Biography
2026
• First Team NFCA and D2CCA All-West Region
• PacWest Player of the Year and First Team All-PacWest
• PacWest Player of the Week (4/20/26)
• NCAA DII West Coast All-Tournament Team
• Started all 63 games and batted .378 with 76 hits, 11 doubles, seven home runs and 56 RBIs
• Second on the team in hits, batting average, RBIs and home runs
• Posted a .985 OPS and .537 slugging percentage
• Drew 22 walks and recorded just six strikeouts in 201 at-bats
• Collected 23 multi-hit games, including a four-hit performance against Jessup
• Drove in a season-high five RBIs against Concordia Irvine and Hawaii Hilo
• Posted a .995 fielding percentage with only two errors in 386 chances while helping turn 18 double plays
• Helped Biola win the NCAA West Regional Championship and advance to the NCAA Super Regional for the first time in program history
2025
• PacWest Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-PacWest
• PacWest Player of the Week
• Academic All-PacWest
• Set Biola's single-season program record with 16 home runs
• Started all 60 games as a true freshman
• Batted .371 with 69 hits, 15 doubles, 16 home runs, 59 RBIs and 34 runs scored
• Led the team in home runs, RBIs and slugging percentage (.710)
• Ranked second on the team in batting average and hits
• Recorded 20 extra-base hits and posted a 1.124 OPS
• Hit two home runs and drove in a season-high seven RBIs against Concordia
• Posted a .994 fielding percentage with just two errors in 321 chances while helping turn 12 double plays
• Helped her team become PacWest Regular Season Champions and advance to the NCAA Division II West Regional
HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped four varsity seasons at Norwalk High School, graduating in 2024
• Helped lead her team to four CIF-SS playoff appearances and an undefeated league championship season in 2022-23
• Four-time All-CIF-SS selection, including three First Team All-League honors and one Second Team recognition
• Three-time Press-Telegram Dream Team selection
• Earned Los Cerritos News Player of the Year, All-Area First Team Shortstop, Suburban Valley Mid-Cities League MVP, Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Week, and SB Live California Player of the Week honors
• Three-year team captain, two-time team MVP, and Offensive Player of the Year
• Finished as Norwalk High School's career leader in home runs, batting average, RBIs, hits, and runs scored
• Named Norwalk High School Female Student-Athlete of the Year
• Four-time CIF Academic Scholar-Athlete and recipient of the Victor Juan Female Athlete Scholarship Award
• Also competed in volleyball and basketball
PERSONAL
• Born November 18, 2006 to Keith and Adriana Nakano
• Majoring in sociology and hopes to go into the FBI, CIA, or even Secret Services to help keep our world safe
• Has two siblings (Kaleb and Keegan)
• Her father played collegiate golf at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cypress CC and West LA CC
• Her brother, Kaleb, played collegiate baseball at Fullerton College
• Enjoys cooking and has various certifications in food handling
• Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 31:25
• Why I Chose Biola: "I chose Biola because of faith, academics, softball and it is close to home. It also has a great community, everyone has been super supportive and genuinely nice, and I’m looking forward to the academic rigor."
