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Jersey Number 10
Lana Van Dyken
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Puyallup, Wash.
- High School:
- Rogers
Bio
All-ACC Academic Team (2015, 2014)
2016 - Senior Season
2015 - Junior Season
2014 - Sophomore Season
2013 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
2016 - Senior Season
- Started 53 games during her senior season, missing three games due to injury
- Compiled a .237 batting average with 36 hits, highlighted by a home run in game two of the doubleheader against Campbell
- Scored 25 runs and had six RBI
- Drew 16 walks and was hit-by-pitch twice
- Tallied nine stolen bases in 11 attempts
- Defensively, she had a team-high 132 assists and 346 putouts
- Charted eight multi-hit games and had one multi-RBI game
- Split time between shortstop and third base, after an injury to NC State’s starting shortstop
- Compiled an on-base percentage of .318
2015 - Junior Season
- One of only six players on the team to appear in all 60 games and started all of those contests at third base
- Compiled a batting average of .255 for the season, but was at her best in ACC play with an average of .302
- Finished the season with 42 hits, 38 runs scored and 25 RBI
- Drew 36 walks, the second most on the team and led the Wolfpack with three triples on the year
- Hit four home runs, more than she had in her first two seasons combined
- Was 8-9 on stolen base attempts
- Had 12 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests
- Recorded an eight-game reached base safely streak and also tallied a seven-game hitting streak
2014 - Sophomore Season
- One of only three players on the team to start all 54 games, all of which were at third base
- Recorded a career-best batting average of .361, the third highest for a single season
- Collected 53 hits, including six doubles, a triple and two home runs
- Had 14 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests
- Tallied four three-hit performances
- Hit her first home run of the season against East Carolina, a walk-off blast in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift the Pack to a 5-4 win
- Smacked her other round-tripper of the year in the Wolfpack's 5-4 win over Georgia in the NCAA Regional
- Swiped eight bases on the season, including a career-high three stolen bases against Lehigh which tied the school record for most stolen bases in a single game
- Had her best performance of the year against Georgia in the regional as she was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI
- Compiled a slugging percentage of .456 and an on-base percentage of .424
2013 - Freshman Season
- Started in 54 games, seeing action primarily as the Pack's third baseman
- Collected 33 hits, including a home run against Georgetown
- Scored 22 runs and recorded 13 RBIs
- Also had six multi-hit games
- Went 3-for-4 at the plate against Virginia, hitting two doubles and a triple
- Compiled a seven game hit-streak from the Elon contest on April 24 to the ACC Championship game against Florida State on May 11
High School / Prep Career
- Four-year starter at Rogers High School for coach Jacy Ramsey
- Versatile player who could see action at shortstop, second base or third base
- Helped her team to a 21-9 record as a senior and its fourth consecutive berth into the state 4-A tournament
- As a junior, hit .586 with six doubles, seven triples and 27 RBIs
- Two-time all-conference selection and two-year team captain
- Served as a ballgirl for MLB's Seattle Mariners
- First in family to attend college
- Daughter of Paul and Katie Van Dyken
- One sibling, brother Justin