Xeana Kamalani Dung (born March 4, 1997), also known as Kama Dung, is an American right-handed professional softball pitcher, model, media personality, and entrepreneur from Waianae, Hawaii. As a right-handed pitcher, she has represented the Puerto Rican national team in international competition, through 2 Olympic and World Championship cycles. She has been ranked as high as No. 2 globally, and was part of Puerto Rico’s first gold medal in over 20 years. Dung, notably threw a combined perfect game at the 2020 Summer Olympics Qualifier where she also led the team in wins, strikeouts, and ERA.
She has competed at the professional and international levels, including in the historic debut season of Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball League formerly AUSL All-Star Cup She is recognized as the first professional softball player or pitcher from Hawaii to compete in the league.
At the collegiate level, Dung lead no.12 Cal as the ace. She began her career with the then no.15 Fresno State Bulldogs, where she was named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year, was part of the 2016 Conference Championship-winning team, and holds the Mountain West single-season strikeout and school win streak record (23). She later transferred to the California Golden Bears as starting pitcher in the Pac-12 Conference, where she was named Pac-12 Conference Newcomer of the Year, earned Softball America All-American Third Team honors, and was recognized among the Top 10 names in collegiate softball in 2019. Dung's career expanded into a historic professional and international journey, establishing her career in professional and international sports.
Beyond athletics, Dung has built a career in media and business. She has worked as a model, actress, TV Host, and ESPN analyst, and is noted to have founded and contributed to multiple business ventures.
Personal life and early education Born and raised in Waianae, Hawaii. Her parents are Honey Rodrigues and Lance Dung. Her younger brother is Lancen Dung. She is of Native Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, White, and Chinese descent.
Dung attended high school at Kamehameha Schools.
Dung started playing competitive softball in Hawaii around the age of 10. She is a self-taught pitcher who learned to throw pitches unconventionally from YouTube. Called the 'YouTube' pitcher after coaches learning that she had no prior professional pitching lessons. Her early life and background have been profiled in local media coverages.
High school Dung was a four-year varsity starter and captain at Kamehameha Kapalama High School. A four-year varsity athlete at Kamehameha-Kapalama High School in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Dung logged an ERA of 0.82 with 86 strikeouts, seven shutouts and an 11–1 record during her senior campaign. Dung led the team as ace pitcher and captain and acquired Three Division I conference championships and OC. Dung led the state in strikeouts and ERA, and paced the league in batting average and doubles. Additionally, she competed for the travel ball teams Mizuno/OC Batbusters and Mililani Prep- Hawai’i.
Dung signed to the Fresno State university.
Fresno State Dung majored in business administration.
Freshman
Dung made a debut as a D1 collegiate athlete in the NCAA on October 22, 2015, in an exhibition game against the professional team USSSA Pride at the Margie Wright Diamond.
In the 2016 season Dung went on to become one of the two starting pitchers as a freshman and helped her team to a Mountain West conference Championship, while being a part of one of the most dominant teams in MW history. That year Fresno State held a No.17 ranking nationally in RPI and had a nation-leading 23-game win streak that set a new school record. Dung was undefeated in conference play and recorded her first post-season regional appearance and save.
Sophomore In 2017, Dung earned the All-Region Third Team. The prestigious Mountain West Pitcher of the Year award. All-MW 1st Team. MW Pitcher of the Week in back-to-back weeks (May 2 & May 9). Dung currently holds the All-Time Mountain West Conference record for most Batters Struck Out by a sophomore in a single season with 99. She also ranks top 5 in All-Time MW Games Pitched in a single-season with 13, and Games started in a single-season with 17. She threw a MW-best 9 shutouts in 31 complete games in 2017.
After throwing back-to-back shutouts against Indiana and Purdue during the first two games of the 2017 season, Dung was named ace of the Bulldog's squad and helped Fresno State to their then No. 21 ranking nationally. She later went on to pace national stats and lead the Mountain West in every major pitching category. Dung went 25–13 with a 2.17 ERA, allowed opposing hitters a .216 average, with 202 strikeouts in 238.1 innings and pitched 8 shutouts that season.
Dung earned a spot on the 2017 Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team after going 2–2 with a 2.90 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 19.1 innings, throwing the only no-hitter of the tournament and the first no-hitter of her career. On February 17, 2017, Dung threw the 73rd no-hitter in Fresno State history during a 9–0 victory over Florida Gulf Coast at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge.
She appeared in 44 games, including 38 starts. She threw 31 complete games, including a MW-best nine shutouts, and went 26–15 with 218 strikeouts in 254.1 innings.
2017 Stats Overview Category TotalConference RankNational Rank (NCAA DI)Wins261st14thStrikeouts2181st24thShutouts91st17thERA2.231stTop 100Innings Pitched254.11st12th
University of California, Berkeley Dung transferred in 2017 to UC Berkeley. Dung majored in sociology.
Junior As a junior, Dung made her debut in the Pac-12 Conference for Cal. The Cal Golden Bears were highest No.15 ranking nationally that year.
