Vanessa Oatley Season 2022

2023 • SENIOR SEASON 
Awards: Landed Academic All-Big Ten honors.
 
Season: Appeared in 11 games, starting one…Tossed 19.1 innings in the circle…Finished the year with a 1-1 record individually…Struck out 13 batters and yielded an opponent batting average of .293.
 
vs. Kent State (2/24): Tossed a full inning, adding a strikeout with 12 total pitches in the frame and zero hits allowed. at South Florida (3/9): Published three no-hit innings, holding the Bulls at bay in PSU’s gritty 3-2 win…Recorded her first winning decision of the 2023 campaign. vs. FGCU (3/11): Tossed a season high five strikeouts. at Minnesota (4/2): Pitched an effective 1.1 innings with two strikeouts and zero hits allowed.
 
2022 • JUNIOR SEASON 
Season: Made 11 appearances with two starts in the circle... Finished 3-1...Struck out 13. 
 
vs. UMass Lowell (3/19): Allowed no hits in two innings. vs. Rider (3/20): Struck out season-high three batters assisting in Lions win. vs. Wisconsin (4/30): Pitched season high 5.2 innings. 
 
2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Made 20 appearances in the circle with eight starts...Pitched 71.1 innings, second most on team, with a 4-5 record...Struck out career-high 31 batters...Threw a combined shutout with Bailey Parshall at Maryland (4/24).

vs. Wisconsin (2/26): Pitched one scoreless inning of relief in season-opener in game one of doubleheader...Allowed no runs in an additional 3.0 innings of relief in game two with two strikeouts. vs. Northwestern (2/28): Struck out career and season-high five batters...Allowed just one run on two hits in 4.2 innings against Wildcats. vs. Iowa (3/12): Made first start of season in the circle...Pitched season-high 7.0 scoreless innings...Had three strikeouts. at Nebraska (3/28): Earned first victory of season in the circle...Threw final 2.2 innings, including extra-innings, with no runs on two hits. at Maryland (4/24): Started game and pitched 4.0 scoreless innings with just three hits...Recorded combined shutout with Bailey Parshall for team’s first shutout of season. No. 23 Minnesota (5/16): Pitched final 6.0 innings in season finale...Led Nittany Lions to first win over ranked opponent since 2017...Allowed no runs on just three hits against nationally-ranked Golden Gophers...Struck out three batters, including huge strikeout in top of fourth with bases loaded.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Made 15 appearances in the circle with eight starts…Pitched 44.1 innings, second most on team, with a 2-5 record…Struck out 19 total batters…Threw two complete-game shutouts…Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

at FIU 2/7): Made collegiate debut with first career start in the circle…Pitched 2.1 innings. vs. Cal (2/9): Threw 2.1 scoreless innings…Allowed no runs on just two hits. vs. FAU (2/15): Threw complete-game shutout for first collegiate victory…Gave up no walks…Struck out season-high four batters. at No. 10 Alabama (2/21): Pitched two scoreless innings…Allowed just one hit…Struck out a pair of batters. at Georgia State (2/28): Threw a complete-game shutout in game two of doubleheader…Gave up no walks…Struck out three batters…Picked up second win of season. at Georgia Tech (2/29): Started game two of doubleheader…Pitched four innings and slowed down the Yellow Jacket offense from game one…Struck out two. vs. Bowling Green (3/6): Started game and pitched 4.1 innings…Tied season high with four strikeouts.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended The Prout School in Wakefield, Rhode Island…Played first two seasons at Chariho High School…Led The Prout School to a district title in 2018 with 20-4 record…Earned first-team all-state and all-division laurels in 2015 and again in 2018…Struck out 213 batters and held a 0.19 ERA during the 2018 season…Ranked No. 73 in Extra Inning Softball’s top 100 and No. 74 on FloSoftball’s list for 2019 recruits.

PERSONAL 
Daughter of Vaughn Oatley and Karie Myers…Has one brother, Zachary Oatley, and two sisters, Kaitlyn Rousseau and Rylee Rousseau…Majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology.