2024 Baseball Roster

Hannah Wiest
Shelby Streeter

18 Keene Tanaka

  • Position C
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 200
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Highschool Iolani
  • Major Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) / Engineering & Technology Management (M.S.)

Biography

2024: Received a master's degree in engineering & technology management in May 2024 ... Honorable Mention All-RMAC catcher ... RMAC Gold Glove catcher ... Starting catcher for the Orediggers, appearing in 42-of-50 games with 30 starts ... Posted the best year of his career in his final collegiate season, batting .314 with 17 runs on 32 hits including four doubles and three home runs leading to 25 RBI ... Also walked five times, was hit four times, and went 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts ... Committed only one error on defense, fielding .996 with 219 putouts and 23 assists on 243 chances ... Caught seven baser runners attempting to steal ... Top performance of the year was arguably a 3-for-4 day at Colorado Mesa on March 16 when he scored two runs and hit a double ... Also notable were five RBI on two hits against Colorado Christian on March 2 ... Hit a home run against Adams State on April 7, another at MSU Denver on April 29, and his final collegiate long ball on Senior Weekend against UCCS ... Turned in seven multi-hit games, put together a seven-game hitting streak, and posted seven games with multiple RBI ... Finished his collegiate career as the longest-tenured Oredigger in program history, playing with the team from the fall of 2018 until the spring of 2024.

2023: Received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in May 2023 ... Took over as Mines' primary catcher with 33 starts in 40 games ... Closed the spring batting .266 with 13 runs on 19 hits including five doubles and one home run with 13 RBI ... Also walked seven times, was hit five times and laid down four sacrifice bunts ... Committed just five errors on defense across 247 chances while helping on three double plays and throwing out nine runners on the base paths ... Had three outings with multiple hits, posted three games with multiple RBI, and came across the plate to score multiple times in a game on three occasions ... Arguably his top performance of the year was a 2-for-5 day at Colorado Christian on March 10 which featured the second home run of his career along with two runs and two RBI ... Also notable was one run on two hits with two doubles and two RBI against New Mexico Highlands on April 1 ... Went 3-for-4 with one run and two RBI at UCCS on May 6 as well.

2022: One of two primary catchers for the Orediggers, appearing in 39 out of 52 games with 31 starts behind the dish ... Finished the season hitting .272 with 15 runs and 11 RBI on 25 hits including six doubles and one home run ... Hit the first home run of his collegiate career against Adams State on May 1 and finished the game going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI ... Top performance of the year arguably came in the season opener at Fort Hays State on Feb. 5 where he finished 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI ... Also produced a 2-for-3 game against Adams State on April 30 while scoring three runs ... Committed just three errors on 262 chances behind the plate to field .989 which ranked eighth in the RMAC ... Stole the first base of his career at MSU Denver on March 5 ... Closed the spring touting six multi-hit games, two games with multiple RBI and put together a seven-game hitting streak.

2021: Appeared in 14 games with seven starts as a reserve catcher and designated hitter for Mines ... Closed the year batting .286 with four runs on eight hits including one double and four RBI while drawing five walks ... Top performance of the season featured one run and one RBI on two hits against New Mexico Highlands at the RMAC Pod in Colorado Springs on March 26 ... Also produced multiple hits and one run at Adams State on May 1 ... Lone double of the year came in a 1-for-2 performance against UCCS on May 7 and resulted in a RBI.

2020: Made three starts in four appearances as a catcher and pinch hitter for the Orediggers ... Finished the season hitting .125 with one hit in eight at-bats while drawing four walks ... Collegiate debut came with a start at catcher on Feb. 8 at Fort Hays State where he walked twice in five plate appearances ... Top outing of the year came at New Mexico Highlands on March 7 with the first hit of his career as Mines won 2-0 ... Also caught one runner stealing from behind the plate on that same day.

2019: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Starting catcher for Iolani (Hawaii) … Has a .348 career average … Plays club ball for Team Hawaii and EnFuego Baseball in Seattle … Hit .440 with a .987 fielding percentage for EnFuego in summer 2017 … National Latin Exam Maxima Cum Laude … Honor roll student … Iolani Academic Award for Distinction in Drawing … Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art Awards Silver Key Awardee … Iolani School Service Award for Distinction In the Big Brother Program … Plans to major in civil engineering

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    C
    6'0" 190 lbs
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    2020Redshirt Freshman

    C
    6'0" 190 lbs
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    2021Redshirt Freshman

    C
    6'0" 200 lbs
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    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    C
    6'0" 200 lbs
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    2023Redshirt Junior

    C
    6'0" 200 lbs
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    2024Redshirt Senior

    C
    6'0" 200 lbs
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