2015 Action Photos
AS A FRESHMAN (2015): Made his Bronco debut and threw one relief inning, retiring all three batters he faced with one strikeout at defending national champion and unanimous preseason No. 1 Vanderbilt in the season opener Feb. 13 … struck out the only batter he faced at Vanderbilt Feb. 14 … struck out one batter at UC Davis Feb. 17 … struck out one batter in 0.2 scoreless innings to earn his first collegiate win vs. Cincinnati Feb. 21 (Game 1 of a doubleheader) … recorded an out against the only batter he faced vs. Eastern Michigan Feb. 28 … struck out two in one scoreless inning at Kansas State March 7 … struck out one in one scoreless inning at Grand Canyon March 25 … pitched one scoreless inning vs. Pacific March 29 … pitched a shutout inning with two strikeouts to earn the winning decision vs. Stanford April 14 … struck out all four batters he faced vs. Cal Poly April 21 … retired both batters he faced and recorded one strikeout at St. Mary’s May 2 … retired the only batter he faced at St. Mary’s May 3 … struck out one in 0.2 shutout innings of relief at San Jose State May 12.
ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: In his first year with the SCU Baseball team as a freshman in 2014-15 … in 2013 hit .349 and went 1-1 with a 4.13 ERA in middle relief … reached the Hawai’i Boys Baseball State Championships … in 2012 hit .333 and posted a 3.34 ERA as the team’s closer … named to Team Hawai'i in both seasons.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from 'Iolani High School in 2014 in Honolulu … played for high school coach Brent Shimokawa.
PERSONAL: Son of Ricky Inouye and Mitzie Kato … has an older sister, Courtney … hobbies include reading, core-strengthening programs, and surfing … is a member of Key Club.
WHY INOUYE CHOSE SANTA CLARA: “I chose Santa Clara because it has an extraordinary campus and is known for its prestigious academics. On my official visit the people that I was surrounded by, which was the baseball team, made me feel very welcome. This reminded me of the Aloha spirit back home. I appreciated the players and felt very comfortable amongst them.”
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH GABE RIBAS ON INOUYE: “Josh packs a ton of athleticism into a small package. He is the kind of guy who plays well beyond his size. He really knows how to compete on the mound and he commands the strike zone as well as any guy we have recruited in our time at Santa Clara. We are really excited to have another Hawaiian player in the program. Both Josh and Tyler Meditz represent the very best of baseball in Hawai’i and are model Broncos.”
