Personal: Born in Honolulu...parents are Steven and Jodi Morihara...has one sister, Mikki (19), and one brother, Corey (24)...nicknames are Ry-Dawg...hobbies are playing pick-up basketball games, midnight runs, coaching softball, and spending time with friends and family...favorite food is furikake and rice...favorite athletes are Ken Griffy Jr. and Robinson Cano...other favorites are the movies
Running Scared and Crush, and music artists Nelly and Three Plus...in 10 years he hopes to be living life to the fullest with a healthy and happy family.
Prior To HPU: Lettered in baseball at Iolani School under Coach Dean Yonemine...named team captain and received the Tim Scott and Eddie Hamada Awards for top student-athlete...also lettered in cross country and basketball.
HPU: 2012- Begins fourth season.
2011- Selected as the baseball Scholar Athlete of the Year by the Pacific West Conference, recording a 3.94 grade point average...Named to the PacWest Second Team...Morihara played in 45 games, starting 43…he hit .310 with 27 runs, three doubles, and 19 RBI…had a .420 OB%...went 10-14 in stolen bases.
2010- Appeared in 35 games, starting 19...batted .260, in 2010, with three doubles and an on base percent of .402....had two three-hit games including a 3-3 performance with one run at Dixie State (3/14).
2009- Played in 27 games, starting 11...batted .209 with six runs, nine hits, four doubles, and eight RBI...batted a season-best 3-5 against Puerto Rico-Bayamon (5/8) in the PacWest Little World Series, adding three RBI and one double.
2008- Redshirted.
