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2001 — Saw time in the early-season rotation at second base, also making appearances as a baserunner … Tore a tendon in her left (glove) hand in UCLA’s Alumnae Game on March 24 …?Had surgery to repair the tendon on April 6 …?Pinch-ran in three of UCLA’s four games during the NCAA Regional, scoring one run … Also scored a run at the Women’s College World Series, against LSU, while pinch-running for Stacey Nuveman.
2000 — Pinch-ran in three games of the Women’s College World Series … Played in three of four games in the Los Angeles Regional …?Had one stolen base at the WCWS … Scored a run and went 0-for-1 at the plate at the Regional … Played in 18 games, going 2-for-6 at the plate with four runs scored …?That total includes a seventh-inning bloop single at Washington in UCLA’s 3-1 loss on April 21.
1999 — Started five games and played a total of nine in right field before tearing her ACL at the UNLV Softball Classic on Feb. 19 … Granted a medical redshirt for the 1999 season.
1998 — All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention selection … One of UCLA’s top newcomers … Enjoyed an excellent rookie campaign, finishing third on the team in batting with a .280 average …?Saw action in all 45 games, starting all but one … Enjoyed her best outing of the season in a 7-4 win over Oregon on May 2 … In that game, she went 4-for-5 with two runs scored, an RBI and a double … Helped UCLA to an upset of No. 18 Oregon on April 18 after going 3-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI … Registered a nine-game hitting streak from March 6 to April 4 …?Batted an impressive .462 during the streak, scoring four runs, collecting two RBI and a double … Ranked third on the team with nine multiple-hit games, finishing the season with 37 hits, 19 runs scored and 11 RBI …?Saw action at five different positions, spending most of her time at shortstop.
High School — Lettered four years in softball and three years in basketball at Iolani High School in Honolulu, HI … Named the Interscholastic League of Hawai`i Player-of-the-Year as a pitcher … Also earned first-team ILH honors at both pitcher and first base … Helped lead Iolani to two state championship titles in basketball.
Personal — Full name is Casey Ann Sachiko Hiraiwa … Born June 25, 1979, in Honolulu, HI … Parents are Bruce and Charlotte … Chose UCLA for its numerous opportunities both academically and athletically … Favorite class is math … Majoring in civil engineering.
Hiraiwa’s Career Stats
| Year | Avg. | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SL% | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FL% |
| Fr., 1998 | .280 | 45/44 | 132 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 43 | .326 | 2-3 | 59 | 63 | 12 | .910 |
| RS, 1999 | .417 | 9/5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .750 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| So., 2000 | .333 | 18/0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jr., 2001 | .214 | 16/3 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .214 | 1-1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Totals | .287 | 88/52 | 164 | 34 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 57 | .348 | 8-9 | 67 | 73 | 12 | .921 |
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