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, originally from Moreno Valley, California.[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]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Moreno Valley, California | April 5, 1982
Playing career | |
2001–2002 | Ohio State |
2003–2004 | U of Arizona |
2004 | Arizona Heat |
2006 | Caronno Rheavendors |
Position(s) | Pitcher, infielder |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2006–2008 | Redlands (asst.) |
Career
She attended Valley View High School 1996-1997, and Moreno Valley High School 1997-2000. In College Allen attended The Ohio State University and played Varsity Softball for the Buckeyes from fall 2000-2002 and 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 2002-2004.[4][5][6] Allen would leave ranking 10th in the NCAA all-time for career doubles.
In the 2004 summer 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 |
References
- "2002 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- "2004 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- "Ohio State Softball Record Book" (PDF). Ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- "Arizona Softball Record Book" (PDF). Arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- "Wendy Allen". University of Arizona. Archived from the original on April 8, 2004.
- "Wendy Allen". Ohio State University. Archived from the original on October 18, 2002.
- http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=153
- http://schedevita.fibs.it/default.aspx?d=S