University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2004: Started in all 61 games...named first team All-WAC outfielder for second straight year...led the team with 59 hits batting leadoff and second on the team with 31 runs scored...hit .276 on the year...had two four hit games, both against Nevada (Apr. 2 and Apr. 24)...struckout only 11 times in 214 at bats...had 18 multi-hit games throughout the season...stole 8 times out of 12 attempts.

2003: Started all 60 games in right field...first team All-WAC outfielder...selected to the Paradise Classic and Hawai'i Invitational all-tournament teams...second on the club in runs (28), hits (60), and triples (2)...posted a .370 batting average in WAC play...batted .382 in 26 home games, while having her bests months at the plate during March (.304) and April (.343)...had 14 multiple-hit games...went 0-for-2 at the plate in only multiple-RBI game drawing two bases-loaded walks...owned the team's second-longest hitting streak at 10 spanning April 1-17...hit safely in 4-of-5 games at the NCAA Region 3...UH scholar-athlete and Academic All-WAC.

2002: Participated in 33 games, making 21 starts in right field...Rainbow Wahine went 13-8 in games she started...only multiple-hit game was a two-hit performance was in the second game at Oregon (April 30) going 2-for-3 at the plate with a RBI...biggest offensive output was in the first game at San Jose State (March 30) with her lone extra-base hit, a double, and scored a pair of runs...longest hitting streak was three games from April 30 through May 10.

Prep: Is a 2001 graduate of West Torrance High School in California...earned four letters in softball, two in golf, and one in soccer...recognized as the Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year...was a four-time all-league performer while also garnering three all-area honors...belonges to the California Scholastic Federation and the WHS Tutorial Center.

Personal: Born Oct. 7, 1983, in Harbor City, Calif... majoring in animal science... favorite athlete is her mother, who is a former Rainbow Wahine tennis player... after graduation she wants to attend veterinary school... famous relative is Les Murakami... favorites include Godiva cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory and the movies "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles"... says the best thing about softball is that, "it is a team sport and because of that many lasting friendships have been built over the years"... favorite quote is, "failure is inevitable. It is what one learns from failure that makes him successful." ...has one younger brother, Derek...parents are Toni and Darrell Uchima of Torrence, Calif.