All-American junior college shortstop who assumed the starting role at that position at San Diego State in 2007 and will continue to be the starter at that spot this season ... Came to SDSU from Yavapai JC after beginning his collegiate career at the University of Hawai[apos]i ... Competed for the La Crosse (Wis.) Loggers in the Northwest League during summer 2007 ... Played summer baseball with the Palm Springs Power in 2005, Spokane River Hawks in 2004, and the Hawaii Island Movers in 2003.
SAN DIEGO STATE 2007
Named to the all-Mountain West Conference second team ... One of three players to have started every game ... Named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week on March 19 for performance in game at UC Riverside and three contests against UCLA ... Hit .533 over those four contests with a .632 on-base percentage ... Chosen a member of the all-tournament team at the Pacific State Bank Tiger Classic at UOP (Mar. 2-4), going 5-for-11 with a double and two RBI in three games ... Personal-best eight game hitting streak April 17-28 ... Led team with 25 multiple-hit games ... Season-high four hits at Air Force on Mar. 22 ... Also scored three times on three occasions vs. Air Force and once against New Mexico during the season, also a season high ... Opened season with three-RBI effort at Cal Poly and matched that number in win over USC on Feb. 18 ... Recorded two triples in a game on two occasions in 2007: vs. USC Feb. 17 and at Air Force Mar. 22 ... Hit his lone home run of the season at Air Force on Mar. 23 ... Scored two or more runs in a game 14 times during the season ... Defensive stalwart who had a string of 27 games during the latter part of the season with no errors ... ... Leads SDSU in runs scored with 47 ... Finished with more triples (five) than doubles (four) ... Ranked among the top 10 in the MWC in hits, triples and runs scored ... Batted .409 (29-for-66) with runners in scoring position, the highest mark on the squad.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played one season (2006) at Yavapai JC in Prescott, Ariz., under head coach Sky Smeltzer ... Earned junior college All-America honors after hitting .395 with 18 doubles, nine triples, 66 runs scored, 31 RBI and 28 stolen bases ... Named first team all-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference and first-team all-region as well ... Team was runner-up at the JUCO World Series.
HAWAI[apos]I 2004-05
Spent two years at the University of Hawai[apos]i, where he was granted one redshirt season ... As a freshman in 2004, appeared in eight games ... Best day at the plate came vs. San Francisco on Feb. 28, when he went 2-for-3 with one run batted in ... During his sophomore year, played in nine contests, starting four times ... Hit .231 and had a pair of stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won three varsity letters at Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu ... Was coached there by Dunn Muramaru ... A second-team all-state selection as a junior and senior ... Earned second-team all-Interscholastic League of Honolulu honors ... Team won state title in 2002 after finishing second during his sophomore campaign.
PERSONAL
Troy Itsunori Hanzawa was born Sept. 12, 1985, in Wahiawa, Hawaii ... Son of Dean and Seri Hanzawa ... Hobbies include spear fishing and going to the beach ... A criminal justice major at SDSU.