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University of California, Santa Barbara

2025 Softball Roster

Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang

10 Elicia Acosta

  • Height 5-5
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Rialto, Calif.
  • High School Rancho Cucamonga HS
  • Position Catcher/Utility

Biography

2025: Appeared in 32 games, starting in 23…Hit .289 in 76 at-bats…Recorded 22 hits with ten of them going for extra bases and finishing with a slugging percentage of .539…Brought in 18 runs across the season with a career-high of six, recording a multi-home run game against CSUN (May 10).

2024: All-Big West Honorable Mention selection…Appeared in all 48 games for UC Santa Barbara making 46 starts…Hit .312 in 138 at-bats...Recorded 43 hits with seven resulting in extra bases and 29 runs batted in…Led the team in home runs, with six on the season, and triples with two total.

2023: Appeared in one game before her season was cut short due to injury.

2022: Appeared in 22 games starting in nine for the Gauchos...In 28 at-bats recorded four hits including a double and home run...Drove in two runs and scored twice.

HIGH SCHOOL: Acosta attended Rancho Cucamonga High School competing in softball and cheerleading...Earned four varsity letters...Was awarded All-League during her freshman and sophomore seasons...Named Rookie of the Year her freshman year...Awarded MVP her sophomore year...Held the home run record at Rancho Cucamonga High School...Hit a walk-off grand slam in League vs. St. Lucy's...Hit a walk-off home run vs. King High School...Named Homecoming princess...Four-year leadership member...Earned Principal's Honor Roll all four years...Named Student-Athlete of the Year nominee.

PERSONAL:
 Daughter of Monique and Jose Acosta...Has two older brothers, Nick, and Jose Acosta...Plans to study biology and aspires to become a doctor...Her most memorable sports moment was going 4-for-5 in the first round of CIF in her sophomore year with two home runs and six RBI...Her favorite movies are Mean Girls and Urban Cowboy...Her favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy...Her favorite athletes are Aubrey Monroe, Montana Dixon, and Kobe Bryant...Her hobbies include painting and surfing...Was also recruited by Princeton, Louisville, Ole Miss, Boston University, Oregon, Loyola Marymount, and Cal State San Bernardino.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2022Freshman

    CatcherUtility
    5'5"
    16
  • 10

    2023Sophomore

    Catcher/Utility
    5'5"
    10
  • 10

    2024Junior

    Catcher/Utility
    5'5"
    10
  • 10

    2025Senior

    Catcher/Utility
    5'5"
    10