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Chaminade University Athletics

2019 Softball Roster

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6 Kayla Higuchi

  • Position Infielder/Pitcher
  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School Aiea
  • Hometown Aiea, O'ahu, Hawai'i
  • Previous School R/R

Biography

Career:  Ranks seventh in pitching appearances (65).

2019 (Senior):  Academic All-PacWest ... made 15 appearances with 13 starts ... went 1-12 with a 8.53 ERA with three complete games ... pitched 53 1/3 innings, allowing 102 hits, 74 runs (65 earned), 19 walks and six strikeouts ... earned win vs. Notre Dame de Namur (March 2) ... had season-best two strikeouts vs. Holy Names (March 12) ... tossed two scoreless innings of relief vs. Academy of Art (April 7).

2018 (Junior):  Academic All-PacWest ... played 39 games with 20 starts ... made nine starts at designated player, six in right field, three at pitcher and one each at second base and left field ... hit .098 with eight runs, two doubles and 12 walks ... recorded first career double vs. Central Washington (Feb. 18) ... pinch-hit double vs. Biola (Feb. 26) ... made 16 appearances in the circle, going 0-3 with one save and a 7.83 ERA ... tossed 36 1/3 innings, allowing 41 runs, 18 walk and seven strikeouts ... pitched scoreless seventh to earn save vs. British Columbia (Feb. 21) ... tossed complete game vs. Biola (Feb. 27), scattering eight hits with three earned runs and two Ks ... tied career-high with three strikeouts vs. Central Washington (Feb. 18) ... had .960 fielding percentage with 12 putouts and 12 assists ... part of defense that finished No. 1 nationally in double plays per game (0.65).

2017 (Sophomore):  Academic All-PacWest ... played 26 games with 17 starts ... made 18 appearances as a pitcher with seven starts ... started six games as designated player and three each at second base and left field ... went 2-4 with a 7.35 ERA ... tossed 60 innings, allowing 83 runs (63 earned) on 109 hits with 30 walks and nine strikeouts ... hit .037 with three runs and an RBI and four walks ... won first two games of season against Western Washington (Feb. 5) and Simon Fraser (Feb. 14) ... tossed four innings, allowing four runs on four hits and a strikeout for first career win against WWU ... went five innings, allowing no earned runs on five hits with one walk and first career RBI on a bases-loaded walk in 10-1 mercy-rule win over SFU ... career-high seven innings pitched against California Baptist (March 20) with career-best three strikeouts ... had first career hit against No. 13 Dixie State (March 15) ... had .900 fielding percentage with 13 assists and 14 putouts ... helped pitching staff finish tied for 65th nationally in least hit batters (18).

2016 (Freshman):  Named to the Academic All-Pacific West Conference honor roll ... pressed into service as a pitcher ... made 16 appearances, all in relief ... went 0-2 with a 8.71 ERA and had team's only save of the season (March 5 vs. Notre Dame de Namur) ... tossed 31 1/3 innings, allowing 62 hits, 51 runs (39 earned) with 20 walks and eight strikeouts ... season-high five innings pitched vs. Academy of Art (March 13) ... made first career position start at Hawai'i-Hilo in season finale (April 29) at second base, going 0-for-1 at the plate with a putout and two assists.

High School:  A 2015 graduate of Aiea High School in Aiea, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i … helped guide Na Ali‘i to the O‘ahu Interscholastic Association White Division championship and a runner-up finish in the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association Division II Tournament as a senior… batted .500 (6-for-12) with four runs and three RBI during the HHSAA Tournament, earning all-tournament team honors at shortstop … went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in the championship game against two-time defending state champion Nanakuli … named ScoringLive All-Hawai‘i Division II honorable mention in junior and senior years … helped guide Aiea to three straight HHSAA Tournament appearances …  named to the HHSAA All-Tournament Team as a junior … played club softball for the Aiea Warriors.
 
Personal:  Parents are Alan and Jodi Higuchi of Aiea, O‘ahu … has a younger sister, Rayna … father was Aiea’s head coach … majoring in Business Administration … played soccer for Na Ali‘i and basketball and volleyball before reaching high school … also did hula, gymnastics and hip-hop dancing … hobbies include going to the beach with friends and likes to clean when bored.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2016Freshman

    Infielder/Pitcher
    5'1"
    6
  • 6

    2017Sophomore

    Infielder/Pitcher
    5'1"
    6
  • 6

    2018Junior

    Infielder/Pitcher
    5'1"
    6
  • 6

    2019Senior

    Infielder/Pitcher
    5'1"
    6

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