University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Foreman, Vanessa
Jersey Number 27
Vanessa Foreman
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Calif.
- High School:
- Gahr HS
- Prev School:
- Arizona
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2021)
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Pitched in 16 games, all relief appearances out of the bullpen ... yielded just eight runs (seven earned), 22 base hits and issued only five walks over 17-2/3 innings pitched ... allowed only five extra base hits - just two over the first 14 innings in the circle ... turned in six scoreless relief appearances of at least one or more innings worked ... held foes to one hit, or hitless, in 10 of the 16 outings ... combined for seven shutouts including a 9-0 win over Eastern Illinois in her Lamson Park debut .... worked scoreless softball over her first four appearances in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform holding foes to a .176 average (5-1/3 innings) ... collected the first save of her collegiate career after ending a UAB threat in the sixth inning and closing out the final 1-1/3 innings of play in the finale of the UAB Classic (Feb. 21) ... tossed a season-high two shutout innings to complete a shutout of Buffalo on Feb. 26 ... turned in the first of two multiple-strikeout efforts with a pair of strikeouts in Game 2 of the Memphis doubleheader on Mar. 6 ... April was highlighted by a pair of shutout relief appearances at Lamar (Apr. 5) and vs, Louisiana Tech (Apr. 20) ... took the lead out of the bullpen in the Sun Belt series at Coastal Carolina, delivering 3-2/3 innings of relief and holding the Chanticleers to a single run and two hits during both games of the May 1 doubleheader ... made three postseason appearances: May 12 vs. ULM at Sun Belt Tournament plus May 22 and 23 at LSU in Baton Rouge Regional ... pitched season-high of three innings in the May 22 LSU matchup, slowing down the Tigers offense after a five-run first inning.
Prior to Louisiana
Arrived at Arizona in fall 2018 and worked under the tutelage of collegiate softball legends Mike Candrea and Taryne Mowatt … made four appearances, including two starts, as a freshman in 2019 … went 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA with six strikeouts and two walks over 9-1/3 innings pitched… did not pitch in 2020, as she was scheduled to take a redshirt prior to the season being canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
High School
Ranked as the 53rd best recruit nationally by Extra Innings Softball coming out of Gahr (Calif.) High School … finished 11-2 with a 1.05 ERA as a senior, helping lead Gahr HS to a 24-6 record and league title … was named a USSSA Elite Select first-team All-American as a sophomore and a PGF Western Region All-American as a senior … also earned first team all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … competed for the SoCal All-Stars in contests with Team USA and Team Mexico during the summer of 2018 … suited up for Team Israel at the 2019 Women's European Championship, starting nine games and allowing only 10 earned runs over 44 innings … competed in travel ball for Corona Angels Tyson (2014) and OC Batbusters Campbell (2015) winning back-to-back 14U PGF National Championships … in addition to Arizona, was recruited by Auburn, Cal, Hawaii and Michigan.
Personal
Born Nov. 30, 2000 in Lake Tahoe … daughter of Lance and Dara Foreman … has a younger sister, Sasha … in her free time, enjoys watching Netflix, going to the beach and hanging with friends … is a general studies major … aspires to work for Nike or ESPN after her collegiate days are complete.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Pitched in 16 games, all relief appearances out of the bullpen ... yielded just eight runs (seven earned), 22 base hits and issued only five walks over 17-2/3 innings pitched ... allowed only five extra base hits - just two over the first 14 innings in the circle ... turned in six scoreless relief appearances of at least one or more innings worked ... held foes to one hit, or hitless, in 10 of the 16 outings ... combined for seven shutouts including a 9-0 win over Eastern Illinois in her Lamson Park debut .... worked scoreless softball over her first four appearances in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform holding foes to a .176 average (5-1/3 innings) ... collected the first save of her collegiate career after ending a UAB threat in the sixth inning and closing out the final 1-1/3 innings of play in the finale of the UAB Classic (Feb. 21) ... tossed a season-high two shutout innings to complete a shutout of Buffalo on Feb. 26 ... turned in the first of two multiple-strikeout efforts with a pair of strikeouts in Game 2 of the Memphis doubleheader on Mar. 6 ... April was highlighted by a pair of shutout relief appearances at Lamar (Apr. 5) and vs, Louisiana Tech (Apr. 20) ... took the lead out of the bullpen in the Sun Belt series at Coastal Carolina, delivering 3-2/3 innings of relief and holding the Chanticleers to a single run and two hits during both games of the May 1 doubleheader ... made three postseason appearances: May 12 vs. ULM at Sun Belt Tournament plus May 22 and 23 at LSU in Baton Rouge Regional ... pitched season-high of three innings in the May 22 LSU matchup, slowing down the Tigers offense after a five-run first inning.
Prior to Louisiana
Arrived at Arizona in fall 2018 and worked under the tutelage of collegiate softball legends Mike Candrea and Taryne Mowatt … made four appearances, including two starts, as a freshman in 2019 … went 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA with six strikeouts and two walks over 9-1/3 innings pitched… did not pitch in 2020, as she was scheduled to take a redshirt prior to the season being canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
High School
Ranked as the 53rd best recruit nationally by Extra Innings Softball coming out of Gahr (Calif.) High School … finished 11-2 with a 1.05 ERA as a senior, helping lead Gahr HS to a 24-6 record and league title … was named a USSSA Elite Select first-team All-American as a sophomore and a PGF Western Region All-American as a senior … also earned first team all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … competed for the SoCal All-Stars in contests with Team USA and Team Mexico during the summer of 2018 … suited up for Team Israel at the 2019 Women's European Championship, starting nine games and allowing only 10 earned runs over 44 innings … competed in travel ball for Corona Angels Tyson (2014) and OC Batbusters Campbell (2015) winning back-to-back 14U PGF National Championships … in addition to Arizona, was recruited by Auburn, Cal, Hawaii and Michigan.
Personal
Born Nov. 30, 2000 in Lake Tahoe … daughter of Lance and Dara Foreman … has a younger sister, Sasha … in her free time, enjoys watching Netflix, going to the beach and hanging with friends … is a general studies major … aspires to work for Nike or ESPN after her collegiate days are complete.
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