2026 (Junior):  Chaminade’s Male Athlete of the Year … All-Pacific West Conference second team … one PacWest Player of the Week award (March 30) … played 38 games with 37 starts, all at centerfield … did not become a full starter until the eighth game of the season … program-record .409 batting average which ranked fourth in the PacWest … had 61 hits (single season record), 27 runs, 21 RBI, 10 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 84 total bases … on-base percentage of .439, slugging percentage of .564 and OPS of 1.003 … was 15-of-17 in stolen bases … team leader in hits, slugging, OPS and steals … co-leader in triples and total bases … second in runs, doubles and homers … made six pitching appearances with one save … tossed 8.0 innings with six strikeouts … fielding percentage of .991 with 106 putouts and five assists … had two double-digit hit streaks; a program-record 17-game streak and ended the season with a 12-game streak and a 14-game on-base streak … batting average did not drop under .379 after 17-game streak ended … had 18 multi-hit games with a pair of four-hit contests … went 4-for5 with season-high four RBI at Biola (April 18) and had multiple hits in all four games of the series (9-for-18, five runs) … had a two-homer game at Hawai‘i Pacific (March 24).

Previous School:  Attended South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, Arizona, from 2024-25.
2025 (Sophomore):  Made 49 appearances and 12 as a relief pitcher … hit .225 with 22 RBI, five doubles and a home run … hit .261 in conference games … on the mound, was 3-1 with a 3.43 ERA with four saves and held opposing batters to a .192 average … threw 21.0 innings with 15 strikeouts … was the winning pitcher to help South Mountain reach the JUCO Division II World Series in Enid, Oklahoma … maintained an average GPA of 3.5 during two years at SMCC.
2024 (Freshman):  Appeared in 48 games including 10 as a pitcher … hit .254 with 31 runs, 18 RBI, two doubles, a triple and two homers … had a 1-3 record with one save and a 5.09 ERA … tossed 23.0 innings with 16 strikeouts.
 
Prep:  A 2023 graduate of Maui High School in Kahului, Maui, Hawai‘i … garnered numerous honors as a senior including Most Valuable Player, Golden Glove Award and Best Defensive Player while earning first team all-league honors … had a 4.0 GPA … graduated Magna Cum Laude … club team was Hawai‘i Elite 2G.
 
Personal:  Parents are Eric and Deneise … brothers are Kory Kaeo, Kawela Keao-Mata, Dalton Mata and  Chase Mata … sister is Chentara Kaeo-Mata … majoring in Business … passion is baseball … enjoys video games, bodyboarding, golfing and reading.