Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity softball team at Middletown South H.S. ... recieved the Coach's Award in 2009 ... team was state champions in 2009 ... group 3 champions in 2008 ... member of National Honor Society ... president of Italian National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Masao and Andrea Yamaguchi ... father played baseball at Colgate, while mother was a member of the Colgate field hockey team ... has two brothers (Thomas and Christopher) ... Christopher was a named to the 2009 All-Patriot League first team as a member of the Bucknell baseball team ... has not yet declared a major.