Janie Takeda

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Janie Takeda-Reed: Easy-to-Understand Summary

Early life
Janie Takeda-Reed was born Janette Miiko Takeda on April 15, 1993, in Placentia, California. She grew up with two sisters in a softball-loving family. She attended El Dorado High School and played for the OC Batbusters. She bats left-handed, throws right-handed, and wore Oregon’s number 19 and Team USA’s number 9.

College career
Takeda played for the University of Oregon from 2012 to 2015 and graduated in 2015 with a journalism degree. She was a three-time NFCA All-American and a three-time First Team All-Pac-12 selection. She set several school records, including 309 career hits, 204 career runs, 102 stolen bases, and eight triples in a season. She helped Oregon reach the Women’s College World Series and started a community service project during college. She also wrote a popular ESPNW blog about her team’s WCWS journey.

Travel softball
Before college, Takeda played travel softball for the OC Batbusters from 2008 to 2011, helping her team achieve strong showings at major tournaments.

Team USA and beyond
Takeda was drafted 26th overall by the Dallas Charge in the 2015 NPF Draft but chose to pursue a career with Team USA. She was a member of the United States women’s national softball team for several years, competing in the World Cup of Softball in 2018 and representing the United States at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she won a silver medal. In the Olympics, she had four hits and one RBI, with two hits in the gold-medal game against Japan.

Professional and later career
Takeda also played in Athletes Unlimited Softball in 2020, continuing to compete at high levels beyond college.

Personal life
Takeda is married to Jake Reed, a professional baseball pitcher. They run The Clubhouse Diamond Training Facility in El Cajon, California, together.

Key achievements
- Oregon Ducks: three-time NFCA All-American, three-time First Team All-Pac-12; school career records for hits (309), runs (204), and stolen bases (102); eight triples in a season.
- Pan American Games: won a silver medal with Team USA in 2015.
- Team USA: world-class competitor, Olympic silver medalist at Tokyo 2020; contributed offensively and helped lead the team in international play.
- Entrepreneurship: co-owner of The Clubhouse Diamond Training Facility in California.