Kim Student-Athlete Spotlight (May 28, 2020)
AS A SENIOR IN 2020: Pitched in nine games and made three starts … tossed 12 2/3 innings with 10 strikeouts … started vs. Boise State (2/7) … went 5 innings in a start at UC Riverside (2/15).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2019: Appeared in 18 games and made nine starts in the circle … pitched 40 innings … had 17 strikeouts.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018: Second Team All-WCC … WCC All-Academic … led Santa Clara in wins (5), appearances (34), starts (25), complete games (11), innings pitched (151 2/3), and strikeouts (89) … tied for the team lead with one shutout … had a career-high nine strikeouts against Fairleigh Dickinson (March 17) … pitched all 25 innings in a three-game series against San Diego (April 14-15), including a 10-inning complete game … tossed the fourth no-hitter in Santa Clara history at Pacific (April 28) while allowing just one walk with eight strikeouts … threw nine innings with eight strikeouts and no walks vs. Saint Mary’s (May 11).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017: Led team in appearances (28), starts (17), complete games (5), and strikeouts (67) … went 3-12 with a 4.49 ERA … pitched 87 1/3 innings … had one save … got first career win vs. Seattle (Feb. 18) in 6 innings.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2014 Gatorade State Player of the Year … that year she was also named All-State Pitcher of the Year, All-Conference First Team, Hawaii State Tournament Most Outstanding Player, and Mililani High School Softball MVP … won two Oahu Interscholastic Association championships … in 2015 team was runners-up for the state championship … in 2014 they won the state championship.
CLUB: Member of the Guava Jam Softball Club … won the 16U Place Champions Cup in 2014 … in 2013 they finished in first place at the Rainbow Invitational and were state champions … that season the team also won the Hawaii Invitational … in 2011 her team was state champions.
PERSONAL: Off the field she was a member of the Girl Scouts for 11 years … enjoys hiking, going to the beach, shopping, and eating.
