Biography
2024:
Vanaman earned his second career All-GLVC honors. He played and started in 43 games this season, hitting .395 with 64 hits, 49 RBIs, 47 runs scored, 10 home runs, and a team-leading 4 triples. He appeared in the top-10 in the GLVC in batting average (.395), slugging percentage (.710), OPS (1.181), and triples (4). He had 48 putouts and 1 assist with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
2023:
Started all 49 games that he appeared in... recorded a .314 batting average, a .494 slugging percentage, and a .445 on base percentage... collected 51 runs, 54 hits, 14 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 39 RBI, and seven stolen bases... recorded 116 putouts with only one error and a .992 fielding percentage.
2022:
Second-team All-conference selection … Second -team All-region selection by the ABCA … appeared in 58 games and started each contest … Had a .316 batting average a .642 slugging percentage and a .425 on-base percentage … collected 68 hits, 63 runs, 20 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs, 40 walks, 67 RBI, and 138 total bases … Ranked second in the GLVC in doubles … Ranked third in the GLVC in RBI … Ranked fourth in the GLVC in home runs … Ranked third on the team in RBI, stolen bases, and slugging percentage … Ranked second on the team in home runs … Had 20 multi-hit games, 22 multi-run games, and 17 multi-RBI games … Had five RBI in a game four times this season … hit a home run in four straight games during the season … hit two home runs in a game against Indianapolis … Had a season high of four hits against Saginaw Valley … tied a school record with three home runs in a game against McKendree … Scored a season high of three runs against McKendree … Had a season high of five putouts against Quincy.
Prior to UIS:
A transfer from Parkland College … appeared in 36 games over two seasons … batted .321 with 44 hits, eight doubles, four triples, and four home runs … scored 44 times and drove in 25 … stole 13 bases over two seasons … redshirted his first season in college at Kent State.
High School:
An all-region and all-conference player … conference’s Triple Crown winner … selected all-area Player of the Year and 2A Player of the Year … helped his team win a state championship as a senior.
Personal:
The son of Holly and Richard Vanaman … has one sibling, Hannah … a business major.
