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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

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@davidutagawa

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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Career Statistics

Pitching Statistics
Season ERA WHIP W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA
2023 5.13 1.67 2 0 10 8 0 0 1 26.1 29 19 15 15 28 5 0 3 127 .276 1 5 1 1 1
Totals 5.13 1.67 2 0 10 8 0 0 1 26.1 29 19 15 15 28 5 0 3 127 .276 1 5 1 1 1
Fielding Statistics
Season PO A E FLD%
2023 3 1 2 .667
Totals 3 1 2 .667
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