Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Scoreboard

Wayne State College

The official site of WAYNE STATe college WILDCATS WAYNE STATe college WILDCATS

2019 Softball Roster

17 Riley Vanderveen

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Burlington-Edison HS
  • Hometown Sedro-Woolley, Wash.

Biography

2019: Made 25 appearances in the circle with 11 starts as a senior, going 4-6 with a 4.91 ERA...had two complete games and one save while pitching 78.1 innings...in conference play, led WSC with 4-5 record and 4.59 ERA with two complete game wins...fired complete game win, allowing just two earned runs in 11-8 win at MSU Moorhead (4/19/19)...following day had complete game 9-1 win at Northern State (4/20/19)...had three inning save, allowing just one hit of scoreless relief in 11-3 win vs. Clarion (Pa.)...closed college career 4-3 win at Minnesota Crookston (4/27/19)...named to the NSIC All-Academic Team for a third time and earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honors.

2018:  Led Wildcat pitching staff in wins, going 7-14 on the season with a 5.61 ERA...pitched 116 innings and had six complete games appearing in 28 games with 21 starts...fired complete-game win, allowing just two runs on seven hits in 4-2 win over #6 West Virginia Wesleyan (3/4/18)...worked complete game win vs. Bemidji State on 4/23/18, allowing just six hits and three unearned runs in 8-3 win...struck out season-high five batters in 5 2/3 innings in 7-3 win over Minnesota Crookston (4/22/18)...was a repeat selection to the NSIC Spring All-Academic Team and was named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.

2017: Saw action in 28 games with 17 starts in the circle, going 2-14 with 2 saves and 6.03 ERA...had four complete games and the two saves tied for eighth in the NSIC...pitched 101 innings and allowed 192 hits and 109 runs (87 earned) with 20 strike outs and just 29 walks... fired complete game allowing just two runs on seven hits with four strike outs in 2-0 loss to Southwest Minnesota State (4/27/17)...also fired seven innings in complete game 7-4 loss to Winona State (4/4/17)...allowed just two runs in five innings of 8-5 win over Upper Iowa (4/18/17)...recorded saves in 6-5 win over Northwest Missouri State (3/17/17) and had two inning save vs. Fort Hays State in 5-4 win on 3/19/17...named to the NSIC Spring All-Academic Team.

2016:  Appeared in 16 games with starts in the circle, posting 1-3 record with 8.45 ERA...pitched 29 innings, allowing 59 hits and 39 runs (35 earned) with seven walks and seven strikeouts...worked season-high five innings at Washburn (4/14/16), allowing three runs on seven hits...earned win with two innings of relief vs. Assumption (3/7/16), allowing one hit and two runs in 8-6 win...had two strikeouts in 1.2 innings of scoreless relief at Fort Hays State (3/1/16).

High School: Graduate of Burlington-Edison High School in Washington...four year starter and letterwinner in softball and two year starter/letter winner in wrestling...in 2014, had a 1.52 ERA while striking out 175 batters and at the plate hit .455 with six homers and 30 RBI...was a First Team All-Northwest Conference and All-County Team Selection as a junior and senior...named to the Washington State Wrestling Coaches All-Academic Team...struck out 166 batters with a 2.09 ERA during 2013 season.

Personal: Daughter of Larry and Beth VanderVeen...born April 16,1997...major is Sport Management.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2016Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'9"
    17
  • 17

    2017Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'9"
    17
  • 17

    2018Junior

    Pitcher
    5'9"
    17
  • 17

    2019Senior

    Pitcher
    5'9"
    17