips in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, followed by only two strikeouts in her junior season ... named the New Waverly Female Athlete of the Year as a freshman, was called the "Ozzie Smith of softball shortstop in her class" by Houston Hotshots Premier travel ball coach and Ragin' Cajuns baseball great Nathan Nelson.
Personal
Born May 4, 2004 in Austin, Texas ... daughter of Enrique and Jennifer Vasquez ... has one brother, NIck ... ranked Top 10 percent in high school graduating class ... father, Enrique, is a sports broadcaster who currently serves as the Spanish play-by-play voice of the Houston Texans, previously called games for the Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears, and also served as play-by-play for Fox Sports America's coverage of the NFL and Super Bowl XXXI and XXXII ... is a kinesiology major ... plans to pursue a doctorate in occupational therapy, which is the same vocation as her mother, Jennifer.
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