Shunsuke Sakaino - Baseball - University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

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2 Shunsuke Sakaino

2 Shunsuke Sakaino

Position:

Infielder
Height:

5-9
Weight:

180
B/T:

L/R
Class:

Senior
Hometown:

San Diego, Calif.
Highschool:

Rancho Bernardo HS
Prev School:

CSUN

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2025 (Senior)

Fourth on the team with a .306 batting average.
Played in all 56 games, starting 54 at second base.
Hit four homers and drove in 33 runs while adding nine doubles and 46 runs scored.
Second in the Big West with 39 walks while reaching base at a .442 clip.
Delivered three go-ahead or game-tying hits in the ninth inning or later.
Reached base in 50 of the 56 games.
Just five errors in 253 chances, contributing to 35 of UH’s 49 double plays.
Came through with a pinch-hit, two-run double in his first at-bat as a Rainbow Warrior vs. Marshall on Feb. 14.
Delivered walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to lead UH to a 7-6 win over Marshall on Feb. 15.
First UH player to score at least six runs in a game since 1999 when he went 4-for-4 with six runs scored and two RBIs at UC Riverside on Mar. 7.
Launched a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning of a 14-10 win at CSUN on Mar. 30, highlighting a 10-run inning that erased a six-run deficit.
Belted a go-ahead two-run homer in the 10th inning of a 4-2 win at Cal Poly on Apr. 11.
Went 5-for-5 with two runs scored over the final two games of the Oregon State series.
Delivered a two-run double in the seventh inning of a 16-4 win over Cal State Fullerton in a Big West Championship elimination game on May 23.

Before UH

Played three seasons at CSUN, appearing in 129 career games with 103 starts.
Owns a career .300 batting average and .409 OBP with 118 hits and 55 RBIs.
Has scored 73 career runs with 17 doubles, three triples and three home runs.
A two-time Academic All-Big West selection.
Hit .308 with nine doubles, three triples and 29 RBIs as a junior in 2024.
Finished third on the team with 60 hits while scoring 33 runs and posting a .406 on-base percentage.
Made 52 starts, all at second base, committing just two errors for a .991 fielding percentage.
Reached base in 19 consecutive games from Mar. 7-Apr. 9.
Delivered first career walk-off via a bunt single in a Apr. 27 win over CSU Bakersfield.
A 2023 All-Big West honorable mention selection as a sophomore.
Posted a .310 batting average with 37 runs scored and a .428 on-base percentage.
Added eight doubles, a home run and 23 RBIs while finishing third in the Big West with 137 assists.
Went on a 21-game on-base streak from Mar. 13-Apr. 23.
Belted first career home run – a grand slam – vs. Cal Poly on Apr. 21.
A 2021 graduate of Rancho Bernardo High School.
Earned All-CIF honors as a senior in 2021.

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