Biography
Career: All-time leader in sacrifice flies (9) and is tied for all-time lead in triples (15) ... ranks fourth in batting average (.342, minimum two years and 200 at-bats), seventh in slugging percentage (.480), seventh in on-base percentage (.400), sixth in OPS (.880) ... sixth in runs (72), fourth in hits (151), tied for fourth in doubles (28), fourth in extra base hits (44), third in RBI (83) ... tied for 10th in runners-caught-stealing with 15.
2024 (Senior): All-Pacific West Conference First Team catcher for the second consecutive season ... Academic All-Pacific West Conference ... Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Chaminade's Female Athlete of the Year ... played all 36 games, making 34 behind the plate and two at designated player ... hit .336 with 41 hits, seven doubles, two triples and a home run ... had 19 RBI, 20 runs, seven walks and two stolen bases ... fielding percentage of .970 with 82 putouts and 15 assists ... threw out five runners trying to steal ... had 12 multi-hit games and four games with two RBI ... had a six-game hitting streak from March 3-16, going 14-for-22 at the plate with six RBI and six runs during the stretch ... hit first career homer at No. 17 CUI (March 27) ... ended the season on a three-game hitting streak.
2023 (Junior): All-Pacific West Conference First Team at catcher ... Academic All-PacWest ... Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award honoree ... named All-West Region by the NFCA (first team) and the D2CCA (second team) at catcher ... voted to College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team and CSC Academic All-District ... team's Most Outstanding Player ... named PacWest Player of the Week on March 13 ... started all 46 games ... made 33 starts at catcher, 10 at third base and three at designated player ... set school record with 11 triples which ranked second in NCAA Division II ... finished the regular season as the PacWest RBI leader with 41 before being overtaken in the postseason and finished the full season in second ... led NCAA Division II in triples per game (0.24), just the second player in program history to finish as a NCAA statistical champion ... third in the conference in batting (.389) and on-base percentage (.455), second in slugging percentage (.584), OPS (1.039) and sacrifice flies (5) ... had 16 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games ... had a team-best eight-game hitting streak ... fielding percentage of .952 with 67 putouts, 32 assists and five errors .... threw out six would-be base stealers ... went 9-for-15 with four RBI during four-game series vs. Azusa Pacific (March 6-7) including a four-hit, three-RBI contest (March 7) ... scored four runs and drove in seven during March 30 twin bill vs. Academy of Art including four RBI in the nightcap ... walk-off sacrifice fly vs. Emporia State (March 15) ... scored three runs in win over No. 17 CUI (March 3), the team's first win over the Golden Eagles since Feb. 2000 ... hit go-ahead three-run, seventh-inning triple in come-from-behind win at ART U (March 22) ... ended the season with a six-game hitting streak.
2022 (Sophomore): Academic All-PacWest ... Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award honoree ... team’s Most Inspirational Player … played 39 games, all starts … made 20 starts at catcher, 17 at designated player and two at shortstop … batting average of .274, on-base percentage of .339, slugging percentage of .363 and OPS of .702 … finished third in hits (31), runs (11) and walks (10) … led in extra base hits (9), doubles (8) and sacrifice flies (2) … second in total bases (41) … fielding percentage of .966 with 33 putouts, 23 assists and two errors … threw out four would-be base stealers … had 10-game hitting streak (March 26-April 2) and six-game hit streak (March 7-13) … six multi-hit games.
2021 (Freshman): Academic All-PacWest ... named PacWest Freshman of the Week on April 19 … started 18 games before suffering season-ending injury … finished second on the team and tied for 11th in the PacWest in average at .362 … third on the team in RBI (12) and hits (21) while tied for second in both doubles (6), runs (10) and total bases (29) … team-high .500 slugging percentage and second with on-base percentage of .431 … finished seventh nationally in toughest-to-strike out ratio at 58.0 (one K in 58 at-bats) … co-led team with seven two-out RBI … ended season with a six-game hit streak and had multiple hits in last four, batting .550 (11-of-20) during that span … fielding percentage of .857 with 26 putouts and 34 assists while helping turn four double plays … season-high three hits and four RBI in final game at Hawai‘i Hilo (April 18) … tripled against UH Hilo (April 17), the team’s first since 2018, a span of 105 games.
Prep: A 2020 graduate of Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu … hit .308 (4-for-13) as a senior before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the remainder of the 2020 season … homered twice and drove in four during 10-7 win over defending state champion Iolani … had two RBI and two steals during win over Sacred Hearts which proved to be the final game of the ’20 season … named to the 2019 All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu honorable mention … was the Owls’ Most Valuable Player during sophomore and senior seasons … played club softball for Na Wahine.
Personal: Parents are Alex and Shyla Takemura … has an older brother, Kawaiola, and older sister, Kanaipaku‘i … majoring in Psychology … would like to become a therapist … enjoys surfing, playing the piano and reading … loves spikeball.