University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2004: Started in 22 of the 33 games she played...hit a solo home run against College of Charleston...comitted only two errors all season...had a .134 batting average on the season.

2003: Appeared in four games off the bench...went 1-for-2 with a single at home against Pacific (March 20)...made only one defensive appearance in the WAC at Fresno State (April 5).

2002: Played in four games, making one start in the second game at UC Riverside (Feb. 6) behind the plate...went 0-for-1 batting with a walk and was errorless in four fielding chances in start...picked up a stolen base and scored a run against Mercer (Feb. 15).

2001: Back-up catcher appeared in 15 games...hit .167 with one hit in six at-bats...scored two runs off the bench...had first collegiate hit in her first plate appearance against Florida Atlantic (2/3)...scored first run as a Wahine against Winthrop (3/8)...also scored at No. 18 Pacific (4/11).

Pacific:  Redshirted for the Tigers in the 2000 season under coach Brian Kolze.

Prep: A 1999 graduate of Castle High School on Oahu...earned 12 varsity letters...lettered four years in softball, volleyball, and basketball...a four-time all-Oahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division selection at catcher...selected all-OIA East first team in her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons...voted to All-OIA East second team as a freshman.

Personal: Born March 25, 1981, in Kaneohe, Oahu...favorites include the color orange, Hawaiian food, ice cream, and the movies "Michael Jordan's Playground" and "Rudy"...other favorites include actor Val Kilmer and the book Twelfth Angel...enjoys hanging out with family and friends...aspires to a career in pediatry, physical therapy, or pharmaceutical sales...considers her parents the most influential people in her life...twin sister Aloha plays softball at University of the Pacific...has two other sisters...parents are Vanessa and Kent Yamaguchi of Kaneohe, Oahu.