Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2022 Associate's Degree (Monterey Peninsula College)

2023 (Junior): Played in 24 games with 22 starts at second base.

2020-2022 (Monterey Peninsula College): Played in 41 games for the Lobos, finishing with 45 hits and a .300 batting average.

BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» Spent three years at Monterey Peninsula College (California)
» 2019 graduate of Mejiro Kenshin High School (Japan)
» Played three seasons of varsity baseball for coach Atsushi Suzuki
» Played in the summer with Denver Cougars in the Rocky Mountain Baseball League

PERSONAL
» Name is pronounced like "CANE"
» Nicknamed "Kevin" or "Keinner"
» Born March 2001 in Japan
» Parents: Tomiko and Tetsuyuki
» Has two older brothers and four cats

WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "To live in paradise and to expose myself to a new culture."

FAVORITE
» Sports Moment: Interview with MLB player Kawasaki Munenori
» Sports Team: San Diego Padres
» Athlete: Trey Turner
» Movies: American Sniper
» Shows: Terrace House
» Musicians: BAD HOP, AK-69, Morgan Wallen
» Video Games: MLB The Show, Splatoon3, FIFA