Personal
Born in Honolulu ... parents are Ken and Dawn Nakayama ... served a Church mission to Nagoya, Japan ...is an Eagle Scout ... in summer of 2000 he played for the Hawai`i Island Movers in the Alaskan League ... also played for the Kailua Boys of Summer and was on the Hawai`i all-star team ... graduated in April 2007, majoring in sociology/law enforcement.
Before BYU
Prepped at Molokai High where he was coached by his father ... selected as the 2000 most outstanding player on his high school team ... was player of the year for the Maui Interscholastic League ... was co-player of the year in 1999 for that league ... was selected as position player of the year in 2000 by the Hawai`i High School Athletic Association and was Sportsman of the Year in 2000 for the Honolulu Quarterback Club ... his team won the state baseball titles in 1999 and 2000.
Other College
Played at Utah Valley State College where he was selected as both the Outstanding Player and the Athlete of the Year for 2002 ... first team All-Region 18 as a designated hitter in 2001 and first-team all-region as a catcher in 2002.
Stats
Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT PO A E
2001 .358 50-48 159 30 57 8 4 3 27 82 16 14 4-6 221 13 4
2002 .369 52-52 149 16 55 14 3 6 34 93 46 23 4-4 288 42 7
2005 .344 59-59 256 59 88 18 2 10 47 140 29 19 2-3 25 2 3
2007 .318 55-55 223 44 71 12 2 11 42 120 32 34 6-10 35 1 5