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University of the Pacific

2024 Softball Roster

Justin Gomes
Georgia Kovich-Lee
Timothy Thymes
Georgia Kovich-Lee
Timothy Thymes

23 Vanessa Strong

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Oakley, Calif.
  • High School Freedom
  • Prev School Southern Utah
  • Major Education - Teaching

Biography

2024 (Graduate)
Made 21 appearances, including 18 starts, in the circle. Led the team with 85.1 innings pitched. Ranked second on the team with 55 struck out batters and .290 OBA. Collected 18 assists, which ranked fifth on the team. Pitched a season-high 7.0 innings pitched against San Diego. Struck out a season-high seven batters against San Diego.

2023 (Redshirt-Senior)
Earned WCC All-Academic First Team and NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors. Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. Led the team in the circle, appearing in 18 games and earning the start in 15. Pitched a team-high 84.2 innings and posted 60 strikeouts. Tallied a team-high four complete games and posted a 3.56 earned-run average. Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts in a win over Dartmouth on March 16. Earned three-straight wins from March 8 until March 16, defeating Fresno State, CSU Bakersfield, and Dartmouth, combining for 16 strikeouts, 12 hits, two earned runs, and three walks in 19 innings pitched.

2022 (Redshirt-Junior)
Earned WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention selection. Led the team and was ranked seventh in the conference with 72 strikeouts. Accumulated a 3.74 earned-run average and tallied four wins while appearing in 25 games. Pitched three complete games and tallied a season-high eight strikeouts in the win over Seton Hall on March 4. Recorded a .273 batting average, tallying three hits in 11 at-bats. Went one-for-three at the plate while earning the win in the circle on February 12 against Portland State. 

2021 (Redshirt-Sophomore)
Led the team with a 1.71 earned-run average in seven appearances in the circle. Tallied nine strikeouts in three starts and held opponents to a .292 batting average. Was successful at the plate, accumulating a .333 batting average in nine at-bats. Recorded her first career extra-base hit at San Jose State on March 10 and her first career RBI at San Diego on April 10. 

2020 (Redshirt-Freshman)
Made eight appearances in the circle in 31.0 innings with a 3.61 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP, compiling a 3-2 record. Struck out 23 batters in 2020, including a season-high five against Sacramento State in the Wolf Pack Classic (3/8). 

2019 (Freshman, Southern Utah)
Redshirted. 

High School
Was a four-year starter at Freedom High School of the Bay Valley Athletic League (BVAL) in Oakley, California under head coach Brook Russo. Earned First Team All-BVAL honors each of her four seasons and BVAL MVP in 2016 and 2018, leading the Falcons to league titles all four years and a North Coast Section (NCS) championship in 2016 as a First Team All-NCS pitcher. Recognized by numerous publications from 2016 to 2018, including 2017-18 First Team All-Bay Area News Group and 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Metro Player of the Year. Also named Freedom High School Athlete of the Year and NCS Senior of the Year in 2018. Owned a 1.48 ERA through high school with 61 wins while racking up 694 strikeouts and holding opposing batters to just a .190 average. Had 21 shutouts to her credit while tossing perfect games in 2017 and 2018.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Redshirt Freshman

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    2021Redshirt Sophomore

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    2022Redshirt Junior

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    2023Redshirt Senior

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    2024Graduate Student

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