Jasper selected as Big West representative

University of Hawaii softball player Jori Jasper has been appointed the Big West Conference’s representative to the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Jasper, an incoming senior with the Rainbow Wahine, was selected from among six candidates to the post and will serve a two-year term on the 31-member national committee.

Jasper served as UH’s SAAC chairperson last year and was the school’s representative to the Big West. She’s the second UH athlete selected to the national committee, following swimmer Jessica Stacy (2011-12).

National committee members serve as liaisons between their conferences and the NCAA Leadership Council. They provide input on rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes.

Jasper will attend the NCAA’s SAAC conference in Indianapolis, July 23-25. She earned her bachelor’s degrees last fall with a triple major in entrepreneurship, marketing and international business.

Sataraka contributes to U.S. juniors’ win

Honolulu’s Mysha Sataraka delivered a two-run double to help the U.S. overpower Great Britain 10-0 in its opening game in the International Softball Federation Junior Women’s World Championship in Brampton, Ontario, on Monday.

Sataraka, a Punahou graduate, started at third base and batted fourth for the U.S. She went 1-for-3, and her third-inning double brought the 10-run rule into effect and the game ended in the fourth.

The U.S. Junior Women’s National team continues pool play in the 19-and-under world championship today against the Czech Republic.