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Hall of Fame

Stephanie M. Vanek

  • Class
    2006
  • Induction
    2017
  • Sport(s)
    Softball
Smithtown, NY/Smithtown ... B.S. in Mechanical Engineering ... Utility … 2003: Started all 29 games … Batted team-high .429 with team-best eight doubles, one triple and team-high 10 home runs … Scored team-best 31 runs 1432and knocked in team-high 32 … Stole team-high 15 of 15 bases … Slugging percentage of .837, on-base of .457 and fielding of .964 … Pitched nine games, eight as starter … Went 4-5 with 1.72 earned run average and 44 strikeouts in 52.1 innings … Seven complete games and one shutout … UCAA Rookie of the Week once … Player of the Week once … Pitcher of the Week once … ECAC Player of the Week once … All-UCAA First Team shortstop … All-UCAA Second Team pitcher … All-ECAC Honorable Mention … Team was 15-14 … 2004: Played 34 games, starting 33 … Batted .296 with three doubles and two home runs … Scored team-high 27 runs and knocked in 13 … Stole 7 of 8 bases … SLG of .380, on-base of .350 and fielding of .945 … Pitched six games, five as starter … Went 4-1 with 1.46 earned run average and 25 strikeouts in 24 innings …  Three complete games and one shutout … UCAA Performer of the Week once … ECAC Player of the Week once … Team was 22-12 … 2005: Captain … Started all 30 games … Batted league-high .485 with team-best 10 doubles, four triples and team-high four home runs … Scored team-best 43 runs and knocked in 20 … Stole 23 of 25 bases … SLG of .777, on-base of .518 and fielding of .928 … Did not pitch … Liberty League Performer of the Week twice … ECAC Player of the Week once … All-Liberty League First Team shortstop … All-Region First Team … Liberty League All-Academic … CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team … Team was 20-8-2 … 2006: Captain … Started all 41 games … Batted .382 with four doubles, league-high five triples and two home runs … Scored league-best and school record 49 runs and drove in 18 … Stole 18 of 19 bases … SLG of .521, on-base of .483 and fielding of .902 … Pitched nine games, five as starter … Went 5-0 with 0.75 earned run average and 37 strikeouts in 28 innings … Two complete games … Liberty League Performer of the Week once … ECAC Player of the Week once … All-Liberty League First Team outfielder … All-Region Third Team … Liberty League All-Academic … NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … Team played in NCAA Tournament … Team set school record for wins (35) … Team was 35 -6 … Career: School record holder in stolen bases (63) … Captain 2x … All-League 4x … All-Region 2x. 
 
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