CAREER AWARDS/ACCOLADES
- Softball America Freshman All-America Team (2025)
- D1Softball Freshman All-America First Team (2025)
- NFCA All-Gulf Region First Team (2025)
- NFCA All-Gulf Region Second Team (2026)
- Top 10 Finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year (2025)
- Big 12 Conference ERA Leader in conference play (0.89, 2025)
- 2x All-Big 12 Conference First Team (2025, 2026)
- All-Big 12 Conference Freshman Team (2025, Unanimous)
- D1Softball Postseason D100 Player Rankings (No. 91, 2025)
- 1x Wilson/NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (May 6, 2025)
- 2x D1Softball National Freshman of the Week (April 1, 2025; May 6, 2025)
- 3x Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Week (April 1, 2025; May 6, 2025, Feb. 17, 2026)
- 1x Perfect Game (March 28, 2026)
- 1x No-Hitter (May 2, 2025)
- 2x CSC Academic All-District (2025, 2026)
REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE (2026)
- Made 41 appearances in the circle throughout her second season as UCF's staff leader, including 22 starts, posting a 3.18 ERA and a .210 batting average-against in 152 innings pitched; recorded her second straight 100+ strikeout season with 105 in 2026.
- Ranked among Big 12 Conference leaders in saves (5, 1st), fewest hits allowed per seven innings (5.34, 4th), innings pitched (152.0, 5th), winning decisions (18, T-5th), complete games (12, 6th), strikeouts (105, 6th), and WHIP (1.24, 7th).
- Set single-season career bests in innings (152.0), appearances (41), starts (22), complete games (12), winning decisions (18), and saves (5).
- Threw four innings between her two appearances against then-No. 16 Duke and Maryland during UCF's season-opening Black & Gold Classic Feb. 6-7.
- Threw one scoreless inning in the Knights' 5-1 win over Missouri Feb. 11.
- Led the Knights to their 6-4 win over Northwestern to begin play in Clearwater Feb. 13, throwing four scoreless frames with just two hits allowed; played a key role in UCF's early statement 5-1 win over then-No. 10 LSU Feb. 14, allowing just two hits with three strikeouts in 3.1 innings.
- Threw her first seven-inning complete game of the season in UCF's Clearwater finale against NC State, allowing just two unearned runs on four hits; paced the team in innings throughout the Clearwater Invitational overall, throwing 14.1 innings with a 0.00 ERA in her three appearances against Northwestern, then-No. 10 LSU and NC State.
- Notched her first save of the season against Ohio Feb. 19, throwing two scoreless innings in UCF's 4-1 win; came through with her second save in three days in UCF's 6-2 win over Notre Dame with 2.1 innings of scoreless ball; saved her third game in a four-day span in UCF's 5-1 win over Charleston Southern Feb. 22.
- Tossed her second seven-inning complete game of the year Feb. 28 against George Washington, allowing just one run with a season high 10 strikeouts.
- Led UCF to its series-opening win over then-No. 12 Oklahoma State in Stillwater March 6, allowing just one run on two hits with four strikeouts in seven innings of work; also threw 4.2 innings with three unearned runs allowed in the Knights' 6-4 win in the series finale, helping lead her team to the first series win over the Cowgirls in program history; totaled 11.2 innings with a 0.00 ERA, nine strikeouts and a .167 batting average-against in the series in Stillwater overall.
- Her fourth seven-inning complete game of the year led UCF to its 4-3 series-opening win over Baylor March 13.
- Allowed just four runs (three earned) in seven innings to then-No. 3 Texas Tech in the teams' series-opener March 20; also threw 2.1 scoreless frames in the series finale March 22.
- Produced a dominant run from March 22 through April 4, appearing in each of UCF's eight games and totaling 30 innings pitched with a 1.63 ERA, two complete games, and a .181 batting average-against in that span; earned the winning decision in six consecutive team games against FGCU, Houston and Utah March 25-April 3, becoming the first Knight since 2019 (Alea White) to earn the win in six straight team games.
