2013 (Senior): Started and played in 50 games...batted .257 with 15 runs scored, 24 RBI, six doubles, and one homerun...during the season he eclipsed 100 career runs scored, 100 career RBI, and 200 career hits...had hitting streaks of six and seven games...had a career day in UH's series finale win at Cal Poly (Apr. 14), batting 4-5 with two runs and two RBI...had three hits against No. 10 Rice (Feb. 22)...hit 2-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double against No. 6 Oregon (Feb. 17)...had a pair of hits including a double and a run scored at UNLV (Mar. 4)...had two hits, a double, and a season-high three RBI against Wichita State (Mar. 23)...batted 2-3 with a run scored at UC Irvine (Apr. 6)...had a hit in all three games versus Cal State Northridge (Apr. 19-21), recording four total to go along with two RBI and a double...posted four hits, one run, two RBI, and a homerun in UH's three games at Pacific (May 3-5)...had a hit, two runs, and one RBI versus UC Davis (May 17)...closed the season with a three-hit performance at UC Riverside (May 25)...signed with the Oakland Athletics following the season.
2012 (Junior): Started all 55 games at shortstop...named First Team All-WAC...also named to the 2012 Wallace Shortstop of the Year Watch List...closed the season on a nine-game hitting streak...batted .311with 30 runs scored and 29 RBI...also recorded nine doubles and one triple with four stolen bases...posted 23 multi-hit games...had a pair of hits each in UH's first two games versus Oregon (Feb, 17 & 18)...batted 3-4 including a triple with two runs and two RBI against Wichita State (Mar. 1)...went 2-4 with one run and one RBI versus Central Michigan (Mar. 7)...hit 3-4 in the series opener at Gonzaga (Mar. 23)...batted .467 (7-15) in the series versus UC Davis (Mar. 29-Apr. 1) with four runs and four RBI...hit 2-4 included two doubles and two RBI versus Fresno State (Apr. 6)...delivered the game-winning two-RBI double in the 10th inning to win the series against Fresno State (Apr. 7)...batted 2-3 with two runs, one RBI, and a double against St. Mary's (Apr. 14)...had two hits, two runs, and one RBI against New Mexico State (May 4) to help UH to a sweep of the Aggies...in the Sacramento State series (May 11-13) he had five hits including two doubles with one run and two RBI...batted 2-4 with one RBI in UH's WAC Tournament opener against eventual champion Fresno State (May 23).
2011 (Sophomore): Played in 58 games at both third base and shortstop, starting 57...batted .208 with 37 runs scored with nine doubles, one triple, one homerun, and 33 RBI...recorded 10 multi-hit games...was named to the WAC all-tournament team...hit a two-RBI in UH's WAC Tournament opener against San Jose State to help his team to a 2-1 win...on the final day of the tournament, he sat out game one due to food poisoning then returned to hit 3-4 with two RBI in the championship game vs. Fresno State...hit 3-3 at Long Beach State (3/7) with one run, one RBI, and one triple...batted 3-3 with one run and one double vs. Louisiana Tech (4/15)...was 3-4 with two runs, three RBI, and two doubles in UH's 24-3 win at New Mexico State (5/21)
2010 (Freshman): Played in 62 games with 61 starts…batted .241 with 27 runs scored and 28 RBI…added four doubles, two triples, and one homerun…started the season by recording a hit in 10 of his first 12 games…recorded 13 multi-hit games…batted 3-5 with two runs and two RBI versus Nevada (5/1)…belted his first career homerun versus The Citadel (5/5) where he batted 1-2 with one run and two RBI…recorded two 2-3 performances in UH’s final two games of the NCAA Tempe Regional, helping the team to a win over San Diego with three runs and one double.
Prep: A 2009 graduate of Kamehameha School-Kapalama in Honolulu, O‘ahu…played baseball for four years…played football for one year…baseball team won ILH championship in 2006…named all-state honorable mention in 2006 and 2007 for baseball…in 2008 named to ILH first team and all-state second team…in 2009 named to ILH and all-state first team (all-tourney team)…named to ILH 2nd team for football in 2008…had a batting average of .410 in senior year.
Personal: Born in Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu…has one older brother Makana who played collegiately at Hawai'i Pacific University…parents are Galen and Danielle Kitamura of Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu.
Career Highs
Runs: 3, 3x (last at Gonzaga, 3/23/12)
Hits: 4 at Cal Poly (4/14/13)
RBI: 3, 7x (last vs. Wichita State, 3/23/12)
Doubles: 2, 2x (last vs. Fresno State, 4/6/12)
Triples: 1, 4x (last vs. Wichita State, 3/1/12)
Homeruns: 1, 3x (last at Pacific, 5/4/13)
Stolen bases: 2 vs. New Mexico State, 5/4/12
2013 Game-By-Game Statistics
2012 Game-By-Game Statistics
2011 Game-By-Game Statistics
2010 Game-By-Game Statistics
Career Statistics
Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD%
2010 .241 62 61 216 27 52 4 2 1 28 63 .292 23 4 4 18 .322 2 6 2 2 41 121 12 .931
2011 .208 58 57 192 37 40 9 1 1 33 54 .281 37 8 20 3 .351 5 10 0 0 121 135 14 .948
2012 .311 55 55 206 30 64 9 1 0 29 75 .364 16 7 29 4 .375 3 6 4 4 104 198 12 .962
2013 .257 50 50 191 15 49 0 0 1 24 58 .304 14 1 13 6 .308 2 7 2 4 45 113 7 .958
TOTAL .255 225223 805 10920528 4 3 114 250 .311 90 20 103 21 .340 12 29 8 10 311 567 45 .951
