Cal Collects 7 All-Pac-12 Honors

The California softball team collected seven 2024 All-Pac-12 honors Tuesday, the most for the program since the 2014 season.

Infielder Tatum Anzaldo was selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Defensive Team, while infielders Acacia Anders and Elon Butler earned all-conference second-team honors. Pitcher Haylei Archer and Infielder Tianna Bell were named to the All-Pac-12 Third Team, while catcher Lagi Quiroga garnered Pac-12 All-Freshman Team recognition.

View the full list of All-Pac-12 honorees and award winners here.

Anzaldo, a fifth-year leader and team captain, put the finishing touches on one of the greatest careers in Cal history this season with her third straight first-team selection. She becomes the first Cal player since Jolene Henderson in 2011-13 to earn three consecutive first-team nods. The Whittier native collected her 200th career hit at Fresno State on April 17 and is on track to finish in the top five in program history in batting average. Anzaldo's current .412 average is the best mark of her career.

Playing every day at third base this season, Anzaldo has spent time defensively in her career at several positions around the diamond, making multiple starts at shortstop, at first base and in the outfield, while turning in highlight reel plays at each of them.

Anders earns her second-career All-Pac-12 honor after being named to the All-Freshman Team in 2022. The Vacaville native has turned in a career year in 2024, leading the Pac-12 and tying the Cal single-season program record with 18 doubles. Her .368 batting average is second on the squad and 39 RBI are tied for the team lead and tied for seventh best in the conference.   

Butler made a big jump from her freshman season in 2023 to her sophomore year, turning in a .366 batting average (third on team) and tying for the Pac-12 lead with 16 home runs. She's currently tied for fifth on the Cal single-season list in home runs with Haley Woods (2004/06) and Danielle Henderson (2012). The San Jose native finished second in the conference in total bases (111) just one behind Pac-12 Player of the Year Maya Brady of UCLA.

Archer saved her best season for last to earn her first career all-conference honor, posting a 2.91 earned run average while finishing eighth in the conference in wins (11) and strikeouts (93). The Columbus, New Jersey, native was seventh in the Pac-12 with 120.1 innings pitched and third in games started (21).

Tianna Bell saw a big improvement from her 2023 numbers as a freshman, turning in a .315 batting average and tying for seventh in the conference with 12 home runs. Hailing from Antioch, Bell drove in 32 runs, third on the team, and was fourth with a .608 slugging percentage.

Quiroga made an immediate impact in her first season with the Bears, tying Butler for the team and Pac-12 lead with 16 home runs. Mainly hitting out of the leadoff spot, Quiroga holds a .318 average and is second behind only Butler (sixth Pac-12) with a .689 slugging percentage. Holding it down as Cal's everyday catcher behind the plate, the Los Angeles native led the conference in runners caught stealing (12) and picked off (5). 

All-Pac-12 First Team: Tatum Anzaldo, Infield
All-Pac-12 Second Team: Acacia Anders, Infield; Elon Butler, Infield
All-Pac-12 Third Team: Haylei Archer, Pitcher; Tianna Bell, Infield
Pac-12 All-Defensive Team: Tatum Anzaldo, Infield
Pac-12 All-Freshman Team: Lagi Quiroga, Catcher
 
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