AUSL
#15 Right-Handed Pitcher

Alana Vawter

Stanford University '23

Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri

Two-time NFCA All-American

Personal: Vawter is the daughter of Susie and Larry Vawter and has two brothers. She was a three-sport athlete in high school, competing in swimming and track and field in addition to softball. Growing up, she was involved in volleyball, swimming, and track and field. She models her game after Monica Abbott and lists Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as one of her idols. Vawter’s proudest accomplishment is graduating from Stanford with a degree in engineering. She enjoys reading, visiting new restaurants, and painting, and she also knows how to play the ukulele. She wears No. 15 in honor of her brother, who wore the same number during his baseball career.

Other Professional Experience: Vawter competed for Florida Vibe during the 2024 Association of Fastpitch Professionals season. She is for the Denso Bright Pegasus of the Japan Diamond League during the 2025 campaign. 


International Experience: Vawter was a member of Team USA for the 2023 Japan All-Star Series, where she threw 4.2 innings and recorded three strikeouts.

College Experience: Vawter was a four-year letter winner at Stanford before completing her career by playing at South Carolina during the 2024 season. She made 169 total appearances with 126 starts. Over the course of her career from 2020-24, Vawter authored a 94-47 record with seven saves and a 1.82 earned run average. She compiled 633 total strikeouts over 867.2 innings, including 84 complete games. Vawter earned two-time NFCA All-America honors, receiving Third-Team recognition with South Carolina in 2024 and Second-Team honors during her final season at Stanford. She also received four NFCA All-Region Team certificates and claimed All-Conference honors four times, including three First-Team All-Pac-12 Conference citations. Vawter was a member of the 2024 All-Southeastern Conference Second Team.In the 2024 season, Vawter paced South Carolina with 41 appearances, including 21 starts. She finished with a 17-13 record and three saves while pitching 188.2 innings. Vawter tossed 12 complete games, including three shutouts. She threw a career-high 12.0 innings in a complete-game victory over No. 11 Clemson on March 20, 2024. Vawter became the first Stanford All-America selection since 2015 after posting a 21-8 record with a 1.81 earned run average in 2023. She started 27 outings, striking out 155 batters across 190.0 innings and throwing four shutouts. In 2022, she went 25-14 with a 1.97 earned run average over 227.2 innings, spinning 27 complete games, including 11 shutouts, and recording 164 strikeouts. During the 2021 season, Vawter posted a 22-11 record with a 1.54 earned run average, 22 complete games, and seven shutouts. She became the first Stanford pitcher with 20 or more victories since 2014. Vawter opened her college career with a 9-1 record and a 1.48 earned run average during the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, posting four shutouts and striking out 52 batters.

Headshot of Alana Vawter

Career Stats

YEAR
W-L
ERA
G
GS
IP
H
SO
BB
ER
HR
B/AVG
HP
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
2025 AUSL
1-3
4.40
7
3
20.2
33
17
7
13
3
.340
2
-
-
1
138
256
-
Career Totals
1-3
4.40
7
3
20.2
33
17
7
13
3
.340
2
-
-
1
138
256
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Game Log

DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
W-L
ERA
G
IP
H
SO
BB
ER
HR
B/AVG
HP
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
7/11/2025
VoltsBlaze
0-0
7.00
1
1.0
2
1
-
1
-
.400
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7/9/2025
BanditsBlaze
0-0
2.10
1
3.1
3
1
-
1
-
.214
-
-
-
-
11
30
-
7/8/2025
BanditsBlaze
0-0
7.00
1
1.0
4
-
-
1
-
.571
-
-
-
1
5
25
-
7/7/2025
TalonsBlaze
0-1
12.60
1
3.1
9
5
1
6
1
.429
-
-
-
-
27
54
-
6/23/2025
BlazeBandits
1-0
1.40
1
5.0
4
4
-
1
1
.222
1
-
-
-
28
50
-
6/20/2025
BlazeBandits
0-1
0.00
1
2.2
6
2
3
-
-
.429
1
-
-
-
34
40
-
6/18/2025
VoltsBlaze
0-1
4.85
1
4.1
5
4
3
3
1
.278
-
-
-
-
33
57
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

Blaze hold early lead to defeat Volts, 3-1

The Quick Story: The Blaze used a balanced team effort to snap a brief two-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Volts in Athletes Unlimited Softball League action at Husky Softball Stadium on Saturday evening. Key Moment: The Blaze built a 2-0 lead in the opening three innings before the Volts answered with […]

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The Blaze hold on to the early lead to defeat the Volts 3-1 on Saturday, July 12

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Awards & Honors

Two-time NFCA All-American
Three-Time First-Team All-Pac-12 Conference
First Stanford All-America Selection since 2015

Transactions

DATE
TEAM
TRANSACTION
6/17/2025
Alana Vawter was reinstated from the temporary inactive list
6/3/2025
Blaze placed Alana Vawter on the temporary inactive list
1/30/2025
Blaze
Blaze drafted Alana Vawter in the inagural draft [Round 9, Pick 2(34)]

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