Completed Event: Softball versus Baker University (Kan.) on September 26, 2025 , Win , 26, to, 2
Final
Softball
26
vs Baker University (Kan.)
2
2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Vanderhei, Ryan
IF
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballC/IF
/ BaseballIF
/ BaseballIF
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballLHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballC/1B
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballC
/ BaseballC/1B
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballINF
/ BaseballC
/ Baseball1B
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballLHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballLHP
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballLHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ Baseball
Jersey Number 22
Ryan Vanderhei
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 170
- Hometown:
- Goodyear, Ariz.
- High School:
- Estrella Foothills
Bio
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Innings pitched: 7.0, Illinois State, Apr 10, 2022
- Walks allowed: 5, Texas Tech, Apr 03, 2022 ; TCU, May 15, 2022 ; at Texas Tech, May 21, 2021
- Strikeouts: 9, Texas Tech, Apr 03, 2022 ; Illinois State, Apr 10, 2022 ; at Illinois, Feb 19, 2022
- Batters faced: 30, Illinois State, Apr 10, 2022 ; West Virginia, May 01, 2022 ; at Texas, May 21, 2022
- Field chances: 2, at Indiana State, Mar 20, 2022 ; TCU, May 15, 2022
- Putouts: 1, 7 times
- Assists: 1, 9 times
- Runners CS: 1, 4 times
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2022 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE – 2022
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Started 14 games (every weekend)
- 5-6, 6.46 ERA, 78.0 IP, 43 BB, 83 SO
- Led the team in strikeouts and ranked sixth in the Big 12 for the regular season (83)
- Second on the team in innings pitched and sixth most in the Big 12 for the regular season (78.0 IP)
- Threw at least 5.0 innings in 13 of 14 starts
- W, 7.0 IP (career high), 7 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 9 SO vs. Ill. St. 4/10/22
- W, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 9 SO vs. No. 4 Texas Tech 4/3/22
- Earned the win in each of his first two career starts
- W, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 SO at New Orleans 2/26/22
- W, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 9 SO vs. Illinois 2/19/22No. 32 MLB Draft prospect in the Big 12 by Perfect Game
- No. 39 MLB Draft prospect in the Big 12 by D1Baseball
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN – 2021
- Appeared in 20 appearances out of the bullpen
- Finished with a 1-0 record and a 2.70 ERA
- Recorded 25 strikeouts to 20 walks in 26.2 innings pitched
- Season-high 2.2 innings pitched against Oklahoma State (May 9), recording a season-best five strikeouts
- Made first appearance of the season vs. South Dakota State (Feb. 20), pitching one inning of relief with two strikeouts
- Tallied two-or-more strikeouts eight times
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team
FRESHMAN – 2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)
- Made first career appearance at Kansas at Iowa (3/10), finishing with two innings pitched with no runs allowed
HIGH SCHOOL
- Six-time letter winner in baseball and golf
- Went 5-0 with a 1.00 ERA in 2018
- He was Perfect Game #5 in Arizona in 2019 and drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in round 38 (pick 1142) in the same year
- Help lead the Wolves to back-to-back District Championships in 2017 and 2018
- Named to First Team All-District and Second Team All-State
PERSONAL
- Born on June 1, 2001
- Son of Robert Vanderhei and Kari Dempsey
- Has two brothers, Cooper and Cade
- Majoring in sport management
Kansas Baseball vs. North Dakota State Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, May 31
Kansas Baseball vs. Creighton Postgame Press Conference
Friday, May 30
Kansas Baseball Game Week Press Conference vs. Creighton
Thursday, May 29
Kansas Baseball Pre-NCAA Media Availability
Tuesday, May 27
