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Jersey Number 30
Shunsuke Sakaino
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Diego, CA
- High School:
- Rancho Bernardo HS
- Prev School:
- Rancho Bernardo HS
- B/T:
- L/R
Bio
2023 All-Big West Honorable Mention
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Sakaino started 52 times in his third season at CSUN ... played at second base, committing just two errors with a .991 fielding percentage ... ranked third on the team with a career-high 60 hits ... batted .308 with 33 runs, 29 RBI, 24 walks, nine doubles, three triples and two homers ... posted a .406 on-base percentage ... went 9-for-12 in stolen base attempts ... was fourth in the Big West in assists (144) ... topped the team with a .336 batting average and 38 hits in Big West play ... finished tied for second on the team with 18 multi-hit games ... registered a 19-game on base streak ... slashed .348/.451/.464 in road games ... posted four hits at Utah Tech (2/24/24) ... finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored at No. 6 Oregon State (3/9/24) ... drove in four runs to go with two hits vs. UC Davis (3/28/24) ... recorded four more hits at Cal State Fullerton (4/21/24) ... collected a walk-off bunt single vs. Cal State Bakersfield (4/27/24) ... went 2-for-5 with three RBI at No. 13 UC Irvine (5/24/24) ... placed on the Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Sakaino had a standout season, receiving All-Big West Honorable Mention accolades ... played in 49 games and started 46 times at second base ... led the team with 28 walks while he was second in on-base percentage (.428), third in runs scored (37) and fourth in stolen bases (8) ... batted .310 with 53 hits, 23 RBI, eight doubles, six sacrifice hits and one home run ... third in The Big West in assists (137) to go with a .982 fielding percentage ... improved batting average to .314 with 27 runs and 17 RBI in 30 Big West games ... registered 14 multiple-hit games on the year ... posted a 21-game on-base streak ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI in a win over Creighton (3/4/23) ... made a gave-saving diving catch for the final out in a five-inning win at Pacific (3/11/23) ... reached base five times including going 4-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, a double and a stolen base vs. UC Riverside (4/2/23) ... scored four times, recorded three hits and drove in two in a win at Long Beach State (4/14/23) ... belted his only home run of the season, a grand slam, in the eighth inning to rally past Cal Poly (4/21/23) ... finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored at UC San Diego (5/7/23) ... named to Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2022 (Freshman)
Sakaino appeared in 28 games, making five starts ... started four times at second base and one at DH ... utilized as a defensive replacement and late-game pinch-runner during the year ... tallied five hits, four walks, three runs and three RBI for the season ... stole four bases in four attempts ... did not commit an error in 28 chances ... collected first career hit and RBI vs. Pacific (2/26/22) ... picked up a pinch-hit single and eventually scored in an extra-inning win over vs. CSU Bakersfield (4/29/22) ... singled and drew a walk at Hawai'i (5/15/22).
Rancho Bernardo High School
Batted .398 at the plate with 33 hits, 31 runs, 21 walks, 12 RBI and nine doubles in 28 games as a senior ... pitched as a senior, tossing 29 innings and posting a 0.71 ERA with five saves ... earned second-team All-CIF accolades in 2021 ... graduated in 2021.
Personal
Originally from Chiba, Japan.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Sakaino started 52 times in his third season at CSUN ... played at second base, committing just two errors with a .991 fielding percentage ... ranked third on the team with a career-high 60 hits ... batted .308 with 33 runs, 29 RBI, 24 walks, nine doubles, three triples and two homers ... posted a .406 on-base percentage ... went 9-for-12 in stolen base attempts ... was fourth in the Big West in assists (144) ... topped the team with a .336 batting average and 38 hits in Big West play ... finished tied for second on the team with 18 multi-hit games ... registered a 19-game on base streak ... slashed .348/.451/.464 in road games ... posted four hits at Utah Tech (2/24/24) ... finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored at No. 6 Oregon State (3/9/24) ... drove in four runs to go with two hits vs. UC Davis (3/28/24) ... recorded four more hits at Cal State Fullerton (4/21/24) ... collected a walk-off bunt single vs. Cal State Bakersfield (4/27/24) ... went 2-for-5 with three RBI at No. 13 UC Irvine (5/24/24) ... placed on the Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Sakaino had a standout season, receiving All-Big West Honorable Mention accolades ... played in 49 games and started 46 times at second base ... led the team with 28 walks while he was second in on-base percentage (.428), third in runs scored (37) and fourth in stolen bases (8) ... batted .310 with 53 hits, 23 RBI, eight doubles, six sacrifice hits and one home run ... third in The Big West in assists (137) to go with a .982 fielding percentage ... improved batting average to .314 with 27 runs and 17 RBI in 30 Big West games ... registered 14 multiple-hit games on the year ... posted a 21-game on-base streak ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI in a win over Creighton (3/4/23) ... made a gave-saving diving catch for the final out in a five-inning win at Pacific (3/11/23) ... reached base five times including going 4-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, a double and a stolen base vs. UC Riverside (4/2/23) ... scored four times, recorded three hits and drove in two in a win at Long Beach State (4/14/23) ... belted his only home run of the season, a grand slam, in the eighth inning to rally past Cal Poly (4/21/23) ... finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored at UC San Diego (5/7/23) ... named to Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2022 (Freshman)
Sakaino appeared in 28 games, making five starts ... started four times at second base and one at DH ... utilized as a defensive replacement and late-game pinch-runner during the year ... tallied five hits, four walks, three runs and three RBI for the season ... stole four bases in four attempts ... did not commit an error in 28 chances ... collected first career hit and RBI vs. Pacific (2/26/22) ... picked up a pinch-hit single and eventually scored in an extra-inning win over vs. CSU Bakersfield (4/29/22) ... singled and drew a walk at Hawai'i (5/15/22).
Rancho Bernardo High School
Batted .398 at the plate with 33 hits, 31 runs, 21 walks, 12 RBI and nine doubles in 28 games as a senior ... pitched as a senior, tossing 29 innings and posting a 0.71 ERA with five saves ... earned second-team All-CIF accolades in 2021 ... graduated in 2021.
Personal
Originally from Chiba, Japan.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Runs | 4 at Long Beach State | 4/14/23 |
| Hits | 4 (3x) last at Cal State Fullerton | 4/21/24 |
| Doubles | 2 at Long Beach State | 4/14/23 |
| RBI | 4 (2x) last vs. UC Davis | 3/28/24 |
| Home Runs | 1 (3x) last vs. UC Davis | 3/28/24 |
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