JUNIOR SEASON (2011)
Appeared in 57 games so far with 56 starts ... bolstered Tech's lineup with additional power in the middle of the lineup ... NFCA All-Central Region second team ... hitting .361 on the year which was fourth on the team ... her 13 home runs were second on the team and two shy of the single-season school record ... joined Sandy James and Logan Hall has the only trio of Tech players, to reach 50 RBI all in the same season ... patient hitter who has drawn 26 walks while getting plunked nine times ... recorded eight doubles and two triples ... leads the squad with 17 multiple-RBI games ... also totaled 14 multiple-hit games ... was among the Big 12 leaders in most offensive categories ... began the year with the hottest of any of Tech's bats ... had four multiple-hit games in the Kajikawa Classic alone ... went 3-for-5 in the season opener against her former school, BYU ... earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors after going 7-for-13 in the Red Raider Classic ... also hit three home runs and drove in nine runs during the tournament ... snapped the school record for most walks in a single game after drawing four against Colorado State ... broke open a 1-1 tie in the top of the seventh against Jacksonville with her first career grand slam in a Tech uniform ... four RBI in the game matched her season high set a week earlier against Evansville (March 11) ... IN BIG 12 PLAY ... average dropped somewhat in conference ... hit .224 in league play while hitting two home runs and driving in 11 runs ... went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a home run, and three RBI in the series finale at Iowa State (April 10) ... held without a hit over the final six games of the regular season ... AT NCAA TUCSON REGIONAL ... went 2-for-11 during the regional ... provided a three-run double in the first inning against Harvard ... hit increased Tech's lead from 3-0 to 6-0 at the time ... the multiple-RBI game was her first in over a month ... also provided a hit later in the day against New Mexico State.
CAREER HIGHS At-bats: 5, vs. BYU, Feb. 10, 2011 Runs: 3, vs. Colorado State, March 17, 2011 Hits: 3, twice, last vs. Dayton, March 5, 2011 RBI 4, twice, last vs. Jacksonville, March 18, 2011 Doubles: 1, several times, last vs. Kansas, April 13, 2011 Triples: 1, twice, last vs. Howard, March 4, 2011 Home Runs: 2, vs. Evansville, March 11, 2011 Walks*: 4, vs. Colorado State, March 17, 2011 Strikeouts: 2, several times, last at Nebraska, May 1, 2011 Stolen Bases: None Hitting Streak: 7 Games (April 2-13, 2011)
* indicates school record.
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Was a powerful bat for the Bruins who finished the 2010 campaign with a 61-5 overall record ... team advanced all the way NJCAA National Championship tournament ... was named to the all-tournament team after squad finished fifth nationally ... part of the Louisville Slugger/NJCAA Division 1 All-Region team ... named the Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year for the NJCAA Division I level ... honored by the NFCA as a first team NJCAA All-American ... named the MVP of the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) ... was also an All-SWAC selection ... finished the year hitting .520 with 14 home runs and 91 RBI ... also had a .608 on-base percentage ... committed only four years behind the plate ... led the team in most offensive categories.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (BYU)
Appeared in 11 games as a freshman ... played primarily at catcher ... hit .400 in 10 at-bats ... added three RBI and three doubles ... finished the year with a .538 on-base percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Taylorsville High School in Utah ... team won the state championship her junior year ... was also a first team All-State selection all four seasons ... 2007 Gatorade All-American Player of the Year ... was the 5A MVP that year as well.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 4, 1989 to parents Jeff and Debbie Allen ... has two brothers, Ryan and Pehrson ... enjoys the outdoors ... also knows how to play a ukulele ... a human sciences major.