2020 (Baseball)
Concluded his Cal Lutheran career as one of the best hitters in program history…Started all 17 games at third base for the Kingsmen in 2020…Second on the team in hits (21) and batting average (.412) in his 51 at-bats…Produced fantastic power numbers with four doubles, four triples and a home run to slug at a team-high .706…Led the team in walks (14), hit-by-pitches (5), on-base percentage (.548) and RBI (22)…His 22 RBI was fourth in the nation when the season was cut short….Second on the team in runs scored with 17…Went 4-for-4 with a triple in Cal Lutheran’s 5-2 win over Caltech (Feb. 15).
2019 (Baseball)
Appeared in 39 games, earning the start in 38, as a junior infielder for the Kingsmen… Tallied 37 hits in 126 at-bats with 37 runs, 17 RBIs, eight doubles, one triple, 29 walks and four stolen bases… His 29 walks are tied for tenth on the program’s all-time list for walks in a single season… Hit .294 on the year with a .451 on-base percentage and .373 slugging percentage… Recorded a season-high four-RBI, three-run performance against Linfield on April 13 in a 2-for-3 day at the plate.
2018 (Baseball)
ALL-SCIAC SECOND TEAM… Played in 38 games as a sophomore for the Kingsmen… Led the team with 55 hits, 32 RBI and 19 walks… Tied for first with 12 doubles… Hit .387 on the season with 28 runs, 12 doubles and one triple in 142 at-bats… Had a .486 on-base percentage and .486 slugging percentage… Recorded a triple against Caltech on April… One of the most consistent hitters on the team, had a 12-game hit streak from February 20 to March 26… Closed the season with two-hit games in six of the last seven games played, with two RBIs in four of those games… Inducted into the Scholar-Athlete Society for the second time.
2017 (Baseball)
Member of 2017 NCAA Division III National Championship team…appeared in 13 games, with five starts, as a true freshman…made collegiate debut against Pacific (Ore.) (Feb. 11)…in 23 at-bats, collected a .391 batting average with nine hits...scored six runs…provided three RBIs…drew six walks and finished with a .517 on-base percentage…put down one sacrifice…had two multi-hit games…became a key back-up player for the Kingsmen in the middle of the season…defensively, finished with a perfect fiddling percentage from 15 assists and four putouts…part of a double play against Caltech (Apr. 22)...inducted into the CLU Scholar Athlete Society for the first time.
Mid-Pacific High School
Graduated in 2016 from Mid Pacific HS…played varsity baseball for three years and was a three-year varsity letter-winner…team was named State Champions in 2016.
Personal
Full name: Ryne Yamashiro…born May 23, 1998 in Honolulu, Hawaii…parents are Kathie and Reyn…has one sister, Kailey…has two dogs, Lani and Beanie.
Favorites
Pro Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers
Pro Athlete: Ryne Sandberg
Number: 23
