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05/16/2012
Utes earn postseason recognition after inaugural Pac-12 season.
05/14/2012
Utes go 28-28 overall.
05/12/2012
Holm hits two homers and drives in four on Senior Day.
05/12/2012
Utes to honor five seniors during post-game ceremony.
05/11/2012
Hoopiiaina turns in third straight two-hit game.
Palauni's 2012 Game-by-Game Stats
Palauni Notes: Leads Pac-12 with 18 double plays turned this season ... tied for eighth in the Pac-12 with 30 walks and two triples in 2012 ... vocal leader for the infield ... in her second season as Utah's starting first baseman ... versatile athlete who has also played shortstop and second base ... has started 167 of 181 career games ... displays patience at the plate ... school-record holder with 110 career walks ... capable of hitting with power ... has 47 career extra-base hits (24 home runs, 16 doubles and seven triples) and 87 career RBI.
2012: Leads Pac-12 with 18 double plays turned this season ... tied for eighth in the Pac-12 with a pair of triples and 30 walks this season ... second on the team with a .432 on-base percentage and is third on the squad with a .531 slugging percentage ... went 2-for-2 with an RBI against Portland State (2/12) ... drove in a run against Western Michigan (2/10) ... hit a single against San Diego State (2/10) ... doubled against Rider (2/25) ... went 3-for-3 with a solo homer, her first of the season, at UNC Greensboro (2/25) ... was 2-for-4 2 with a double and triple for two RBI against North Dakota (3/3) ... posted a 2-for-3, four-RBI effort , that included a grand slam, during second game of doubleheader with Southern Utah (3/21) ... currently on a three-game hit streak after recording a pair of single and a double against No. 19/15 Oregon (4/13-15) ... went 3-for-4 with two RBI in second game at No. 15/15 UCLA (4/21), which was her fifth game of two or more hits this season, and her three hits in the contest tied a single-game high for this season ... knocked an RBI single in game one of doubleheader at Weber State (4/25) ... had three hits, two home runs, for seven RBI in final two games of Oregon State series (4/28-29) ... was 2-for-3 with three runs driven in to help Utah to its first-ever Pac-12 win against the Beavers (4/27) ... hit a grand slam in series finale against OSU (4/29).
2011: Selected to the NFCA All-West Region Second Team ... set school record by drawing 41 walks last ... posted the highest single-season on-base percentage in school history (.545) ... led the team with a .678 slugging percentage (minimum 50 at-bats) ... second on squad with a .333 batting average ... ninth in the conference stats with a .986 fielding percentage ... credited seven multi-RBI performances as well as six multi-hit games ... named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week (2/15) for the second time in her career after the first week of the season, compiling a 1.417 slugging percentage and hitting .583 over five games at the season-opening Kajikawa Classic with seven hits in 12 at-bats, six runs scored and eight RBI ... connected on a walk-off three-run home run at then-No. 13/10 Arizona State (2/12) when the Utes were down 1-0 to the Sun Devils in the bottom of the eighth inning ... began season with what turned out to be a team-best 14-game hit streak from Feb. 10 to Mar. 9 ... hit a two-run homer against Western Michigan (2/11) ... had three hits and three RBI against No. 23/22 Oklahoma State ... was 2-for-3 at the plate against No. 9/12 Hawaii (2/18) ... drove in a career-high six runs on three hits (including a home run) against Nevada (2/19) ... had two hits in three at-bats, including a double, against No. 1/1 UCLA (2/19) ... hit two home runs and drove in four runs against Utah Valley (4/5) ... had two hits in two at-bats as well as a home run in second game of doubleheader against Weber State (4/6) ... Spring 2011 Academic All-MWC selection.
2010: Started all 55 games, mainly at second base ... tied for second in the Mountain West Conference with 15 double plays turned ... .374 on-base percentage ranked fourth on the team ... drew 28 walks, which finished fourth in the MWC ... tied for second in the MWC with three triples ... tied for third with four double plays turned during MWC competition ... recorded 137 putouts ... opened year with season-high four-game hit streak ... hit four home runs in the first seven games of the season ... had three consecutive two-hit games against Northern Colorado (2/12), Idaho State (2/13) and Seattle (2/13) ... had two home runs and six RBI against Seattle (2/13) ... went 2-for-2 with three runs driven in against ISU (2/13) ... hit a league-high-tying two triples against Southern Utah (3/30) as part of a 3-for-3 day at the plate against the Thunderbirds ... hit a two-run home run in the second game against SUU (3/30) ... registered a 3-for-4 day with two home runs and three RBI against Colorado State (4/30) ... had a triple against Cal State Fullerton (2/20).
2009: Started 26 of last 32 games ... appeared in 39 games ... had four extra-base hits: one double, one triple and two home runs ... hit a three-run home run, the first of her career, at Utah State (4/7) ... recorded first career multiple-hit game against Oregon (3/1), going 2-for-3 ... came up with second home run, a solo shot, at UNLV (5/1) ... drove in first career run and was credited with a sacrifice against Utah Valley (2/8) ... scored runs in six consecutive games from April 21 to May 7 ... stole four bases without being caught ... drew 11 walks.
High School/Travel Ball: Helped lead Taylorsville High School to the 2007 state title as the starting shortstop ... all-region and all-state selection ... team MVP ... led Taylorsville with nine doubles, 18 walks and .574 on base percentage in 2006 ... also an all-state basketball player at Taylorsville ... played travel ball with Bad to the Bone.
Personal: Full name is Tiare Amanda Palauni ... majoring in sociology... parents are Cristina and Sione Palauni ... born April 7, 1990.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2009 .152 39-26 66 11 10 1 1 2 7 19 .288 11 0 19 0 .269 1 3 4-4 47 16 2 .969 2010 .226 55-55 124 29 28 4 3 7 26 59 .476 28 2 36 0 .374 1 1 3-3 137 84 15 .936 2011 .333 41-41 90 27 30 5 1 8 29 61 .678 41 1 16 0 .545 0 3 2-2 218 1 2 .991 2012 .277 46-45 112 17 31 6 2 7 25 62 .554 30 1 22 0 .434 0 3 0-0 240 10 2 .992 TOTAL .253 181-167 392 84 99 16 7 24 87 201 .513 110 4 93 0 .419 2 10 9-9 642 111 21 .973
