Pacific University Athletics

2012: Second Team All-Northwest Conference selection as an outfielder…Led Boxers and finished ninth in the NWC with a .349 batting average…Also led team and ranked fifth in the league with a .462 on-base percentage…Tied for second on team with 21 runs scored and was third with 37 hits, seven doubles and 18 RBIs…Had 11 multi-hit games…Went 3 for 4 with a run against Puget Sound on 4/21/12 and 3 for 5 with a double, a run and a RBI against George Fox on 3/11/12…Had the game-winning hit in the Boxers’ NWC title clinching victory at Pacific Lutheran on 4/29/12…Went 4 for 6 in the PLU series with two doubles, nine walks, three runs and three RBIs to earn both NWC Baseball Student-Athlete of the Week and D3Baseball.com Team of the Week selections.
 
2011: Played in 26 games and made 14 starts as an outfielder…Had hits in first three games of the season against Pomona-Pitzer on 2/4/11 and 2/5/11…Finished with a 2 for 3 performance against Puget Sound on 4/23/11…Went 2 for 5 with two runs scored against Whitworth on 4/17/11…Had two runs batted in during first game against Puget Sound on 4/23/11.
 
2010: Played in 31 games made made 16 starts in the outfield…Was one of six Pacific players to finish with a 1.000 fielding percentage, doing so in 49 chances…Finished a triple short of the cycle against Willamette on 4/3/10, finishing 3 for 4 with a double, home run, run scored and one run batted in…Put together two-hit performances against Whitman on 4/10/10 and Puget Sound on 4/24/10…Finished with hits in 17 of his 31 games.
 
High School: Played for Dunn Muramaru at Mid-Pacific Institute…2009: Honorable Mention Hawaii All-State selection and First Team All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) selection…Batted .341 with 17 hits, two home runs and 18 RBIs…2008: Honorable Mention All-ILH selection.
 
Personal: Son of Michael & Adele Tasaka…Business major with finance emphasis…Chose Pacific for the good learning environment…Favorite TV Show: The Walking Dead…Favorite Class In School: Investments…Favorite Quote: Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard…Career Ambition: Financial advisor.