2019 Softball Roster

Chops Hancock/WSU
Chops Hancock/WSU
Chops Hancock/WSU
Chops Hancock/WSU
Chops Hancock/WSU
Derek Dravis
Chops Hancock/WSU

17 Lani Van Zyl

  • Height
    5-7
  • Class
    Senior
  • Highschool
    Fort Dodge
  • Hometown
    Fort Dodge, Iowa

Biography

Awards & Honors
2019 FPN Second Team All-American
2019 D2CCA First Team All-American
2019 NFCA First Team All-American
2019 NFCA All-Central Region First Team
2019 D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year
2019 D2CCA All-Central Region First Team
2019 NSIC All-Tournament Team
2019 NSIC Player of the Year
2019 NSIC First Team
2019 NSIC Gold Glove (SS)
2018 FPN First Team All-American
2018 NFCA Second Team All-American
2018 D2CCA FIrst Team All-American
2018 NFCA All-Central First Team
2018 D2CCA All-Central First Team
2018 NSIC All-Tournament Team
2018 NSIC Player of the Year
2018 NSIC First Team
2017 NSIC First Team
2017 NSIC Gold Glove (SS)

2019: After missing the first two games due to injury, returned to play start 60 games and become the first two-time NSIC Player of the Year in program history ... batted .458 (87-for-190) with a team-best 20 doubles ... led the NSIC in average and OBP (.527) ... launched 12 homers and recorded 50 RBI ... two-homer game vs. Wayne State & MSU Moorhead ... drew 27 walks and led the team in runs (54) ... slugged .753 ... batted .435 (30-for-69) with RISP and produced 19 two-out RBI ... led the team with 32 multi-hit games (four hits vs. Minot State) ... recorded 15 multi-RBI games (five RBI vs. Wayne State) ... compiled an 11-game hitting streak ... ranked sixth in the country in total bases (143), seventh in hits (87) and 12th in doubles (20). 

2018: Had a breakout junior campaign and was one of the best offensive players in the country ... started in all 52 games ... led the NSIC in batting (.473), slugging (.822), OBP (.531), ranked second in runs (55), fourth in hits (80), RBI (59) and homers (13), and sixth in doubles (18) ... ranked 10th in DII in batting average, 11th in hits, 13th in total bases (139), 14th in slugging, 16th in OBP, and 21st in RBI ... led the team with 25 multi-hit games, including seven three-hit efforts and a four-hit game at Minot ... season-long 20-game hitting streak ... only went hitless in six ballgames ... batted .370 (20-for-54) with two out, .479 (35-for-73) with RISP, and .933 (14-for-15) with runner on third and less than two out ... team-best 16 multi-RBI games ... three-RBI (4x), four-RBI (3x) and a season-high five-RBI game vs. Moorhead ... two-homer game vs. Duluth in NSIC Tournament ... recorded a .942 fielding percentage at shortstop ... NSIC Player of the Week (2x).

2017: Led the Warriors in most offensive categories ... slugged a team best .614, including a team leading 18 doubles ... led the Warriors with 78 hits ... drove in a team leading 43 runs ... her 121 total bases led the Warriors ... drew a team high 23 walks ... 19th in the nation in doubles ... 27th in the nation in total hits ... led the Warriors with five triples on the season ... 25 multi-hit games on the year ... had a team best 17 game hitting streak during the year ... 11 multi-RBI games ... three hits and three RBIs against Minnesota, Crookston ... drove in four and scored twice against Sioux Falls ... two games with two doubles ... on-base percentage of .464.

2016: Played in 52 games, starting 51 ... hit .264, slugged .453 and finished with a .339 on-base percentage ... finished with 39 hits, 27 runs scored and 26 RBI's ... had four doubles, three triples and six homers ... drew 16 walks ... 68 put outs and 105 assists ... had 11 games with two hits ... six multi-RBI games ... three runs scored against Wisconsin-Parkside ... had a pair of two hit games in a double header against Minot State.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2016Freshman

    INF
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2017Sophomore

    INF
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2018Junior

    INF
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2019Senior

    SS
    5'7"
    17