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As a Sophomore in 2011: Played in 40 games, making 24 starts at first or third base ... hit .271 on the year with four home runs, 14 RBI and a .457 slugging percentage ... tallied five multiple-hit games and five mutliple-RBI games ... went 2-3 with a run scored and her first career stolen base against UC Davis (2/27) ... registered three home runs and seven RBI in five games at the DeMarini Invitational (3/4-6) ... recorded her fourth homer of the year against UC Davis (3/22) ... tallied two hits and three RBI in a win over Coastal Carolina (3/25) ... at UCLA (4/8) entered the game as a pinch hitter and registered a single ... recorded her second career stolen base against the Bruins (4/9) ... recorded an RBI and a run scored versus Oregon State (4/16) as a pinch hitter ... registered a hit in the win at Cal (4/22) ... scored the game-winning run in the team's 2-1 win over Washington (4/29) ... tallied her first double of the season and registered two RBI versus Santa Clara (5/3) ... scored a run in the team's win at Oregon (5/6) ... earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.
As a Freshman in 2010: Saw action in 14 games and made six starts as a designated player ... registered five hits and drew three walks in 20 plate appearances ... first collegiate hit came in a pinch hitting situation against UC Riverside on Feb. 19 ... went 3-5 with a double and two RBI in two games against Arizona State (5/1 & 5/2) ... hit a two-run home run against Santa Clara (5/4) for her first career long ball.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Sammamish High School in Bellevue, Wash. ... a four-year letter winner in softball ... captained the team as a junior and senior ... team won district, regionals and placed third at state in 2006 and 2007 ... team also won district in 2008 ... a three-time all-state team member .. named to the first team all-conference team three times ... named to the all-state senior all-star team in 2009 ... team was named academic state champions in 2006 and 2007 ... won the golden glove award from 2006-09 ... also lettered three times in soccer and twice in basketball ... soccer team finished fifth at state in 2008.
Personal: Daughter of Wayne and Laurie Van Zandt ... has an older brother, Arik ... majoring in political science and plans to co-term in public policy in education ... brother was a member of the Stanford baseball team from 1998-2002, which twice finished second and third at the College World Series ... enjoys traveling, listening to music, reading, learning new languages, meeting people and spending time with friends and family ... full name is Alix Kiersten Van Zandt.
Van Zandt's Career Batting Stats
Year | Avg. | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B/3B/HR | RBI | BB/K | SB/SBA |
2010 | .250 | 14/6 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1/0/1 | 4 | 3/6 | 0/0 |
2011 | .271 | 40/24 | 70 | 12 | 19 | 1/0/4 | 14 | 8/28 | 2/2 |
Totals | .267 | 54/30 | 90 | 14 | 24 | 2/0/5 | 18 | 11/34 | 2/2 |