Dung quickly found her place as an ace pitcher during her first season with the bears. She made 33 appearances with 27 starts and ranked through the top 10 in all major pitching categories in the PAC 12: ERA (1.96), wins (19), batters struck out (186), innings pitched (160.2), opposing batting average (.181). She struck out a career-best 15 batters against Fordham. Dung also threw the first perfect game for the Golden Bears in almost a decade, being the first perfect game since 2010, and the first perfect game of her career, during her first collegiate appearance in Hawaii while striking out 12 against UTEP in March. She was nominated Most Valuable Pitcher on the Malihini Kipa Aloha All-Tournament Team after playing the University of Hawaii. 2018 Conference Newcomer of the Year Awardee.
Helped Cal secure a top 20 national seed heading into the NCAA tournament.
2017 Stats Overview Category StatisticPac-12 Conference RankNational (NCAA DI) RankHits Allowed per 7 IP4.62Top 1031stOpposing Batting Avg.181Top 531stShutouts7Top 5Top 20Strikeouts186Top 5Top 50ERA1.96Top Top 20Wins19Top 10Top 30
Senior As a senior, Dung led the Cal Golden Bears to a peak No.12 ranking nationally that year.
Dung was selected to the NFCA All-Region Third Team for the second time in her career. She also earned All-Conference honors being selected to the All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team. Softball America Top Softball Performances of the Week and Softball America All-American. Ranked 10 in Top 25 Names in College Softball. Dung was predicted to be drafted to the Aussie Peppers of Mankato, Minnesota by FloSoftball.
She led the Golden Bears to their first top 25 wins since 2017 against No.21 James Madison University and also silenced one of the nations best offenses at the time by pitching a one-hitter through the first 5 innings in the Bears' upset against the No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils. Dung gave Cal its first top 5 win of the last few years as she pitched a gem shutting out the No.5/No.1 Arizona Wildcats for the first time since 2012, ending the Wildcats 21-game winning streak with one of the most potent home run hitting lineups in the nation. In March Dung pitched a complete game against No.1 and eventual WCWS Champions UCLA allowing no earned runs and four hits. Dung collected the Bears' win against OSU allowing one run and four strikeouts in 5 innings. On February 22 Dung struck out 12 batters and allowed only two hits in a vital 1–0 victory over Duke University. - earning her national recognition as one of the top 9 performances in softball for that week.
Dung pitched a complete-game shutout against No. 1 ranked Arizona, ending their 21-game winning streak. She remains the only pitcher to shut out that potent home-run-hitting lineup during the 2019 season.
Final Hawaii Appearance: In her final collegiate games in her home state, Dung threw a five-inning shutout with 8 strikeouts in a 14-0 win over the University of Hawaii, reflecting on the journey from "the YouTube pitcher" to a hometown hero.
Professional and international career In 2020, Dung drafted to play professionally with California Commotion in the National Pro Fastpitch with Los Angeles based and the Chicago based Athletes Unlimited Softball league. Dung has also played for the city of Juncos in 2018 for the Puerto Rican Higher League.
Puerto Rican National Team and Professional League
2018 Because Dung is partially Puerto Rican, she was invited to try out for the 2018 Puerto Rico Women's National Softball Team. Dung was recorded on the roster for the 2018 U.S. International Cup, 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, and the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship Tournament. Dung struck out eight in a 1-hit shutout during Puerto Rico's victory over South Africa in the World Championships in August. At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, the Puerto Rican Women's National Softball Team took home the gold medal for the first time in over 20 years.
2019 Dung was selected to the roster for the 2019 World Cup of Softball, 2019 Canada Cup, 2019 Pan American Games, and 2019 Tokyo 2020 Americas Olympic Qualifier. In the 2019 World Cup Dung collected 3 of the team's 4 wins against Philippines, Chinese Taipei, and No.5 Mexico. Dung and Puerto Rico won the bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifier in Surrey, Canada where she led the tournament in wins, collecting 3 of the team's 5 wins. Led her team with 18 strikeouts in 8.2 innings which also ranked in the top 5 of the tournament, and also held a 0.81 ERA.
Summer Olympics Qualifier
On Aug 26, 2019 In a dominant 13–0 victory over Guatemala during the Olympic Qualifier, Dung was the winning pitcher in a combined five-inning perfect game.
Dung allowed 0 earned runs with 7 strike outs to secure Puerto Rico's 10-0 win over Cuba.
Triple Crown Performance: For the tournament, she led Puerto Rico in wins (3), ERA (0.81), and strikeouts (18)
International Season Highlights Tournament Stat/AchievementHighlight2020 Summer Olympics Qualifier3 Wins (1st)Led tournament in wins; earned 3 of PUR’s 5 total victories.18 Strikeouts (1st)Amassed 18 Ks in only 8.2 innings (Top 5 in tournament) and led PUR0.81 ERA (1st)Led PUR in lowest ERACombined Perfect GameCombined perfect game at the qualifier against Guatemala. WBSC World Cup of Softball3 WinsCollected 3 of tournaments 4 wins against the Philippines, Chinese Taipei, and No. 5 ranked Mexico.Pan American GamesBronze MedalKey part of the rotation that reached the podium in Lima, Peru.Canada CupRoster SelectionContinued her heavy workload against top-10 international teams. 2020
Dung was drafted to the inaugural roster of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, with 10 game appearances and 2 starts. Dung was highlighted as a face of the league and rookie to watch. Recording 16 strikeouts in 17.0 innings.
Accumulated 874 total points during the inaugural Athletes Unlimited season.
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