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Jersey Number 20
Mia Nishikawa
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- High School:
- Central East
- Prev School:
- Central East
- Major:
- Education
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025): Continued to work as one of the Gaels top starting pitchers…Made 25 appearances in the circle, including a team-high 19 starts…Amassed a 10-7 record with a 3.14 ERA over 100.1 innings worked…Struck out 53 batters and walked 34…Limited opponents to a 0.273 batting average…Went unbeaten in eight starts in WCC play…Went 2-0 in the first week of April, tossing 13 innings and allowing just two runs, including a completed game shutout at UC Davis (Apr. 1), earning her first of two WCC Pitcher of the Week nods…Fanned six Aggies in that contest, setting a new career-high…Also pitched the Gaels to two victories at Oregon State (Apr. 26 and 27) en route to her second WCC Pitcher of the Week nod…Did not commit an error in the field…Named a second team All-WCC honoree for the second straight year.
AS A FRESHMAN (2024): Most utilized pitcher on the Gaels staff in her freshman campaign, making 21 starts and seven appearances out of the bullpen...Won a team-high 12 games, going 12-7 with a 3.24 ERA over 114.2 inning worked...Tossed 11 complete games, including four complete game shutouts...Fanned 37 and walked 25, pitching primarily to contact...Worked two scoreless innings of relief in her debut against Middle Tennessee on 2/9...Officially announced herself on the scene with a complete game shutout over Oregon State, surrendering four hits and striking out three while walking none for her first collegiate win...Also worked complete game shutouts against Cal State Bakersfield (2/23) and Santa Clara (4/27)...Twice fanned five batters in a single outing...Named a second team All-WCC honoree following her freshman campaign.
PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: A 2023 graduate of Central East High School in Fresno, California...Tossed 322.2 over her stellar prep career, amassing a 35-15 record and 418 strikeouts...In her senior season, went 17-3 with a 0.94 ERA on 189 strikeouts (10.96 K/7)...Led Central East to the 2023 CIF Central Section Division I Championship and to the CIF NorCal Division I Semifinals...Earned first team All-Tri River Athletic Conference honors in her junior and senior seasons...Named her high school's Female Athlete of the Year in 2023...Chose Saint Mary's because "I know I can get a great education here while also playing great softball. I knew SMC was home the moment I stepped foot on campus because of how special & tight the community is here."...Plans to study psychology and to pursue a career teaching children with special needs.
- Second Team All-WCC (2024 and 2025)
- 4* WCC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 12, 2024, Mar. 18, 2024, Apr. 7, 2025, and Apr. 28)
- T-Ninth Most Shutouts in Program History Entering the 2027 Season (7)
- T-Fifth Most Shutouts in a Single Season in Program History (4 in 2024)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025): Continued to work as one of the Gaels top starting pitchers…Made 25 appearances in the circle, including a team-high 19 starts…Amassed a 10-7 record with a 3.14 ERA over 100.1 innings worked…Struck out 53 batters and walked 34…Limited opponents to a 0.273 batting average…Went unbeaten in eight starts in WCC play…Went 2-0 in the first week of April, tossing 13 innings and allowing just two runs, including a completed game shutout at UC Davis (Apr. 1), earning her first of two WCC Pitcher of the Week nods…Fanned six Aggies in that contest, setting a new career-high…Also pitched the Gaels to two victories at Oregon State (Apr. 26 and 27) en route to her second WCC Pitcher of the Week nod…Did not commit an error in the field…Named a second team All-WCC honoree for the second straight year.
AS A FRESHMAN (2024): Most utilized pitcher on the Gaels staff in her freshman campaign, making 21 starts and seven appearances out of the bullpen...Won a team-high 12 games, going 12-7 with a 3.24 ERA over 114.2 inning worked...Tossed 11 complete games, including four complete game shutouts...Fanned 37 and walked 25, pitching primarily to contact...Worked two scoreless innings of relief in her debut against Middle Tennessee on 2/9...Officially announced herself on the scene with a complete game shutout over Oregon State, surrendering four hits and striking out three while walking none for her first collegiate win...Also worked complete game shutouts against Cal State Bakersfield (2/23) and Santa Clara (4/27)...Twice fanned five batters in a single outing...Named a second team All-WCC honoree following her freshman campaign.
PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: A 2023 graduate of Central East High School in Fresno, California...Tossed 322.2 over her stellar prep career, amassing a 35-15 record and 418 strikeouts...In her senior season, went 17-3 with a 0.94 ERA on 189 strikeouts (10.96 K/7)...Led Central East to the 2023 CIF Central Section Division I Championship and to the CIF NorCal Division I Semifinals...Earned first team All-Tri River Athletic Conference honors in her junior and senior seasons...Named her high school's Female Athlete of the Year in 2023...Chose Saint Mary's because "I know I can get a great education here while also playing great softball. I knew SMC was home the moment I stepped foot on campus because of how special & tight the community is here."...Plans to study psychology and to pursue a career teaching children with special needs.
SB | NCAA Regional Recap
Saturday, May 23
SB | Postgame Press Conference, Eugene Regional Game Four, 5-17-26
Sunday, May 17
SB | Saint Mary's vs. Idaho State & Oregon Highlights, 5-16-26
Sunday, May 17
SB | Saint Mary's vs. Mississippi State Highlights, 5-115-26
Sunday, May 17
