Awards:
National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region 1 Second Team (2026)

2026 (Sophomore): The high contact infielder appeared and started in all 43 games for the Jumbos...Went 1-2 with two runs scored and an RBI in an 11-8 win over No. 9 Christopher Newport...Batted 1-3 with three RBI and a run scored in a 6-3 victory versus Bethel...Was 2-3 in back-to-back games with four runs scored and two RBI in a doubleheader against No. 3 Texas Lutheran...Notched three hits with three RBI and a run scored in am 11-6 win over Wesleyan...Ended the season with a .326 batting average, 27 RBI, and was second on the Jumbos with 16 walks...Tufts finished the season as NESCAC Semifinalists and hosts of an NCAA Regional Round with a 31-12 record

2025 (Freshman): Made an instant impact to the roster, appearing in 41 games and making 35 starts for the Jumbos...Picked up her first collegiate hit in her first at-bat with a hit against LaGrange...Hit first collegiate home run in her second-ever game with a blast against Gettysburg...Finished her first season with Tufts with 29 hits, four doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI...Part of the 2025 NESCAC Championship Winning Tufts Softball Team

PRIOR TO TUFTS: Letterwinner in softball for the Monarchs of Mater Dei High School...Also played for Firecrackers Brashear travel team...Softball co-captain as a senior...Defensive MVP as a freshman...2x Monarch of the Year as a sophomore and junior...3rd Team All-League as a freshman...2nd Team All-League as a sophomore...2x Trinity League Champion...4th CIF-SS - Fr...3rd CIF-SS - Sr...Salutatorian for graduating class of 2024...4x Scholar Athlete Award winner

PERSONAL: Daughter of Carl and Shawn Kawabe...Has one sibling, Caroline...Undeclared major...Chose Tufts for the combination of athletics and academics and to be closer to my sister at BU"...Chose Tufts over Uchicago, Williams, Pomona College, UCLA