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17 Itsuki Takemoto

17 Itsuki Takemoto

  • Position:
    Utility
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    200
  • B/T:
    L/R
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Wakayama, Japan
  • Highschool:
    Chiben Gakuen

Summary

Biography

Sophomore (2025)
First-Team All-Big West
  • Used heavily as a two-way player, appearing in 15 games on the mound (14 starts) while starting 30 as designated hitter.
  • Started seven games in the offensive lineup while also starting on the mound.
  • Went 2-6 on the mound with a 5.75 ERA and 57 strikeouts to 22 walks over 67.1 innings.
  • Batted .256 with a homer, eight doubles and 21 RBIs at the plate.
  • Tallied six doubles, a homer and 17 RBIs in Big West play.
  • Went at least five innings in each of his first six starts on the mound.
  • Earned the win in first start of the year vs. Marshall on Feb. 15, throwing five innings and striking out three while allowing two runs on four hits.
  • Launched first career homer to break things open vs. UC Santa Barbara on Mar. 15 – a three-run shot in the fourth inning.
  • Worked a career-long seven innings and matched a career-high with seven strikeouts while walking none and allowing two runs in a win vs. UC Davis on Mar. 22.
  • Also came through offensively in the game against the Aggies, driving in two runs with a double in the fifth inning.
  • Gave up just a run on four hits over six innings at UC Irvine on Apr. 17.
  • Drove in the tying run in the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly to help UH to a 4-2 extra-inning win at Cal Poly on Apr. 11.
  • Hit safely in 11 of 12 games and 13 of 15 over a stretch from Apr. 12-May 9.
  • Named to the Big West Commissioners Honor Roll
Summer 2024
  • Named the Cape Cod League's Most Outstanding Pitcher and a Cape Cod League All-Star.
  • Went 3-1 with a 0.71 ERA and 23 strikeouts to just seven walks over 25.1 innings for the Orleans Firebirds.

Freshman (2024)
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Saw action as a two-way player as a true freshman.
  • Appeared in 20 games on the mound, making three starts.
  • Also started three games as designated hitter.
  • Went 3-1 with 37 strikeouts over 37.1 innings with a team-high five saves.
  • Hit .313 with four RBIs and three runs scored despite making a plate appearance in only four games.
  • Dazzled in collegiate debut against Ole Miss on Feb. 17, striking out six over three shutout innings while allowing just one hit to earn the save.
  • Retired NC State in order on just six pitches on Feb. 24 to pick up second save in as many UH appearances.
  • Struck out two in a scoreless inning in first career start at Hawai‘i Hilo on Feb. 28.
  • Worked 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts to earn third save of the year at Cal State Bakersfield on Mar. 15.
  • Got the win at UC San Diego on Apr. 28, spinning a scoreless inning of relief.
  • Made first career start at DH on Apr. 30 vs. Hawai‘i Hilo, going 1-for-2.
  • Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in second career start at DH vs. UC Riverside on May 12.
  • Earned third win of the year on May 18 at Long Beach State, working a scoreless fifth inning.
  • Pitched and hit in the same game for the first time on May 19 at the Dirtbags, throwing 1.2 scoreless frames on the mound while going 1-for-3 with a key RBI at the plate.
  • Started at DH and came in with two runners on and no outs in that game at Long Beach State.
  • Delivered a huge go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning of a win over Cal State Fullerton on May 23, going 1-for-3 with a run scored.
  • Fanned four over 2.2 dominant innings in the season finale against the Titan son May 25, retiring all eight batters he faced.
Before UH
  • A two-way player and one of the top high school players in Japan.
  • Participated in the 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic at Chase Field in Phoneix.
  • Struck out six of the nine batters he faced in the PG All-American Classic.
  • Played for the Portland Pickles of the West Coast League during the summer of 2023.
  • Worked 28.1 innings over the summer with 26 strikeouts, posting a 4.76 ERA.
  • Graduated from Chiben Wakayama HS.
  • Has five different pitches in his arsenal – fastball, cutter, slider, curveball, changeup.
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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2024Freshman

    Utility
    6'3" 200 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2025Sophomore

    Utility
    6'3" 200 lbs
    17