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Robert Morris University Athletics

2023 RMU Softball Roster

12 Dana Vatakis

12 Dana Vatakis

  • Position:
    P
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Hometown:
    Monessen, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Monessen

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting
- Two-time member Northeast Conference (NEC) Spring Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)
 
Awards & Honors

- 2019 All-NEC Rookie Team

2020 Highlights (Sophomore)

- Appeared in a team-high 12 games, including 10 starts
- Recorded an ERA of 2.54 in 69 innings, striking out 46 and walking 18
- Held opponents to a batting average of .214
- Posted seven complete games in 10 starts
- Earned the victory in relief in a 7-6 triumph @ Presbyterian (2/7) to earn doubleheader split
- Allowed just one hit while striking out six in a 2-1 win over Valparaiso (2/14)
- Two days later against Gardner-Webb (2/16) spun a career-high 10.1 innings, striking out four
- Named NEC Pitcher of the Week (2/18) after performance in the Runnin' Bulldog Softball Tournament
- Finished with a season-high seven punch outs in a 9-4 win over Marist (2/28)
- Allowed just one earned run in complete-game effort against Army (3/8)
 
2019 Highlights (Freshman)

- Posted a team-high 29 appearances from the pitching circle, including 21 starts
- Logged 131 innings pitched, striking out 52 batters
- Finished with a record of 9-14 and a 4.06 ERA
- In second NCAA start twirled a complete game, five-hitter in a 7-1 win over Delaware State (2/15)
- Allowed two runs in six innings of a 6-4 triumph over Cleveland State (3/2)
- Fired a complete game in a 4-1 victory @ Penn State (3/20), striking out three
- Struck out six and allowed just one run @ UMBC (3/23)
- Posted a complete-game, three-hitter in a 5-1 win over Albany (3/23)
- Selected as NEC Pitcher of the Week and NEC Rookie of the Week (3/26)
- Struck out a career-high eight in NEC debut, a 5-2 victory @ Central Connecticut (3/30)
- Named NEC Pitcher of the Week and NEC Rookie of the Week (4/16)
- Allowed two runs in complete games against LIU Brooklyn (4/27) and a 7-4 win over Mount St. Mary’s (4/28)
 
Prep Highlights

- Finished with a record of 15-5 and a 0.90 in 2017, striking out 174 in 117 innings pitched
- Hit .517 as a junior, including 14 doubles and four triples, while recording 21 RBI
 
Personal

- Born August 2, 1999
- Major is early childhood and special education

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2019Freshman

    P
    12
  • 12

    2020Sophomore

    P
    12
  • 12

    2021Junior

    P
    12
  • 12

    2022Senior

    Pitcher
    12
  • 12

    2023Graduate Student

    Pitcher
    12