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2021 Softball Roster

14 Vanessa Archibold

  • Class Senior
  • Position OF
  • Height 5-9
  • B/T L/R
  • Hometown Saddle Brook, N.J.
  • High School Saddle Brook

Biography

CAREER
Honors
  • A two-time all-conference selection
Statistics
  • Has started in 94 of her 110 career appearances, hitting .350 while posting 91 hits, 73 runs scored and 57 stolen bases
 
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Honors
  • A member of the All-NJAC Second Team
Statistics
  • Led WP in batting average (.398), hits (45), runs (33), walks (15), on-base percentage (.473) and stolen bases (29)
  • Posted 15 multi-hit games and five multi-run efforts
In the Division III Statistics
  • Was 22nd in stolen bases
In the NJAC Statistics
  • Ranked first in steals/game (0.78), second in steals and attempts (33), sixth in runs/game (0.89), 10th in on-base percentage and tied for 10th in runs
Game Highlights
  • Went 3-for-3 with a double, three stolen bases and scored three times during a 6-3 victory against Washington College (3/10/19)
  • Combined to go 5-for-7 with three RBI, three stolen bases and four runs scored during a doubleheader sweep of St. Joseph’s –Long Island (3/28/19)
  • Swiped four bases while scoring three times and driving in a run in game two of a split at DeSales (4/24/19)
 
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Statistics
  • Started 16 of her 32 appearances, compiling a .255 average with 12 runs, 12 hits and two RBI
Game Highlights
  • Accumulated two hits, two runs and one RBI in an 18-1 victory against Centenary (3/14/18)
  • Laced two hits while driving in a run against Stockton (3/31/18)
  • Gathered a hit and a stolen base during a 3-1 triumph against No. 18 Messiah (3/4/18)
  • Stole a base and added a run scored to an 8-3 win against Salve Regina (3/17/18)
  • Scored a run and had two hits in a 9-1 victory against New Jersey City (4/28/18)
 
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Honors
  • An honorable-mention all-NJAC selection
Statistics
  • Started all 41 games, hitting .340 with 34 hits, 28 runs scored, 24 steal, 25 walks and six RBI
  • Recorded 10 multi-hit contests
Game Highlights
  • Batted 3-for-3 day during a five-inning 8-0 victory against Drew during the second half of a doubleheader sweep (3/30/17)
  • Went a combined 4-for-5 with four runs, two RBI and a stolen base as part of back-to-back 8-0, five-inning wins against DeSales (4/20/17)
  • Was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen-base attempts while also going 2-for-3 with a run during WP’s 3-0 shutout victory against Wheaton, Mass. (3/12/17)
  • Opened up her Pioneer career with a 2-for-4 performance, roping one double and touching the plate once during the season opener against Rhodes (3/11/17)
  • Went 1-for-2 with one run, an RBI and a triple in a 5-3 win against St. Scholastica (3/18/17)
  • Recorded a 2-for-5 day with three runs scored, one walk, a stolen base and a sacrifice bunt as WP swept a doubleheader at Stockton, 13-1 and 4-0 (4/2/17)
 
PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON
  • A two-year letterwinner at Saddle Brook H.S.
  • Won the conference championship with a 26-5 overall record, registering a .538 batting average, 49 runs, 50 hits, 23 walks, 51 stolen bases and a .629 on-base percentage as a senior
  • Also earned first-team all-conference and all-county honors, breaking the school stolen base record during her final season
  • Hit .477 with 37 runs, 41 hits, 17 walks and 30 stolen bases on her way to first-team all-conference accolades as a junior
  • Played with the New Jersey Sparks for the fall 2015 and summer 2016 seasons, leading the team in stolen bases
  • Ran cross country as a freshman and sophomore
 
ACADEMICS
  • A 2017 and 2019 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athlete
  • Named to the 2019 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Softball Academic All-District First Team
  • A Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019 and Fall 2019 Dean’s List student
  • A member of the 2017-18 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mention
  • Double majoring in sociology and psychology

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2017Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'9"
    14
  • 14

    2018Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'9"
    14
  • 14

    2019Junior

    Outfielder
    5'9"
    14
  • 14

    2020Senior

    OF
    5'9"
    14
  • 14

    2021Senior

    OF
    5'9"
    14