- Started all three games and earned the win in each contest against Houston March 27-29, compiling a 1.58 ERA in 13.1 innings with 10 strikeouts and a .136 batting average-against in the series; threw her first career perfect game in UCF's 11-0 Game 2 run-rule victory.
- Clinched UCF's series win at then-No. 23 Arizona State April 12 with a seven-inning effort that saw her allow just three runs in the Knights' 4-3 win.
- Threw a season high eight innings in UCF's 6-3 walk-off win over then-No. 24 Kansas April 17, allowing just three runs with five strikeouts.
- Appeared in three of UCF's four NCAA Tallahassee Regional matchups against Jacksonville State, Stetson and No. 9 overall seed Florida State; threw a combined three scoreless innings between the Knights' first two contests against the Gamecocks and Hatters before tossing a dominant six-inning complete game against the Seminoles, allowing just two runs on three hits in Game 1 of the Regional Final May 17.
REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2025)
- With her selection to Softball America's Freshman All-America Team, became the third player in program history to earn national All-America recognition, joining Shelby Turnier (NFCA, 2015) and Jada Cody (D1Softball First Team, Softball America Second Team, 2022); was also selected to D1Softball's Freshman All-America First Team.
- A top 10 finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year, Vega was also named to the NFCA's All-Gulf Region First Team, All-Big 12 Conference First Team and All-Big 12 Conference Freshman Team; also garnered one Wilson/NFCA National Pitcher of the Week, two D1Softball National Freshman of the Week and two Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Week honors.
- Led the Big 12 Conference in ERA in conference play (0.89).
- Produced a dominant run through her first collegiate season, appearing in 32 games, including 20 starts, posting a 1.70 ERA in 135.2 innings pitched with 110 strikeouts against 38 walks, five shutouts, seven complete games, 14 winning decisions, one save and a .197 batting average-against.
- Led the team in starts, ERA, shutouts, innings pitched, strikeouts and batting average-against.
- Ranked among NCAA national leaders in ERA (1.70, 16th), WHIP (0.98, 15th), fewest hits allowed/7 IP (4.90, 20th), shutouts (5, T-29th) and K:BB ratio (2.89, 83rd).
- Ranked among Big 12 Conference leaders in shutouts (5, T-2nd), ERA (1.70, 3rd), fewest hits allowed/7 IP (4.90, 3rd), WHIP (0.98, 3rd), batting average-against (.197, 3rd), K:BB ratio (2.89, 5th), total strikeouts (110, 5th), complete games (7, T-6th), games started (20, 7th), innings pitched (135.2, T-7th), winning decisions (14, T-7th), and fewest walks allowed/7 IP (1.96, 8th).
- In conference play, ranked among Big 12 Conference leaders in ERA (0.89, 1st), batting average-against (.138, 1st), fewest home runs allowed (3, 1st), fewest earned runs allowed (7, T-1st), fewest runs allowed (9, 2nd), total strikeouts (45, 5th), shutouts (2, T-5th), complete games (4, T-6th), winning decisions (6, T-7th), and innings pitched (55.1, T-10th).
- Threw a five-inning shutout against CSU Bakersfield in her first collegiate appearance Feb. 6, allowing just three hits with four strikeouts; also recorded two outs against then-No. 12 Georgia that same day.
- In just her third career appearance, was the catalyst for the largest comeback win against a ranked opponent in program history (five runs), tossing seven scoreless innings in relief against then-No. 15 Missouri Feb. 11; allowed just five hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in the effort.
- Struck out seven in three innings with no walks against Ohio State in the Clearwater Invitational Feb. 16.
- Threw three innings of one-run ball in the Knights' 2-1 walk-off win over FGCU Feb. 21.
- Was one of three pitchers to appear in UCF's 3-0 shutout road win over then-No. 22 Florida Atlantic Feb. 26.
