Previous Performance:
HPU 2017: played in 45 game starting 42 of them….managed 32 runs off 42 hits with a .273 average…..hit 9 doubles, 4 triples, and 2 home runs on the season for 20 rbi…..stole 8 bases and made 97 catches with 43 assists. HPU: 2016: Made one start...with one walk in four plate appearances 2015: Started in 38 of 41 games played...was second on the team with a .368 batting average (46-125)...scored 24 runs and drove in 24 rbi...hit seven doubles, two triples, and one homerun...recorded 16 walks and stole 6 bases. 2014: Torioka played in 42 games starting 38 of them. He hit .272 on the year with 31 hits and scored 23 runs. He was second on the team in walks (20) and provided some power from the second base position with three doubles, two triples, a home run, and 21 RBI’s.
Prior to HPU:
Previous School/Location: Konawaena High School/Kealakekua, Hawaii
Awards/Accolades: 2011 – 1st Team All-BIFF 2nd Baseman
2012 - 1st Team All-BIFF Utility Player
2013 - 1st Team All-BIFF Utility Player
Personal:
Hometown: Holualoa, Hawai’i
Parents and Siblings: Roy (father), Rhoda (mother), Marvin (step-dad), Royce and Tobias (siblings)
Nickname: Ryno
Hobbies: hunting pig, diving, offshore fishing, shoreline fishing, bodyboarding, throwing net, cruising
Favorite Foods: lau lau, lomi salmon, poi, chicken long rice, kalua pig straight from the imu
Favorite Movies: Remember the Titans
Favorite Music Artists: Josh Tatofi, Fiji, The Green, J-Boog, Ekolu, Alan Jackson
Favorite Athletes: Evan Longoria
Major: Master’s Business Administration
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: Playing ball in the major leagues or own my own company that will help my community grow
What made you choose HPU?: The school diversity and the commitment and interest coach Yuks showed to me when recruiting
