#10 Rachel Allen 2022-23 Softball Roster

As a Sophomore (2023):

• Appeared in 23 games making 12 starts
• Hit for a .213 average (10-for-47) with three home runs
• Drove in nine runs and scored three times
• Added three multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs twice
• Got her first collegiate start as the designated player on opening night against #22 Arizona State (Feb. 10)
• Drove in the game-winning run in walk-off fashion against CSUN (Feb. 11) as part of a 2-for-4 effort
• Homered against Ohio State (Feb. 18), NC State (March 10) and IUPUI (March 28)
• Drove in a season-high three runs against IUPUI (March 28)

As a Freshman (2022):

• Appeared in seven games in her rookie season
• In six at bats, finished 3-for-6 with two doubles, a home run
• Drove in three and scored once
• Made her collegiate debut on opening weekend against Boston University (Feb. 12), as she was hit by a pitch
• First collegiate hit was a double against Bucknell (Feb. 12)
• First career RBI came with a pinch hit double in the win over Princeton (Feb. 26)
• Hit her first career homer, a shot to left field that cleared the bleachers at Melissa Cook Stadium, to drive in two in a five-inning victory over Loyola Chicago (March 29)

Prep and personal

• No. 61 nationally ranked player in her class
• Senior captain on the Palos Verdes High team
• Team MVP, Bay League Player of the Year
• First team All-League in each season of eligibility
• Daily Breeze all-area and CIF first team all-area
• .500 career average
• Last full season, hit 10 home runs, scored 31 times and drove in 38
• Played for the same club team that produced Irish teammate Carlli Kloss
• Member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Science Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation
• Earned the Palos Verdes Assembly Presidential Service award all four years of high school
• Received a Mayor and City Council Certificate of Recognition for community involvement and service during the COVID-19 pandemic