University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2001: Named second team all WAC…played in 58 games, starting 52 of them…batted .281 on the year with a .310 slugging percentage…began the year by going 2-for-3 against South Florida (Feb. 2)…went 4-8 in double-header against Stetson (Feb. 6) and 4-for-5 with four runs and three RBI against Winthrop (Mar. 7)…voted all-tournament at the Malahini Tournament after batting .429…batted 2-for-4 at No. 15 Fresno State (Apr. 13).

2000: Appeared in 31 games, starting 16…hit .208 with 11 hits in 53 at-bats…enjoyed a six-game hit streak from Feb. 12 to Mar. 3…registered a base-hit in seven of the Wahine’s first eight games…selected to All-WAC Academic Team…posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with no errors in 21 total chances.

1999: Played in 26 games, started six…used as pinch-hitter and pinch-runner…National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association All-American Scholar-Athlete…WAC Scholar-Athlete honors…a UH Scholar-Athlete…scored first run against Baylor, on Feb. 12…first collegiate base hit came against WAC rival Utah…hit .059 (1-for-17) in WAC games…errorless in 15 fielding opportunities.

Prep: A 1998 graduate of Waiakea High School in Hilo, Hawai‘i...earned four letters in softball and one in basketball...switched from Hilo High to cross-town rival Waiakea High for senior season...an All-Big Island Interscholastic Federation pick in softball...selected BIIF softball Player of the Year in 1997 and 1998...voted all-state first-team as a utility player in 1998...also earned second-team honors as a pitcher...a member of BIIF softball championship teams in 1997 and 1998.

Personal: Born Jan. 30, 1980, in Hilo, Hawai‘i...favorites include Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant, blue, and chicken...enjoys watching TV…lists her father as the most influential person in her life...also recruited by Hawai‘i-Hilo and Hawai‘i Pacific...majoring in business…has a brother and a sister...parents are Sandra and Aaron Hirano of Hilo, Hawai‘i.