2023 Softball Roster
Uyema, Thais
Jersey Number 11
Thais Uyema
- Position:
- IF/UTL
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lima, Peru
- High School:
- Colegio La Union
- Prev School:
- Chipola College
Bio
2023: Did not see any action.
2022: Started in 48 games with one appearance off the bench ... Hit .233 and slugged .284 ... Had five multi-hit games ... Notched a season-high two RBIs at Robert Morris (April 22) ... Split time at third base and catcher.
Prior to Purdue Fort Wayne: Spent two years with the NJCAA Division I softball program at Chipola College ... Led her team to the 2019 NJCAA National Championship ... Won her last eight games of the 2019 season with a 95-14 run differential, including a 19-2 national championship final game against Angelina College ... Went 52-5 and 28-4 before the season was halted due to COVID-19 ... Won their last 12 games of the 2020 season ... Had a .333 batting average as a sophomore ... Earned a spot on the Dean's List ...
High School: Her high school did not have a softball team, but she competed with the Peruvian National Team system since she was 13 years old ... Earned two silver medals with the U-15 team and two bronze medals with the U-18 team ... Participated in the U-19 World Cup Championship in 2017 and the Pan American Games in 2020 ... Played in the Pre-Qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games ... Selected as the best third baseman in 2015 and the best scorer in 2016 ... Also played for the Aelu Club Team ... Selected as the Tiemi Yajima Standout Catcher in 2012 and Best Catcher in 2013 ... Led Aelu to the opening and closing championship titles every year from 2011-19 ... Named the Best Catcher eight times in the opening and closing championships, while stealing the most bases five times, and being named the Best Scorer four times ... Also competed on the debate club and on the soccer, volleyball and baseball teams at Colegio La Union.
Personal: Daughter of Laura Kanashiro and Mario Uyema ... Has one brother, Airton ... Majoring in psychology.
2022: Started in 48 games with one appearance off the bench ... Hit .233 and slugged .284 ... Had five multi-hit games ... Notched a season-high two RBIs at Robert Morris (April 22) ... Split time at third base and catcher.
Prior to Purdue Fort Wayne: Spent two years with the NJCAA Division I softball program at Chipola College ... Led her team to the 2019 NJCAA National Championship ... Won her last eight games of the 2019 season with a 95-14 run differential, including a 19-2 national championship final game against Angelina College ... Went 52-5 and 28-4 before the season was halted due to COVID-19 ... Won their last 12 games of the 2020 season ... Had a .333 batting average as a sophomore ... Earned a spot on the Dean's List ...
High School: Her high school did not have a softball team, but she competed with the Peruvian National Team system since she was 13 years old ... Earned two silver medals with the U-15 team and two bronze medals with the U-18 team ... Participated in the U-19 World Cup Championship in 2017 and the Pan American Games in 2020 ... Played in the Pre-Qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games ... Selected as the best third baseman in 2015 and the best scorer in 2016 ... Also played for the Aelu Club Team ... Selected as the Tiemi Yajima Standout Catcher in 2012 and Best Catcher in 2013 ... Led Aelu to the opening and closing championship titles every year from 2011-19 ... Named the Best Catcher eight times in the opening and closing championships, while stealing the most bases five times, and being named the Best Scorer four times ... Also competed on the debate club and on the soccer, volleyball and baseball teams at Colegio La Union.
Personal: Daughter of Laura Kanashiro and Mario Uyema ... Has one brother, Airton ... Majoring in psychology.
Huge Dubs!
Saturday, May 10
Mastodon Softball walks off NKU
Friday, April 25
Softball Win over IUPUI
Monday, April 15
Winning 'Dons are Happy 'Dons!
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