Alana Vawter

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

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)

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)

Competed for KC Gold and New Jersey Intensity KOD on the club circuit
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