(pronounced Asia / SAY-toe)
2018 (Game-by-Game): Started in 32 games during her senior season...Finished with a .259 batting average in 58 at-bats with 15 hits, eight runs scored and two RBI...Saito had 37 career sacrifice hits, ranking fourth all-time at KU and tied for 13th in PSAC history...Had two hits in four at-bats on a senior day split with East Stroudsburg (4/26)...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored at East Stroudsburg (4/13)...3-for-7 in a doubleheader vs. Millersville (4/6)...Finished 2-for-2 with a walk in a win against Jefferson (3/14)...1-for-2 with a double against Northwood (3/10)...Went 2-for-2 with one run scored in a victory against New Haven (2/16)...Finished 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in a win over Winston-Salem State (2/3).
2017 (Game-by-Game): Saito was one of four Golden Bears to start in all 48 of KU's games in her junior season. She was tied for fourth on the team with 13 RBI, and was also top-six on the squad with 13 runs, five doubles and 11 walks. She batted .213 with 20 hits and 13 runs. She struck out just four times in 94 at-bats. In the field, she posted a .960 fielding percentage with nine errors in 226 chances...Went 2-for-3 while scoring a run and knocking in a run in a win over Shippensburg (4/15)...Notched a two-run double in a victory over Millersville (4/8)...Knocked in the game-winning run in the 10th inning in a win over ESU (4/5)...Recorded three RBIÂ in a win over Slippery Rock (2/17)...Hit the game-winning double in a victory over West Virginia State (2/3).
2016 (Game-by-Game): Saito started in all 50 games played for the Golden Bears during her sophomore season. She was one of KU’s most solid spots in the field at second base, leading the team with 95 assists and recording 107 putouts with a career-best .981 fielding percentage. At the plate, Saito hit .209 with six RBI and seven runs scored. She was tied for third on KU with six hit-by-pitches...Hit an RBI single in a win over SHIP (3/25)...Went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Ohio Valley (3/12)...Finished 3-for-10 with four RBIs in the UNC Pembroke Invitational (2/5-2/6).
2015 (Game-by-Game): Saito started in 47 of her 48 appearances at second base for the Golden Bears during her freshman season. She batted .211 with 20 runs scored, a home run and 14 RBI. She led the PSAC with 20 sacrifice bunts, fourth-most in single-season school history, and ranked third in Division II with 0.42 sacrifice hits per game. She also walked 10 times and had five doubles. She recorded at least one hit in 19 games and multiple hits in seven games...Scored two runs in a loss to West Chester (4/25)...Batted 2-for-7 with two runs scored in a doubleheader split against Bloomsburg (4/17)...Knocked in the game-winning run with a single in a win over Lock Haven (4/6)...Went 2-for-4 with a RBI in a win over Millersville (3/22)...Batted 4-for-8 with three runs scored and four RBI in a doubleheader sweep over Goldey-Beacom (3/18)...Batted 2-for-2 with two runs scored in a win over Slippery Rock (3/12)...Went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a RBI in a win over Slippery Rock (3/10)...Batted 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored and a RBI in a win over Winston-Salem State (2/7)...Went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and a RBI against Coker (2/6)...Batted 2-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI in a win over UNC Pembroke (2/6).
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| Saito's Single-Game Highs |
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| Hits |
3 |
at Goldey-Beacom |
3/18/2015 |
| RBI |
4 |
at Goldey-Beacom |
3/18/2015 |
| Runs |
3 |
vs. Winston Salem St. |
2/7/2015 |
| TB |
5 |
vs. Winston Salem St. |
2/7/2015 |
| SB |
1 |
4x |
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The Saito File
Nickname: The Asian
Dream Job: Lottery Winner
