Concordia Irvine Athletics

All-Time CUI Records: 5th in Career Batters Faced (682).


2021: Started in 8 of his 9 appearances for the Eagles.... Pitched 53.0 innings... Struck out 35 batters while walking 10... Allowed 32 earned runs resulting in a 5.43 ERA... Recorded 4 wins and 4 losses... Threw a 9-inning complete game on 4/29/21 against Academy of Art, also striking out a season high 7 batters in that same game.


2020: Started in all 5 appearances for the Eagles before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... Pitched 27.1 innings... Struck out 22 batters while walking 8... Allowed 9 earned runs resulting in a 2.96 ERA... Recorded 3 wins and 0 losses.


2019: Started in all 12 appearances for the Eagles.... Pitched 74.2 innings... Struck out 43 batters while walking 17... Allowed 41 earned runs resulting in a 4.94 ERA... Recorded 6 wins and one loss... Threw a 9-inning complete game on 3/16/2019 against Hawai'i Hilo.


SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE (2018):

2018: Started in all 13 appearances.... Pitched 73.1 innings... Struck out 66 batters while walking 17... Allowed 31 earned runs resulting in a 3.80 ERA... Recorded 4 wins and 5 losses... Threw a complete game... Finished the season with a 8.10 strikeouts per nine.


WESTERN KENTUCKY (2017):

2017: Vansant was one of the promising young arms on the mound for the Hilltoppers, toeing the rubber 9 times out of the bullpen ... In appearances 2-8, had a 3.12 earned run average and a .273 batting average against ... Overall, faced 5 inherited runners and stranded 4 of them ... Pitched a career high 2 innings at Kentucky and vs. Austin Peay, while reaching a season-best 2 strikeouts on 3 separate occasions.


HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Redlands East Valley HS and graduated in 2016... Honor roll for three years... Three year varsity player... 1st team 2016 in basketball and baseball... Citrus belt All-league... Male athlete of the year 2016.


PERSONAL: Born March 21, 1998 to Robert and Tricia Vansant... Has one sibling, Krista (25)... Majoring in behavioral sciences: psychology... Enjoys basketball and golf... Nickname is stretch... Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter... Favorite team is Yankees... Greatest athletic thrill was getting to finals in both baseball and basketball in high school... Pre-game ritual is to wear a 3/4 sleeve when I pitch... Sister Krista played professional volleyball... Favorite quote is, "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me".... Biggest hero is my sister... Favorite book is the Harry Potter series... Favorite music artist is Billy Currington... Favorite actor is Tmo Cruz... Favorite movie is Interstellar... Favorite TV show is Friends... Best advice ever received was, "Just keep swimming" - Dory