Washington softball’s Celis signs pro softball deal

Washington Huskies infielder Jillian Celis signed a professional contract with the Florida Vibe.

Washington Huskies coach Heather Tarr did an excellent job identifying Jillian Celis in the transfer portal. She secured a commitment from the former San Diego State product, who played her final year in Seattle and thrived.

Now, she will take her talents to the professional ranks after signing a deal with the Florida Vibe.

Celis batted .313 in her one year with the Huskies, leading the team with 14 doubles, finishing second in runs batted in with 37, only behind sophomore Alana Johnson, and adding 7 home runs.

For her efforts, the graduate student was named to the All-Pac-12 third-team and the conference’s All-Defensive team thanks to her perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on 160 chances.

Her leadership and defense are going to be hard to replace in the middle of the infield for Tarr, who is still looking for a fair amount of reinforcements in the transfer portal after eight members of the roster entered the transfer portal following the season.