MSU Athletics

The Vandewater File

Parents: Richard and Renee Vandewater

Birthday: July 2, 1993

Major: Sport & Leisure Studies

Honors

NFCA National Hitter of the Week 4/30/14 LSC Offensive Player of the Week 4/29/14, 2/24/15

Statistics

2014 2015

At Midwestern State

Senior (2015)
- started 44 games at shortstop.
- hit .309 with seven doubles and 10 homers driving in 45 runs.
- closed careeer fourth on MSU's all time home run list with 30 long balls.
- became the 10th player in program history to record 100 RBIs finishing two-year stay with 106.
- posted multiple hits in 13 games including a 3-for-5 effort with a double and two RBIs in a 17-1 win over Adams State (Colo.) on Feb. 15.
- had 2-or-more RBIs in a team-high 12 games.
- drove in a season-high five runs in a 10-0 win over Molloy (N.Y.) on Feb. 7 powered by a three-run homer.
- hit .480 (12-for-25) with two doubles, five homers and 19 RBIs during a seven-game hitting streak from Feb. 15-21.
- hit .346 (9-for-26) with a double, a homer and nine RBIs during a seven-game hitting streak from March 22-April 4.
- connected for two homers in an 8-2 win over Lubbock Christian on Feb. 19.
- hit 30th career homer at Texas A&M-Commerce on April 11.

Junior (2014)
- started each of MSU's 55 games at shortstop.
- hit .374 with 10 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 61 RBIs.
- ranked second in the LSC and 10th in NCAA Division II with 20 home runs and was 12th in homers per game (0.36).
- rated eighth in the LSC with 61 RBIs and 43rd in NCAA Division II in RBIs per game (1.11).
- ranked seventh in the LSC and 34th nationally with a .777 slugging percentage.
- named National Fast-pitch Coaches' Association National Player of the Week after going 8-for-9 (.889) with three doubles, three homers and 12 RBIs in a three-game sweep of Tarleton State on April 25-26.
- connected for nine home runs in a six-game stretch -- homered in each game -- from April 26-May 11 that included the LSC Postseason and NCAA Division II South Central Region I tournaments.
- became just the second player in NCAA Division II history to hit home runs in six consecutive games joining LIU-Post's Christy Softy, who accomplished the feat twice in 2009 (6) and 2010 (7).
- recorded 20 multiple-hit games and also drove in 2-or-more runs in 20 games.
- tied school single-game record with five hits including a double and a homer while reaching base seven times against Southern Arkansas (2/3).
- hit .462 (18-for-39) during a season-best 12-game hitting streak with three doubles, five homers and 12 RBIs from Feb. 15-28.
- one of the best hitters in the nation in the postseason blistering the ball at a .680 clip (17-of-25) with three doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 23 RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak from April 25-May 11.

At Weatherford College

Sophomore (2013)
- appeared in 47 games at shortstop.
- gained NJCAA Division I third-team All-America and NFCA All-West Region second-team honors after helping Coyotes to 50-8 mark and national tournament appearance in just their second season of existence.
- a first-team All-North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference selection.
- led team with a .451 batting average with 17 doubles and 14 homers while driving in 52 runs and stealing 10 bases.

Freshman (2012)
- earned All-NJCAA Region 5 North first-team honors after hitting .372 with 12 doubles, a triple and nine home runs with 45 RBIs as a freshman at Weatherford College in 2012.

At O'Connor High School
- a two-time All-San Antonio Super Team while gaining all-district accolades following her junior (2010) and senior (2011) at O’Connor High School helping the Panthers to the third round of the playoffs in 2010 before advancing to the Class 5A state finals in 2011.
- competed at the club level for coaches David Slyvia and Raymond Moreno for Texas Xtreme Gold.

At Haltom High School
- enjoyed stellar prep career as a two-time all-district selection as a freshman(2008) and sophomore (2009) at Haltom High where she helped the Buffaloes to a postseason showing in 2008