Campbell University

2021: Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll... Redshirt season, did not appear in any games...

2020: Earned Big South Commissioner's Award distinction… Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll… Appeared in six games in his first season as a Camel, pitching 5.1 innings with eight punchouts… Made his debut against South Alabama (2/15), tossing 2/3 of an inning with a hit and two strikeouts... Threw a scoreless inning against East Carolina (2/19), fanning one and allowing a hit… Struck out three in 1.1 innings against Old Dominion, surrendering just a hit…

McHenry County College (Crystal Lake, Illinois): The 2019 Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year… Named first team all-conference and second team all-region… Racked up 100 strikeouts across 60.0 innings for a 14.84 strikeouts per nine innings pitched average… Went 5-4 with a 3.41 ERA… Threw a five-inning perfect game with 14 strikeouts in a 14-0 MCC win on April 14, 2019… Coached by Jared Wacker… Helped lead the Scots to a conference championship in 2019… Transferred to Campbell along with former McHenry catcher Ryan Parquette…

Prep: Two-time all-conference pitcher at Sheboygan Falls High School in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin… Earned honorable mention all-state as a junior… Named to Wisconsin’s first team all-state academic team as a junior… Coached by Lance Smith… Honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society… Also lettered in basketball…

Personal: Full name is John Alan VanderPloeg… Born August 10, 1999… Son of Tom and Michele VanderPloeg… Has one sibling, Megan… Special education major with plans to become a high school special education teacher upon graduation...