OKLAHOMA CITY - Senior Alana Vawter has been named an NFCA Second Team All-American, as announced Wednesday during the NFCA's annual press conference at the Women's College World Series.
Vawter becomes the 17th NFCA All-American in school history and first since Kayla Bonstrom made the second team in 2015.
Vawter (20-8, 1.83 ERA) has anchored one of the most dominant pitching staffs in the nation, with the Cardinal boasting the country's best strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.33) and ranking fourth in ERA (1.55).
A three-time NFCA All-West Region selection (2021-23) and three-time All-Pac-12 first team honoree (2021-23), Vawter has started 25 games, striking out 147 hitters in 179.2 innings to go along with four shutouts.
Stanford's lone Preseason All-Pac-12 Team selection, Vawter's 1.05 walks allowed per seven innings total ranks 20th in the nation.
In three NCAA appearances this season, Vawter has allowed four runs in 16.2 innings with 14 strikeouts, including victories against Long Beach State, Florida and Duke along the way.
In four seasons on The Farm, Vawter ranks among the top-five at Stanford in wins (4th - 76), shutouts (5th - 26) and strikeouts (5th - 519).
A top-25 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, Vawter has also excelled academically. She has been named CSC Academic All-District for the second straight year and is a two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll recipient (2021-22) and NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2021).
Stanford (45-13, 14-10 Pac-12) makes its third NCAA Women's College World Series appearance in school history on Thursday, facing No. 1 Oklahoma (56-1, 18-0 Big 12) at 11:30 a.m. PT on ESPN. The Cardinal also advanced to Oklahoma City in 2001 and 2004.
Stanford's 45 victories are its most since a 48-11 finish in 2009. The 40-win campaign is the first since 2012. Stanford compiled a 21-game winning streak from Feb. 12-March 17, representing the second-longest in school history, behind 28 in a row from Feb. 7-March 23 in 2009. A top-10 fixture in the polls, the Cardinal has been ranked as high as No. 5. Stanford has totaled 14 victories against top-25 opponents this season. The Cardinal is also 34-13 against teams ranked among the top-75 in RPI.