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Alana Vawter Season 2023
PositionP
Height6-0
ClassSenior
HometownKansas City, Mo.
Career Accolades
- NFCA All-America second team (2023)
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top-25 finalist (2023)
- 2021 NFCA/Schutt Sports Freshman of the Year- Top 15 Finalist
- 2022 USA Softball Player of the Year- watchlist
- Two-time NFCA All-West Region first team (2021, 2023)
- NFCA All-West Region second team (2022)
- Three-time All-Pac-12 First Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
- All-Pac-12 Freshmen Team (2021)
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
- NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (4/12/22)
- D1 Softball National Pitcher of the Week (4/12/22)
- Four-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (5/3/21, 3/1/22, 4/11/22, 4/10/23)
- Two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (4/26/21, 5/3/21)
- NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2021)
- CSC Acadmic All-District (2023)
- Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Threw a perfect game on Feb. 26, 2022 against Fresno State
As a Senior (2023)
- NFCA All-America second team
- NFCA All-West Region first team
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top-25 finalist
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (April 10)
- Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference
- CSC Academic All-District
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Became the 17th NFCA All-American in program history and the first since 2015
- Posted a 21-8 record with a 1.81 ERA
- Anchored one of the most dominant pitching staffs in the nation, with the Cardinal boasting the country's best strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.41) and ranking third in ERA (1.52)
- Started 27 games, striking out 155 hitters in 190.0 innings to go along with four shutouts
- Her 1.11 walks allowed per seven innings total ranked 24th in the nation
- Ended her career on The Farm among the program's top-five in wins (4th - 77), shutouts (5th - 26), strikeouts (5th - 527) and innings pitched (5th - 679.0)
As a Junior (2022)
- 2022 USA Softball Player of the Year- watchlist
- NFCA All-West Region second team
- All-Pac-12 first team
- CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (4/12/22)
- D1 Softball National Pitcher of the Week (4/12/22)
- Two-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (3/1/22, 4/11/22)
- Turned in one of the best seasons by a pitcher in program history
- Went 25-14 in the circle with 27 complete games, 11 shutouts, a 1.97 ERA and 164 strikeouts in 227.2 innings
- The 25 wins are the eighth most in a single season in program history, and the most since 2012
- Her 11 shutouts are tied for sixth on the school record book
- Her 227.2 innings pitched are ninth on the school record book
- Led the Pac-12 in wins and shutouts, ranking fifth and 11th nationally in the categories
- Pitched a perfect game against Fresno State – the first by a Stanford pitcher since 2013 – striking out eight off 68 pitches in five innings
- Also posted eight strikeouts against San Diego State, Oklahoma State, Sacramento State and Murray State
- Held opponents to two or fewer hits in 10 appearances
- Picked up ranked wins against Oklahoma State, Mizzou, UCLA, Arizona State (twice), Oregon, Arizona, and Alabama (twice)
- Pitched two shutouts at Alabama in the NCAA Tournament, the first time the Crimson Tide had been shutout in the regional round since 2004
As a Sophomore (2021)
- 2021 NFCA / Schutt Sports Freshman of the Year- Top 15 Finalist
- NFCA All-West Region first team (2021)
- All-Pac-12 first team (2021)
- All-Pac-12 freshmen team (2021)
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (5/3/21)
- 2x Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (4/26/21, 5/3/21)
- NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2021)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021)
- Put together one of the best seasons by a Stanford pitcher in recent memory
- 22-11 on the season with a 1.54 ERA
- Had 22 complete games with seven shutouts
- First Stanford pitcher with 20 victories in a season since 2014 (Madi Schreyer)
- One of five Power-5 pitchers in the country with 20 victories and a 1.23 or lower ERA this season
- Struck out a season-high 10 batters against California (Feb. 26)
- Threw 3.0 hitless innings in relief against BYU (March 6)
- Had two-hit shutouts against Santa Clara (Feb. 21) and Oregon State (May 2)
- Picked up Top-15 victories at Arizona State (April 9), at Oregon (April 23 & 25), and vs. Washington (May 14)
As a Freshman (2020)
- Finished the year 9-1 with a 1.48 ERA in 15 appearances (11 starts) and 61 1/3 innings in the circle
- Posted four shutouts to rank third in the Pac-12 and 12th nationally
- Completed six games and struck out 52 while walking 20 and limiting opponents to a team-best .213 average
- Led the team in wins, appearances, strikeouts and innings pitched and finished second in ERA
- ERA and wins total placed sixth in the Pac-12, while her 52 strikeouts placed 11th
- Won her first nine collegiate decisions
- Tossed a one-hit, complete-game shutout vs. Drake while facing one over the minimum (Feb. 16)
- Shutout was her second of the week after striking out a career-best eight in a 3-0 win over Hofstra (Feb. 14)
- Went 3-0 with two complete-game shutouts and 13 strikeouts at the DeMarini Invitational (Feb. 28 - March 1)
- Tossed a complete game and allowed just two runs with six strikeouts to beat Tennessee (March 6)
- Connected for first career home run vs. Weber State (Feb. 9)
Club Competition
- Competed for KC Gold and New Jersey Intensity KOD on the club circuit
Prior to Stanford
- 2019 graduate of Staley High School in Kansas City, Mo.
