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David Utagawa

HEIGHT

6’4″

WEIGHT

230 lbs

POSITION

RHP

B/T

R/R

CLASS

Sr.

HOMETOWN

Phoenix, Ariz.

SCHOOL

UC Irvine

Transferred to UC Irvine during the 2023 summer.

SUMMER 2023

  • Appeared in ten games, starting eight for a total of 26.1 innings
  • Went 2-0 with a save
  • Had a 5.13 ERA and struck out 28 batters
  • Four scoreless innings at Strasburg, striking out four (July 8)
  • Struck out six and allowed one run at Staunton (July 17)
  • Season-high 5.1 innings at Strasburg, striking out nine while throwing a then-record 114 pitches (August 1)

SPRING 2023 (NORTHWESTERN)

  • Had a 6.54 ERA in 15 appearances (26 innings) for the Wildcasts
  • Struck out 21 while walking only four
  • Three scoreless innings at Michigan State, striking out three (April 29)
  • Season-high five strikeouts against Notre Dame, allowing one run and walking none (May 16)

SPRING 2022 (NORTHWESTERN)

  • Appeared in 21 games as a sophomore, tossing 36.1 innings with a 7.93 ERA
  • Four innings against Saint Louis, allowing one unearned run and striking out a pair (April 19)
  • Four scoreless innings against Milwaukee (April 26)

SPRING 2021 (NORTHWESTERN)

  • Pitched three innings as a freshman, allowing two earned runs and striking out four

*** BIO INFORMATION COURTESY OF NORTHWESTERN ATHLETICS ***

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Went 4-1 with a 2.5 ERA during his junior season
  • Winning pitcher in 2019 Boras Classic Championship game
  • Team MVP recipient freshman year
  • Three-year letter recipient
  • Selected for Team Arizona for 2019 Sunbelt Classic
  • All-Central Region Honorable Mention
  • Selected for All-Academic Team at Junior Fall Classic
  • Played eight years of club ball with Canyon Thunder
  • Arizona 6A State runners-up in 2019
  • Competed in USA Baseball National High School Invitational in Cary, NC during junior year
  • Helped team to 13-5 record in 2019 and 15-3 record in 2018
  • USA Baseball Southwest Championships runners-up in 2018
  • Wilson Premier Championships West runners-up in 2018
  • Prospect wire World Series Champions 2018
  • Perfect Game Fall National Champions 2017
  • Received Dr. Voie Stuart Chase Coy Scholar Athlete Award
  • Honor roll all four years
  • Graduating with Seal of Biliteracy Diploma for Spanish

PERSONAL

  • Born David Christopher Utagawa on April 17, 2002
  • Parents are Maria and Chris Utagawa
  • Competed against fellow 2020 recruit Ethan O’Donnell at the 2019 Sunbelt Classic
  • Plays drums, ukulele, guitar, and piano
  • Speaks Swedish and Spanish
  • Anticipated major is civil engineering

Transferred to UC Irvine during the 2023 summer.

SUMMER 2023

  • Appeared in ten games, starting eight for a total of 26.1 innings
  • Went 2-0 with a save
  • Had a 5.13 ERA and struck out 28 batters
  • Four scoreless innings at Strasburg, striking out four (July 8)
  • Struck out six and allowed one run at Staunton (July 17)
  • Season-high 5.1 innings at Strasburg, striking out nine while throwing a then-record 114 pitches (August 1)

SPRING 2023 (NORTHWESTERN)

  • Had a 6.54 ERA in 15 appearances (26 innings) for the Wildcasts
  • Struck out 21 while walking only four
  • Three scoreless innings at Michigan State, striking out three (April 29)
  • Season-high five strikeouts against Notre Dame, allowing one run and walking none (May 16)

SPRING 2022 (NORTHWESTERN)

  • Appeared in 21 games as a sophomore, tossing 36.1 innings with a 7.93 ERA
  • Four innings against Saint Louis, allowing one unearned run and striking out a pair (April 19)
  • Four scoreless innings against Milwaukee (April 26)

SPRING 2021 (NORTHWESTERN)

  • Pitched three innings as a freshman, allowing two earned runs and striking out four

*** BIO INFORMATION COURTESY OF NORTHWESTERN ATHLETICS ***

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Went 4-1 with a 2.5 ERA during his junior season
  • Winning pitcher in 2019 Boras Classic Championship game
  • Team MVP recipient freshman year
  • Three-year letter recipient
  • Selected for Team Arizona for 2019 Sunbelt Classic
  • All-Central Region Honorable Mention
  • Selected for All-Academic Team at Junior Fall Classic
  • Played eight years of club ball with Canyon Thunder
  • Arizona 6A State runners-up in 2019
  • Competed in USA Baseball National High School Invitational in Cary, NC during junior year
  • Helped team to 13-5 record in 2019 and 15-3 record in 2018
  • USA Baseball Southwest Championships runners-up in 2018
  • Wilson Premier Championships West runners-up in 2018
  • Prospect wire World Series Champions 2018
  • Perfect Game Fall National Champions 2017
  • Received Dr. Voie Stuart Chase Coy Scholar Athlete Award
  • Honor roll all four years
  • Graduating with Seal of Biliteracy Diploma for Spanish

PERSONAL

  • Born David Christopher Utagawa on April 17, 2002
  • Parents are Maria and Chris Utagawa
  • Competed against fellow 2020 recruit Ethan O’Donnell at the 2019 Sunbelt Classic
  • Plays drums, ukulele, guitar, and piano
  • Speaks Swedish and Spanish
  • Anticipated major is civil engineering
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DOWN BUT NEVER OUT: Tom Sox Complete Improbable Comeback to Force Game Three

After dropping game one of the Valley League Semifinals, the Charlottesville Tom Sox traveled to First Bank Park to face the Strasburg Express with the season on the line. In a back-and-forth affair, Charlottesville stormed back from a 9-4 deficit in the eighth inning with a slew of clutch home runs to preserve the season. 

Late Comeback and Eggert’s Big Night Advance Tom Sox to Semifinals

The Charlottesville Tom Sox hosted the Front Royal Cardinals in the win-or-go-home rubber match of round one of the Valley League playoffs. The ‘Sox did not lead until the bottom of the eighth inning in which they rallied to secure a 4-2 victory and advance to face the Strasburg Express in the semifinals.

Tom Sox Split Sunday Doubleheader with Royals

The Charlottesville Tom Sox started a four day, seven game stretch Sunday afternoon with a doubleheader against the Winchester Royals. The ‘Sox started out the day red hot, winning 10-0 by run rule; but cooled down as the day went on, falling in game two 7-5.

Tom Sox Host Lumberjacks on Bark in the Park Night

The Charlottesville Tom Sox (22-11) will face the Covington Lumberjacks (18-17) on Bark in the Park Night at CHO Airport Field. It will be broadcast live on the Tom Sox Facebook page and Tom Sox TV. First pitch is set for 7 P.M.
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VALLEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
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TONIGHT - 7 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

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