A versatile senior who will again be battling for playing time as he can contribute either in the Bears' outfield or infield...has good speed on the base paths and hit nine doubles in 32 games during the 2009 season...
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009): Batted .266 (17-for-64, .289 vs. Pac-10) with nine doubles and nine RBI...saw action in 32 games with nine starts in left field and two as designated hitter...had a two-run double May 10 at UCLA...was 2-for-4 with a double April 25 versus Arizona State...went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI April 17 versus Oregon...
AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Saw action in eight games, mostly as a pinch runner or pinch hitter, going 1-for-5 with a hit against Loyola Marymount March 15...
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Campolindo High School batted .333 with three doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 19 RBI as a senior, earning first-team all-league and third-team All-West County...in the summer of 2007 batted .473 with seven home runs for the San Jose Pal Blaze...batted .485 with three doubles, two triples and 20 stolen bases as a junior at De Anza High School, earning honorable mention all-league honors...played for the Nor Cal squad the summer of 2006, batting .427 with 11 doubles, eight triples, four home runs, and had a .519 on-base percentage...as a sophomore in 2005, hit .418 with four doubles, two triples, two home runs and 14 stolen bases, earning second-team all-league; and hit .391 with 11 doubles, four triples and 16 stolen bases as a freshman in 2004...undeclared major...grandfather, Gus, brother, Clint, and both parents attended Cal...parents are Stephen and Dorine Tanaka... born November 15, 1988 in Berkeley, Calif.
Tanaka's Career Statistics
YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
2008 .200 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 9
2009 .266 32 64 11 17 9 9 0 0 10 15 7
Total .261 40 69 12 18 9 9 0 0 12 17 16
Career vs. the Pac-10 AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG vs. UA .400 3 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 .400 vs. ASU .250 4 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 .375 vs. UO .167 3 12 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 .250 vs. OSU .222 2 9 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 .333 vs. STAN 1.000 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 vs. UCLA .500 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.000 vs. USC .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 vs. UW .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 vs. WSU 1.000 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Career Bests Most Hits: 2, twice, last time April 25, 2009 vs. Arizona State (2-for-4, 2B) Most Runs: 2, April 25, 2009 vs. Arizona State Most RBI: 2, three times, last time May 10, 2009 at UCLA (1-for-2, 2B) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 3, twice, last time May 2-5, 2009 (3-for-7, .429, 2B, 4-RBI)
