Bio

2018 at Taylor: Started 41 games in 45 appearances as a freshman for TU … Tallied 37 hits, seven doubles and seven home runs … Knocked in 30 Taylor runners … Finished 10th in the Crossroads League with 25 runs batted in during league play … Hit six of her seven home runs in CL play, ranking fifth in the league … Had home runs in back-to-back games on two occasions … Had four RBIs in a game on three instances, helping TU to a 3-0 record … Recorded two-or-more hits on 10 occasions as the team had a mark of 8-2 during that span … Tallied 27 appearances inside the circle and posted a 14-6 record … Led the team in appearances, wins, innings pitched with 106 and hurled 66 strikeouts … Earned nine wins during league play, which was sixth best among CL pitchers … Tossed 72 innings during league play, ranking 14th … Struck out 40 batters during league play … Had 69 putouts in the field and had 17 assists … Named a Honorable Mention All-Crossroads League performer.

Prep: Earned four varsity letters at Forest Hills Eastern High … Named All-Ottawa-Kent Conference and all-district pitcher all four years … Earned all-region distinction three seasons … Participated in All-Star and All-American games at the 2017 Colorado Sparkler … Holds Forest Hills Eastern career pitching records for ERA, wins and strikeouts, while also holding career base hits, batting average and RBI records at the plate and set the school’s single-season home runs record … Played club softball with Finesse Fastpitch … Member of National Honor Society … Graduated summa cum laude.

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Chris Kanai … Majoring in graphic design with a minor in marketing.