2007-08 Softball Roster

50 Aya Nakajima

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • High School Futaba HS
  • Hometown Fukushima, Japan
  • Major Business

Biography

Junior (2007): Played in 55 games and started in 42 ... 35 starts in left field and seven in center field ... Saw action in the circle in one game ... Eighth among starters with a .252 batting average ... Fourth with 21 runs scored ... Tied for sixth with two home runs ... Seventh with 15 RBI and eighth with 30 hits ... Tallied seven RBI with a runner on third and less than two outs ... RBI is tied for fourth most ... Four two-out RBI ... Tied for the team high with 11 stolen bases ... One of seven players to draw 10-plus walks ... EIght-game hit streak (2/18-2/27) second longest on team ... Hit .467 (7-for-15) against lefties, third highest average ... Led team with seven hits against lefties ... Batted 1.000, going 4-for-4 with the bases loaded ... Four bases-loaded hits tie for first and perfect average best on team ... Batted .600 (3-for-5) as a pinch hitter ... Hit .379 with runners in scoring position, third best on team ... Five multi-hit games and four multi-RBIgames ... One of four players with a four-RBI outing ... Played in 13 BIGEASTgames, starting in nine ... Hit .300, with six hits, four runs and two RBI ... One of seven players to bat .300 or better ... Stole four bases in as many chances in league contests ... 2/9 vs. Western Kentucky - Got her first start as a Bull in center field ... 2/9 vs. Arkansas - Had a 1-for-4 outing and scored a run ... 2/10 vs. Virginia - Tallied her first multi-hit and multi-RBIgame, knocking in two runs off of two base hits ... 2/17 vs. FAMU - Went 2-for-4 and scored two runs ... 2/23 vs. Drake - Drove in a run off a single ... Posted third-straight game with a stolen base (2/18-2/23) ... Drove in the first tying run of the game off a single to center field ... Drew two walks ... 2/27 vs. Eastern Michigan (Game One) - Hit a game-ending grand slam home run to end the contest 8-0 in the fifth inning ... 2/27 vs. Eastern Michigan (Game Two) - Extended hit streak to eight games (2/18-2/27) with a single ... 3/9 vs. Western Michigan - Pitched for the first time, seeing two-thirds an inning of relief ... 3/17 vs. Wisconsin - Homered for the second time of the season - a solo shot ... Knocked in another run off a single to center field ... Went 2-for-3 ... 3/30 vs. Rutgers (Game One) - Knocked in the game tying run in the seventh with a bases-loaded walk ... Drove in another run with a single up the middle in the sixth ... 5/5 vs. St. John’s (Game Two) - Batted .500 with a 1-for-2 effort at the plate ... 5/6 vs. Seton Hall (Game One) - Went 2-for-3, with a double and a run scored ...

Golden West Community College (2004-06): Played in 2004, took a redshirt season in 2005 and returned in 2006 ... Batted .350 in 2004 and improved to .360 in 2006 ... Earned second team all-conference honors and was named to the Golden West All-Tournament Team both seasons ... Was on the Dean's List all three years.

High School: Attended Futaba High in Japan ... Played softball all three years ... Started every game in high school ... Helped lead team to a fourth-place finish in Fukushima her freshman season.

Personal: Full name is Aya Nakajima ... Born on March 24, 1985 in Fukushima, Japan ... Daughter of Takeshi and Midori Nakajima ... Has a brother, Tohru, 23, and a sister, Moe, 16 ... Majoring in business.

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Historical Player Information

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    2006-07Junior

    Outfielder
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    2007-08Senior

    Outfielder
    5'5"
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