Takasaki enters her fourth season as Cals starting catcher has also been Cals leadoff hitter the last three years is a consistent hitter who owns a .295 career average has a good eye at the plate.
As a Junior: Tied for team honors with five home runs and tied for second with 21 RBI despite batting first in the order named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA regional after going 4-for-9 with two runs and an RBI also voted second team Academic All-Pac-10 was 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI vs. Colorado State had an eight-game hitting streak in late March-early April scored a team-high 36 runs and ranked second on the team with 12 sacrifice bunts.
As a Sophomore: Ranked third on the team with a .314 batting average ... an honorable mention All-Pac-10 pick ... led Cal with three triples and was second on the squad with 31 runs scored ... named to the all-tournament team in the NCAA regional after batting 6-for-12 in four games ... had the game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 3-2 win over Cal State Northridge at regionals ... her three home runs came against UNLV, Hawaii and Washington ... had two hits, two runs and two RBI in an 8-7 win over Utah ... was 3-for-4 with two RBI in an 8-1 win at Arizona State ... had 15 multiple hit games ... was 2-for-4 with two runs, a homer and two RBI in a 6-5 win over Washington.
As a Freshman: Led the team with 10 doubles, 29 runs scored and 20 walks ... voted honorable mention All-Pac-10 ... had a team-high five stolen bases (8 attempts) ... socked the first of her two home runs at Oregon State April 21, a three-run shot in the 10th inning to help Cal to a 6-1 win ... scored a season-high three runs vs. Illinois State March 15 ... also had a team-best .371 on-base percentage.
High School: Was a three-time all-league performer at Sunny Hills HS ... earned team MVP honors after both her junior and senior seasons ... a good all-around athlete, she also competed on her high schools cross country, volleyball, basketball, soccer and swimming teams ... graduated with a 4.32 GPA and chose Cal over Harvard, Princeton and Yale.
Personal: Parents are Hironori and Bette Takasaki ... integrated biology major... has two older sisters, Stephanie and Sharon, both of whom attended Cal ... born Aug. 27, 1977 in Livermore, CA.
Takasakis Career Statistics
Year G AB R H BA 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB
1996 61 188 29 56 .298 10 0 2 20 20 16 5
1997 59 185 31 58 .314 6 3 3 21 14 13 7
1998 58 186 36 51 .274 7 1 5 21 16 13 2
Totals 178 559 96 165 .295 23 4 10 62 50 42 14
