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Kristina Inouye Season 2020
PositionINF
Height5-5
ClassSenior
HometownHuntington Beach, Calif.
Career Accolades
- Pac-12 All-Conference (2019)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District (2020)
- Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
- Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic (2018-19)
- NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2019)
As a Fifth Year (2021)
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Stanford’s primary starter at third base, making 41 starts at the position on the season
- Batted .228 with 10 RBI and four runs
- Hit the walk-off hit with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to down BYU, driving in a pair of runs in the game (March 6)
- Was dominant in the elimination game against Manhattan in the NCAA Tournament, going 3-for-4 at the plate by driving in two runs off a pair of doubles (May 22)
- Closed out her career with a 2-for-3 outing against No. 5 Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament (May 23)
- Made six assists from the hot corner against Oregon State (May 1) and Washington (May 15)
As a Senior (2020)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Started all 26 games at third base
- Hit .343 with seven runs scored, a double and six RBIs
- Posted a .429 on-base percentage while striking out just three times in 67 at bats
- Placed fifth on the team in average and third in on-base percentage
- Amassed seven multi-hit games
- Went 5 for 8 in a pair of games against New Mexico and Grand Canyon (Feb. 7)
- 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs vs. Drake (Feb. 15)
As a Junior (2019)
- Pac-12 All-Conference second team
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Started all 53 games at third base, hitting .309 with 20 runs scored, three doubles, four triples, three home runs and 31 RBIs
- Team leader in RBIs (31) while amassing eight multi-RBI games, including two games of five-or-more RBIs
- Second on team in average (.309) and multi-hit games (13), including posting a pair of three-hit games
- Slugged .441 and reached base at a .392 clip
- 3 for 3 with a double and a career-best six RBIs vs. Kansas (Feb. 8) to cap a doubleheader on Opening Day that saw her go 5 for 6 with nine RBIs
- Went 3 for 3 with two runs scored vs. Boston University (May 18) in NCAA Tournament
- Drove in five runs, including connecting for a grand slam, vs. Cal Poly (March 3)
As a Sophomore (2018)
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- Played and started 51 games at shortstop
- Second on the team with three home runs
- Third on the team with 45 hits, 21 runs, six doubles, 25 RBIs
- Finished with .298 batting average, .411 slugging percentage and .341 on-base percentage
- Went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and a home run against CSUN (Feb. 10)
- Homered in win over Grand Canyon (Feb. 17)
- Season-high three hits (3 for 4) in win over Cal Poly (Feb. 24)
- Went 2 for 3 with two runs, a double and home run in win over Wagner (March 11)
- Eight multi-hit games and team-best 13-game hit streak from March 1-26
As a Freshman (2017)
- One of two Stanford players to start all 51 games
- Hit .500 (5 for 10) with two RBIs and two runs in three games at No. 7 Washington (May 5-7)
- Went 4 for 4 with two runs and two RBIs in a 6-0 win at No. 7 Washington (May 6)
- Went 4 for 6 with an RBI and a run to help lead Stanford to an 8-6 comeback victory in eight innings at Oregon State (April 23)
- Led Stanford offensively in three games at California, hitting .500 (4 for 8) with a run (March 25-27)
- Hit .313 (5 for 16) with two doubles and an RBI over five games at the Alabama Eason Crimson Classic (March 3-5)
- Hit .400 (8 for 20) with five runs, four RBIs and three walks over six games at the Kajikawa Classic (Feb. 9-12)
- Made her collegiate debut at second base against UTEP (Feb. 9)
- Recorded 12 multi-hit games
- Started all 51 games at second base or first base
Club Competition
- Played club softball for Firecrackers and Explosion
Prior to Stanford
- 2016 graduate of Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Helped lead HBHS to Sunset League championship (2014)
- Served as team captain (2016)
- All-CIF first team (2016)
- Four-time All-Sunset League first team (2013-16)
- Three-time Sunset League All-Academic (2014-16)
- Sunset League Rookie of the Year (2013)
- Two-time HBHS Most Valuable Player (2015-16)
- Two-time All-Orange County first team (2014, 2016)
- HBHS Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2016)
- All-CIF Division I first team (2015)
- Left high school as HBHS career record-holder in batting average, home runs, hits and RBIs
- Special Abilities Cluster (Edison High School) Yearbook Editor from 2014-16
- National Merit Scholar
Personal
- Daughter of Ken and Lea Inouye
- Has a brother, Matthew
- Member of the Stanford Student Space Initiative
- Mother, Lea Inouye, played tennis at USC and played professionally (1977 Junior Wimbledon champion, made 10 Wimbledon and U.S. Open appearances, ranked No. 1 junior tennis player in the world in 1977)
Softball
Cardinal Advances
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Cardinal Downs Manhattan
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Pitchers Duel
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Friday Setback
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Cardinal Defeated on Saturday
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Century Mark
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Shaking Off the Rust
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Inouye Walks it Off
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Thursday Victory
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Opening Act
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Meet the Seniors
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Yearly Batting Leaders
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Individual Single-Game Records
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Career Records
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2020 Season in Review
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Win Streak Reaches Nine
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Two More Walk-Offs
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Run-Rules and a Record
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Saturday Sweep
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Early Runs Guide Sweep
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Walking Off with Split
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A Strong Finish
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Boyd's Big Day
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Thirteen Named Scholar-Athletes
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Reflecting on 2019
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Reflecting on 2019
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Strong Academic Haul
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Run Ends in Gainesville
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Elimination Game Saturday
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Gainesville Bound
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Huskies Sweep Stanford
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Allister Named Coach of the Year
