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2026 Softball Roster

3 Willow Van Haren

  • Position P
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Moss
  • Hometown Holdenville, Okla.

Biography

2026: Put together a 6-7 record in a team-high 32 appearances…Started 14 games, second-most on the team…Led the team with six complete games and tied for first with three saves…Combined on two shutouts…Led the team with 79 strikeouts in 107.1 innings…Allowed 74 runs on 118 hits…Opposing hitters had a .282 batting average against her…Went 5-3 with a 2.71 ERA in Ohio Valley Conference play…Longest outing of the season was seven innings vs. Lindenwood on Apr. 19 and May 6…Beat the Lions in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on May 6…Had five or more strikeouts in five of her appearances…Recorded her 100th career strikeout when she fanned Kaylin Fahy in the bottom of the fifth inning at SIU Edwardsville (4/4)...Finished with a season-high seven strikeouts vs. Tennessee State (3/29) and Lindenwood (4/18)…Threw four scoreless innings to pick up her first save of the season vs. Eastern Illinois (4/11).

2025: Went 6-2 with a 3.21 ERA in 22 appearances and eight starts…Threw three complete games and two shutouts…Picked up one save…Ranked second on the team with 49 strikeouts and third with 61 innings pitched…Opposing hitters hit .249 against her…Led the team in appearances and ranked second in wins…Pitched five-inning shutouts at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/12) and vs. Southern Indiana (4/27)…Recorded a season-high seven strikeouts in 2.2 innings of relief vs. UT Martin (3/8)…Had five strikeouts in 2.1 innings out of the bullpen vs. Tarleton State (3/1)…Struck out three in seven innings to earn a complete game victory in the OVC Tournament vs. Lindenwood (5/8)…Ranked fifth in the OVC in opposing batting average…Allowed 57 hits and 28 earned runs, both third fewest in the league.

2024: Went 1-3 with a 3.29 ERA in 14 games and three starts as a freshman…Accumulated 15 strikeouts in 17 innings…Picked up her first career save in the OVC championship game vs. Eastern Illinois (5/11)…Recorded the final two outs of that contest to send Southeast Missouri to its seventh OVC Tournament title in program history…Posted her first career win when she allowed just one hit and struck out four in four relief innings at Florida International (2/9)…Tied her season-high of four strikeouts vs. Bradley (3/12)…Made first career start in the circle vs. Ohio State (2/10)…Recorded three strikeouts at Murray State (4/23).

Prep: Initially committed to NCAA Division II Northeastern State...Was an All-Conference player in multiple seasons at Moss High School...Named the Little River Conference Player of the Year and made back-to-back trips to the state tournament in 2021 and 2022...Finished her career with 855 strikeouts, a 0.26 ERA, 47 shutouts and 19 no-hitters...Claimed First-Team All-Region, All-District and Oklahoma All-State accolades.

Personal: Born June 26, 2005...Majoring in Health Sciences...Daughter of Jake and Nicole Van Haren.


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2024Freshman

    P
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2025Sophomore

    P
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2026Junior

    P
    5'7"
    3