Student-Athlete Spotlight: Kacee Takasaki

This week’s Student-Athlete Spotlight is awarded to Kacee Takasaki, #10 for the Hartnell College Baseball team. He holds two positions in the team, outfielder and pitcher. Takasaki was born and raised in Monterey County; he has played the game of baseball since he was 6 years old. From the little league to Junior College level, Takasaki continues to grow stronger every day on the baseball field. This Panther superstar has a history of athletes in the family. He has relatives that participated in a variety of sports such as baseball, softball, and even football. Although, the athletic talent runs in the family genes, Kacee has bigger goals in life besides baseball. He graduated from Pacific Grove High School and is currently a freshman at Hartnell College. He is majoring in business and his future goals are to market and open his own chain of Holiday Inn hotels. Kacee was recruited while in his senior year of high school by Hartnell’s head baseball coach, Travis Babin. He was not only excited to be chosen for the junior college level, but also to be in his hometown playing locally. Coach Babin saw this potential in Kacee since recruitment and continues to see him shine out on the field and during practice. “He is having a great year for us and he is a great representation of what we want our program to stand for,” said Babin. This student-athlete has defined what it takes and what it means to be a part of the Hartnell Student-Athlete Spotlight. Keep up the great work Kacee!