- Guided squad to 2015 state title and a third-place finish in 2018
- Helped team to three conference championships (2015-16, 2018) and district titles in all four seasons of play (2015-18)
- Four-time all-conference first team and all-district (2015-18)
- Three-time all-state (2015-16, 2018)
- Kansas City Girls Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2019)
- Left high school as school record holder in 13 categories, including career home runs, RBIs, ERA and wins
- Batted cleanup as a freshman on State Champion team
- Also competed in swimming and track & field
Personal
- Daughter of Susie and Larry Vawter
- Has two brothers, Nathaniel and Jared
Softball
Spring Academic Honor Roll
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2023: Season in Review
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Memorable Run in OKC
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Bounced Back Strong
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Battled Throughout
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Vawter an All-American
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Meet The Tree, OKC
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Top-3 Freshman Finalist
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Handled Our Business
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Had It All Working
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Just Needed One
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NFCA All-West Region
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ACE Summer Experience
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Stanford Falls to UCLA
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Never Stopped Battling
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Seven Named All-Pac-12
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Card Essentials: Alana Vawter
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Card Drops Game Two to Huskies
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Series Clinched
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Stanford Takes Down Fresno State
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Chan Secures Series Win over Cal
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Exciting Walk-Off Win
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Pitchers Combine for Shutout
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Stanford Falls to Utah
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Hits Hurt Cardinal
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Pitchers Get it Done
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Back in the Win Column
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Stanford Falls Short
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Stanford Shut Out by UCLA
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Series Sweep
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Vawter Shines
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Card Takes Series From Ducks
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Excelled in Extras
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Six Straight Shutouts
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Five Shutouts in a Row
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Walk-Off Win
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Extending the Win Streak
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Two Shutouts
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Schultz Hot at the Plate
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Pitchers Lead the Way
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Season Opening Win
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Vawter Earns Preseason Honors
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Softball: Year in Review
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Best of the Best
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Season Ends in Supers
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Beavers Claim Game One
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Feeling Super
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Streak Snappers
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Got it Done
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Tuscaloosa Bound
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Series Clinched
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All-Conference Cardinal
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Cardinal Falls on Senior Day
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Friday Shutout
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Series Dropped
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Stanford Drops Game One
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Series Clinched
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Streak Snappers
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Doubleheader Sweep
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Youth Movement
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Rally Falls Short in Extras
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One for the Ages
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To Extras We Go
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Midweek Madness
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Series Victory
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Sunday Triumph
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Cardinal Falls Short
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Card Closes Mizzou Classic
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Saturday Sweep
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Battled Back
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Saturday Split
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Split in Stillwater
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Unfathomable Streak
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The Hits Keep Coming
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Sunday Sweep
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Friday Sweep
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Happy Flight
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Grind it Out
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Eye on Vawter
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Cardinal Advances
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Opening Loss
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Best in the West
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Fayetteville Bound
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Six Honors for the Cardinal
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Pitchers Duel
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Historic Sweep
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National Finalist
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Friday Setback
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Beat Cal
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Series Sweep
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Lim Walks it Off
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Complete Dominance
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Sun Devils Downed
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Card Drops Nail-Biter
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Friday Defeat
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Series Sweep
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Century Mark
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Series Sweep
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Balanced Performance
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Stanford Splits on Thursday
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Inouye Walks it Off
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Thursday Victory
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Stanford Splits on Day Two
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Friday Night Victory
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Opening Act
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Victory on Opening Day
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Individual Single-Game Records
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Individual Single-Season Records
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Career Records
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2020 Season in Review
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Sunday Setback
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Win Streak Reaches Nine
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Cardinal Keeps Rolling
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Early Runs Guide Victory
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Two More Walk-Offs
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Run-Rules and a Record
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Saturday Sweep
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Near-Perfect Finish
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Vawter Tosses Shutout
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A Strong Finish
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