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2021 Baseball Roster

19 Safea Villaruz-Mauai

19 Safea Villaruz-Mauai

  • Position:
    First Base
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    240
  • B/T:
    L/L
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Hilo, Hawai‘i
  • Highschool:
    Waiakea HS

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Biography

2021 (Freshman):
  • Made collegiate debut as the starting designated hitter at Arizona State (2/27).
  • First career hit came against Hawaii Pacific (3/6), a three-hit game with two RBI.
  • Hit first collegiate home run to left field at Les Murakami Stadium against Hawaii Hilo (3/14).
  • Had a four-hit game at Cal State Fullerton (5/1).
  • Hit .280 in Big West play, the best average among freshmen on the team to have played in at least half of the conference games. 
  • Had five multi-hit games including one three-hit and one four-hit game.
  • Finished tied for fourth on the team in multi-RBI games (5).
  • Played left field, first base and designated hitter during the season.
Prep:
  • Baseball America Top 500 draft prospect.
  • 27th ranked first baseman in the 2020 class.
  • Two-time All-BIIF first-team selection (2018-19).
  • 2019 Star-Advertiser All-State first-team selection.
  • Won 2018 BIIF title.
  • New York Yankees Area Code team (2019) and Toronto Blue Jays Scout Team (2019).
  • Hit .417 as a junior in 2019 with eight doubles and 20 RBI.
  • Had an 11 game hitting streak during the 2019 season with five multi-hit games during the season.
Personal:
  • Parents are Nahaku Villaruz and father Kapela Mauai.
  • Enjoys diving, fishing and cooking in his spare time.
  • Chose Hawai'i because, "growing up I enjoyed watching Kolten Wong play and the atmosphere he played in. I am also looking forward to playing in front of my community."
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