Wendy Allen (softball)

Wendy Jo Allen Hauser (born April 5, 1982) is an American, former collegiate All-American, left-handed hitting professional All-Star softball pitcher and former coach.[1][2] She played for two NCAA Division I teams: Ohio State Buckeyes 2001-02 and the Arizona Wildcats from 2003-04. She was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year in 2002 and a NFCA First-Team All-American at Arizona in 2004. She was later selected 21st in the National Pro Fastpitch draft and played in 2004, being named an All-Star. She is a softball record holder for Ohio State.[3]

Wendy Allen
Biographical details
Born (1982-04-05) April 5, 1982
Moreno Valley, California
Playing career
2001–2002Ohio State
2003–2004U of Arizona
2004Arizona Heat
2006Caronno Rheavendors
Position(s)Pitcher, infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2008Redlands (asst.)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Career

Allen attended Valley View High School from 1996 to 1997, and Moreno Valley High School from 1997 to 2000. She then attended Ohio State University, and played varsity softball for the Buckeyes from fall 2000 to 2002. She was named a Second Team All-American as a sophomore, and set a then school career record in batting average (.375) for her two years of play. In the fall of 2002 she transferred to the University of Arizona where she competed for the varsity softball team from 2002 to 2004.[4][5][6] Allen would leave ranking 10th in the NCAA all-time for career doubles.

In the summer of 2004 she was drafted to play on the now defunct Arizona Heat.[7]

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Eller College of Management, she played the 2006 season in Caronno Pertusella, Italy for the A.B. Caronno Rheavendors.[8]

In 2006, Allen joined the University of Redlands coaching staff, first as a volunteer coach and then later as a graduate assistant. In 2008 she graduated with a Master of Arts in Education: Higher Education.

Career stats

Ohio State Buckeyes & Arizona Wildcats
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA OBP
2001 57 166 26 59 .355 17 1 2 12 78 .470% 7 7 7 8 .377%
2002 68 196 34 77 .393 51 9 2 19 127 .648% 16 15 3 4 .429%
2003 61 179 31 58 .324 28 3 0 14 81 .453% 22 22 1 1 .396%
2004 60 159 35 63 .396 73 8 1 16 105 .660% 33 17 4 6 .490%
Totals 246 700 126 257 .367 169 21 5 61 391 .558% 78 61 15 19
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2001 6 4 25 9 4 2 4 75.2 38 9 7 7 83 0.65 0.60
2002 18 6 30 21 13 5 3 140.2 95 33 20 44 143 1.00 0.99
2003 12 2 17 3 1 0 0 77.2 69 32 28 24 64 2.54 1.20
2004 9 0 12 8 6 3 0 62.1 45 14 11 8 76 1.24 0.85
Totals 45 12 84 41 24 10 7 356.1 247 88 66 83 366 1.29 0.92

NPF Arizona Heat
Arizona Heat hitting
Year G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA OBP
2004 114 11 30 .263 20 2 1 12 .439 15 14 .349

Italian League
A.B. Caronno hitting
Year G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA OBP
2006 36 106 18 32 .302 9 1 4 2 46 .434 16 10 6 .384
A.B. Caronno pitching
Year W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2006 5 13 18 12 0 0 119 102 57 34 41 111 2.0 1.20

References
  1. "2002 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. "2004 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. "Ohio State Softball Record Book" (PDF). Ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. "Arizona Softball Record Book" (PDF). Arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  5. "Wendy Allen". University of Arizona. Archived from the original on April 8, 2004.
  6. "Wendy Allen". Ohio State University. Archived from the original on October 18, 2002.
  7. "Allen homers in close game". May 9, 2022. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
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