Ryan Vanderhei

HONORS & AWARDS

• 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team

2021 (R-FRESHMAN)

• Appeared in 20 appearances out of the bullpen with no starts
• 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

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

ESTRALL FOOTHILLS HS

• 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 in Tucson, Arizona
• Son of Robert Vanderhei and Kari Dempsey
• Has two brothers, Cooper and Cade
• Plans to major in Sport Management