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Ryan Vanderhei

Position RHP
B/T R/R
Class R-So.
Height 6-6
Weight 185
Hometown Goodyear, Ariz.
High School Estrella Foothills


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
Baseball ⚾ Jayhawks Even Up the Series with 8-2 Victory

Redshirt sophomore Ryan Vanderhei earned his second win in as many starts Saturday afternoon, lifting Kansas to an 8-2 victory over New Orleans at Maestri Field and giving the Privateers their first loss of the season.