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Regular-Season Finale
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Home Finale Brings No. 2 UCLA
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Devils Down Card
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Card Drops Series
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Date with the Devils
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Back on Track
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Final Midweek In Fresno
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Stanford Falls in Finale
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Long Ball Beats Card
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No. 7 Arizona Next
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Six-Run Second Clinches Series
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Series Leveled
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Home for Three
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Tuesday Tilt at Santa Clara
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Lee, Card Take Game One
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Battle with the Beavers
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Midweek Split
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Doubleheader Tuesday
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Comeback Completes Series Win
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Card Welcomes Ducks
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Doubling Down on Run Rules
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Busy Week Begins Wednesday
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Game One to Card
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Pac-12 Opener
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Cardinal Split
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Cardinal Classic
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Double Dip with Sac State
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Ten Straight
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Card Cruises Past Montana
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Lee Shines in Shutout
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Stanford Invitational Next
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Perfect in Baton Rouge
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Card Tops Tigers
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Another Strong Sixth
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Card Outduels Matadors
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Card Upends No. 7 LSU
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To the Bayou
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Card Split
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Early Runs Back Dwyer
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Card Hosts DeMarini Invitational
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Hard-Fought Win
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Run-Rule Victory
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Burks Powers Card
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Kajikawa Kickoff
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A Look Back
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Leading the Way
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In the Cards
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‘Cats Shut Out Card
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Burks Homers in Finale
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Cal Clinches Series
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Bears Take Game One
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Stanford Falls in Five
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Outslugged by Beavers
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Long Ball Beats Card
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Cardinal Rolls Over Gaels
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Card Upsets No. 3 UCLA
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Stanford Shut Out
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Cardinal Comes Up Short
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Midweek Setback
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Cardinal Falls in Finale
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Pac-12 Home Opener
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Cardinal Drops Series Finale
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Pac-12 Opening Win
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Six in a Row
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Two More Wins
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Two-Game Sweep
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Saturday Split
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SoCal Shutout
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Milestone Split
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Win Streak Hits Three
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Home Lid-Lifter Captured
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Mary Nutter Classic Concludes
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Starting With A Sweep
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Cardinal Drops Two
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Miscues Cost Cardinal
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Late Miscues Doom Cardinal
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Concluding Pac-12 Play
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Big Dog on Campus
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Lee Excels in Defeat
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Extra Innings, Extra Sweet
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Comeback Falls Short
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Battling the Beavers
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Clutch Hitting Powers Win
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Undone by Slow Start
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Late Comeback Falls Short
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Pac-12 Home Debut
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Stanford Drops Series Finale
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Stanford Undone by Grand Slam
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Stanford Sweeps Day Two
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Undone By Big Innings
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Stanford Drops Heartbreaker
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Stanford Splits Day Two
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Tough Loss, Strong Finish
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Stanford Splits Day One
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Clutch Plays Secure Win
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Midweek Road Trip
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Stanford Nike Invitational
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Growing Pains
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Stanford Remains Unbeaten
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Stanford Dominates Opener
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