- Recorded her single-game career high 11 strikeouts in a seven-inning masterpiece against Providence March 1, allowing just one hit and one walk in UCF's 7-0 win; the effort marked her second career appearance with seven innings pitched.
- Threw 4.2 innings of scoreless ball in relief against Georgia Southern March 2, allowing just two hits.
- Against then-No. 4 Arizona March 7, allowed three runs (two earned) in 5.1 innings in the start to begin what would become the highest-ranked series win in program history.
- Tossed a six-inning complete game against Arizona State, allowing just two hits with five strikeouts in UCF's 11-0 run-rule win.
- Threw her single-game career high 8.2 innings against Iowa State March 20.
- Swept Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Week and D1Softball National Freshman of the Week for the first time for her efforts against then-No. 3 Florida and Baylor March 26-30; became the second freshman in program history and the first freshman of any team since 2023 to throw a seven-inning complete game shutout against Florida March 26, allowing just five hits with four strikeouts in UCF's 4-0 win.
- Totaled 10 innings pitched in the Knights' series at Baylor, throwing a six-inning complete game March 28 with just one run allowed and seven strikeouts in the series-opener before locking down a four-inning save in the series finale March 30, allowing just one hit with seven more strikeouts; in her three appearances against No. 3 Florida and Baylor, totaled 17 innings with just one run allowed, limiting her opposition to a .167 batting average-against with 18 strikeouts.
- Threw a five-inning complete game on just 50 pitches to kick off UCF's series win at BYU April 10, allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts.
- Threw three scoreless innings to begin UCF's series against then-No. 21 Oklahoma State April 17.
- In helping lead her team to the largest overall comeback win in program history (11 runs) at Stetson April 23, threw five innings of two-run ball in relief, striking out three against no walks.
- Led her team to a series win over Houston April 25-27 with 7.2 scoreless innings between the first and third games of the series, allowing only three hits with five strikeouts.
- Swept Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Week and D1Softball National Freshman of the Week in the same week for the second time for her efforts in UCF's series sweep at Kansas May 2-3, also won her first career Wilson/NFCA National Pitcher of the Week honor; began the series with her first career no-hitter May 2, walking just one with four strikeouts in seven innings pitched; clinched her third win in three games with two scoreless innings in relief as the Knights outlasted Kansas in eight innings May 3.
- Led UCF to the first Big 12 Conference tournament win in program history with 6.2 innings pitched against Utah in Oklahoma City May 7, bringing a no-hitter into the sixth inning of the contest.
- Appeared in each of UCF's four NCAA Austin Regional contests, highlighted by her efforts against Eastern Illinois and No. 25 Michigan May 17 that saw her throw a combined six innings with two runs allowed between the two appearances to help clinch UCF's first NCAA Regional Final appearance since 2022.
FRESHMAN (2024)
- Took a redshirt during the 2024 season; did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Parrish Community High School, playing under head coach Erin Spivey.
- Was nominated for the Golden Herald award during her senior 2023 campaign.
- Was named to the Herald Tribune All-Area Team during her junior 2022 slate, also earning FACA District 16 Class 3A Player of the Year and Parrish Community High School Player of the Year honors after posting a 0.65 ERA, 0.59 WHIP, and a .127 batting average-against accompanied by 195 strikeouts.
- Represented a selection to the SFL Sun Sentinel Spring 2021 All-County First Team as well as the Spring 2021 All-Broward 7A-5A Second Team.
- Also played for the Tampa Mustangs club team.
- Was a member of HOSA during her freshman and sophomore years.
ABOUT ISABELLA
Major: Finance ... Favorite pro athlete: Cat Osterman ... Favorite pro team: Puerto Rico national softball team ... Pregame ritual: Listening to music ... Hidden talent: I can salsa dance ... Favorite off day activity: Reading ... Favorite movie: The Holiday ... Favorite music artist: Taylor Swift ... Favorite food to cook: Rice and beans ... Nickname growing up: 'Isa' ... Favorite sport other than softball: Football ... Dream vacation destination: Italy