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Wears No. 9...Parents are George and Susan Takeda...Married to MiLB pitcher Jake Reed...Favorite sport besides softball is baseball...Three favorite TV Shows are Hart of Dixie, Pretty Little Liars and The Dick Van Dyke Show...Three favorite books are The Truth About Forever, The Me I Want to Be and The Bible...On what it means to play for USA Softball: It wasn't really ever a dream of mine because I never thought that I would be at the level of my heroes. It means the world to me to be able to represent this amazing country and play alongside some of the best in the game.

Career Highlights

2019 Pan American Games Gold Medalist; Hit .350 (7-for-20) with 2 RBI and 4 runs scored
2018 USA Softball International Cup; Hit .526 (10-for-19) with one HR, five RBI and five runs scored
2018 Japan Cup; Hit .286 (2-for-7)
2017 Pan American Championship Gold Medalist; Hit .522 (12-for-23) with 11 runs score and seven RBI
2017 World Cup of Softball Silver Medalist; Hit .267 (4-for-15) with three runs scored
2015 Pan American Games Silver Medalist; Hit .200 (2-for-10) with four runs scored
2016 World Cup of Softball Silver Medalist; Hit .500 (5-for-10) with five runs scored
2015 World Cup of Softball Silver Medalist; Hit .533 (8-for-15) with four RBI and one run scored

Olympic Experience

1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (Team - Women)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2018 – gold (Team - Women)
Years of participation: Team - Women 2016, 2018
Medals: 2 (2 gold)

Gold – 2018 (Team - Women); 2016 (Team - Women)

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COLLEGIATE HONORS

2015: NFCA Second Team All-American...First Team All-Pac-12

2014: NFCA Second Team All-American...First Team All-Pac-12

2013: NFCA First Team All-American...First Team All-Pac-12

2012: Pac-12 All-Freshman First Team

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