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One of seven returning seniors…In his first year with the Wildcats, batted .374 with seven home runs and a team-high 46 RBI in 2009…Received All-American Honorable Mention from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)…Named First Team All-West Region by the NCBWA, Daktronics and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)…Won West Region Gold Glove Award from the ABCA…First Team All-CCAA and conference Newcomer of the Year in 2009…Pre-Chico Days: Played two years at Hartnell Community College…Earned Second Team All-Coast Conference/Pacific Division honors as a sophomore…2005 graduate of Moanalua High School in Honolulu, Hawaii…Personal: Born 10/2/86 in Honolulu…Son of Lloyd and Marcia Arakawa…Has two younger brothers, Peter and Timothy…Enjoys fishing and surfing…Sports hero is Dodgers’ slugger Manny Ramirez…Best advice ever received: “pain is temporary, pride is forever”…Never steps on the foul lines coming on or off the diamond…Kinesiology major.