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Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS

2021 Softball Roster

7 Markie Okamoto

  • Class Junior
  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-4
  • Hometown Mililani, Hawai`i / Mililani HS

Biography

2020
Started all 21 games for the Vulcans, most of them behind the plate before COVID-19 cut the season short...Was second on the team in batting average at .328...Led the squad with 16 RBI...Threw out three of the five runners that tried to steal on her...Did not have an error in 64 chances...Began the season on an eight-game hitting streak...Had five multi-hit games...Went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI in season opening win over Central Washington...Laced two more hits against powerhouse Dixie State...Had two hits and two RBI against Eastern New Mexico and Biola, the latter a 7-1 win over the Eagles...Named to the PacWest Scholar-Athlete team with a 3.62 GPA in Biology.

2019
Started 43 games behind the plate for the Vulcans as a sophomore...Hit .267 with eight doubles, three home runs and 24 RBI...Hit a home run and drove in three runs in first game of the year against Sonoma State...Had three straight games with at least two RBI early in the season...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI against Dominican...Had three more RBI in her very next game versus Biola...Had eight multi-hit games...Had only three errors all season and one passed ball...Threw out 12 potential base stealers...Named to the Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete Team, with a 3.53 GPA in Biology...Named to PacWest All-Academic Team.

2018
Played in 36 games, starting 28 as a true freshman catcher...Hit .330 with two doubles and 13 RBI...Had two hits and drove in two runs each against Western New Mexico and Fort Lewis...Also had two RBI in her next game against Central Washington, giving her six in three games...In 3-for-3 against Azusa Pacific...Defensively, had 10 putouts and two assists in that game...Had eight multi-hit games...Named to the PacWest All-Academic Team.

BEFORE UHH
2017 graduate of Mililani High School...Played four seasons for coach Rose Antonio...Twice named Division I Second Team All-Hawaii as a catcher...Was an honorable mention selection as a sophomore...Her Mililani team reached the state semi-finals her junior year...The Lady Trojans won the OIA title in 2017...Two-time OIA West Second Team selection...Named to the 2016 HHSAA All-Tournament squad...Lady Trojans won the state championship in 2014, 2015 and 2017...Honored with the John Kauinana Scholarship.

PERSONAL
Born February 7, 1999 in Honolulu...Parents are Marc and Dawn Okamoto...Siblings: Jason (27) and Aron (24)...Majoring in Biology...Favorite team is the San Francisco Giants...Likes the movies Finding Nemo and Moana...Favorite TV shows are Riverdale, The Foster's and The Office...Likes Asian food, local food and acai bowls...Hobbies include eating, sleeping, going to the beach, fishing, watching sunsets and picking sunflowers.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2018Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'4"
    7
  • 7

    2019Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'4"
    7
  • 7

    2020Junior

    Catcher
    5'4"
    7
  • 7

    2021Junior

    Catcher
    5'4"
    7