2025: Third Team ABCA All-Region 8 ... Batted .309 with 47 hits, seven doubles, a triple and pair of home runs ... Scored 31 runs and drove in 26 ... Had a slugging percentage of .408 ... 14 multi-hit games, including a 4-for-5 day at UW-Oshkosh (March 1) ... Added 16 stolen bases ... Fielded .939 with 64 assists and 59 putouts.
All-Region writeup: Kawakami moved from third base to second base, becoming a significant run producer for the NPU lineup. He batted .309 with 47 hits, including seven doubles, a pair of home runs, and a triple while driving in 26 runners and scoring 31. On the bases, he accounted for 16 steals and carried a .397 on-base percentage. Defensively, he was a part of seven doubles plays and totaled 59 assists.
2024: Appeared in seven games and made one start ... Drove a pair of hits in seven at-bats, including a double against Lakeland (March 14) ... Scored once and drove in two runs ... Made a pair of putouts and was a part of a double play turn.
2023: Appeared in 30 games and made 28 starts, mainly at third base … Carried a slash line of .245/.319/.324 with 12 RBI and as many runs scored … Three doubles, a triple, and a home run on the season … Had 47 assists at the hot corner with 19 putouts … Seven multi-hit games, including a perfect 3-for-3 day with a walk against Hanover (3/5).
First career hit and XBH: Feb. 26, a double against UW-Oshkosh
First career HR: March 21 against U-Chicago
