Fresh off a stellar playing career, Alysha Sakamura is in her second year on the Kentucky State University softball coaching staff as an assistant coach.
A four-year starter for the Thorobreds, she finished her career with a .310 batting average and led the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in walks as a senior. Her keen batting eye allowed her to be ranked nationally in bases on balls in three of her four years, including being second as a junior.
She was a two-time All-SIAC preseason season and earned honorable mention All-HBCU following her senior season. Following her final year, Sakamura was named Kentucky State University’s Female Athlete of the Year.
Sakamura earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education, graduating with departmental honors and cum laude.
