HIGHLIGHTS
» Two-out Two-strike Game-Tying RBI single in T7 vs Biola (March 18, 2024)
» Batted 2 for 2 (1 2B + 2-RBI Single in T7) vs Azusa Pacific (March 12, 2024)
» 2022 NCAA Knoxville/Tuscaloosa Super Regional Champion (Oregon State)
» 2022 NCAA Knoxville Regional Champion (Oregon State)
2025 (Senior): Had two hits with a two-RBI single and four assists in a three-run loss to No. 23 Cal State San Marcos (Jan. 31). Tallied two hits with a game-tying RBI double in the B3 of a 16-13 win vs Sonomar State (Feb. 1). Drove in the Vulcans only runs with a two-RBI triple in a loss to Ferris State (Feb. 7). Batted 2 for 2 with an RBI, two walks and three runs scored as well as five putouts and two assists in a 17-7 win vs Chaminade (Feb. 23).
2024 (Junior): Started all 43 games at second base, finishing with a .952 fielding percentage (107 putouts, 92 assists). PacWest Ranks (Conference-Only Contests): No. 5 Assists (64) ... Batted 2 for 2 with a double and a two-RBI single in the T7 of a 7-5 extra-inning win vs Azusa Pacific (March 12). Recorded four putouts and five assists (.900) in a one-run extra-inning loss to Azusa Pacific (March 13). Tied the game with a two-out two-strike RBI single in the T7 of a 6-4 extra-inning win vs Biola (March 18). Hit 2 for 3 with two runs scored in a 7-1 win vs Academy of Art (March 30). Doubled and came around to score as part of a 4-1 win vs Chaminade (April 13). Totaled two RBI in a 4-0 win vs Chaminade (April 20). Had an RBI groundout in the T8 of an 8-5 extra-inning win vs Biola at the PacWest Championships (May 2) ... Helped Vulcans to qualify for PacWest Championships postseason tournament, coming away with a third-place finish.
2022-2023 (Oregon State): Played in 14 games with two starts over two seasons for the Beavers (NCAA Division I). Part of 2022 Oregon State team that made it to the NCAA College Softball World Series.
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» Spent first two years at Oregon State University
» 2021 graduate of Ridgeview High School (Oregon)
» Played four seasons of varsity softball for coaches Sandy Fischer, Shane Nakamura, Rick George and Marnie Fisk
» Honors: 2021 Intermountain Conference Player of the Year, 2021 Oregon Class 5A All-State First Team, 2019 IMC All-League First Team, 2018 IMC All-League Second Team
» 2019 Oregon Class 5A State Champion
» Other Sports: Basketball
» Played club for NW Vandals
PERSONAL
» Born January 2003 in Oregon
» Parents: Tami and Shane Nakamura
» Has an older sister, a younger sister and two younger brothers
» Career Aspirations: Athletic Training
» Major: Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
FAVORITES
» Sports Teams: New York Yankees
» Athletes: Derek Jeter, Kobe Bryant
