Name: Collette Allen
Institution: Redlands
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Sierra Madre, Calif.
High School: La Salle College Prep
Major: Business Administration
Collette Allen is coming off one of the best individual seasons in University of Redlands Softball history in 2022. Allen finished the season with 12 home runs, the second most in single-season program history, and posted a .514 on-base percentage which tied for ninth highest in program history and tied for the third highest slugging percentage at .824.
Other notable stats for Allen in 2022 included her .440 batting average which ranked second in the conference and 75th in the country (among players with at least 100 at-bats), tied for the conference lead with 37 runs batted in, third in extra-base hits with 20, and led the conference and was 23rd in the country with 103 total bases.
Along with all of her success on the field, Allen was named the SCIAC Athlete of the Year for the second straight season, was a 1st Team All-SCIAC performer, a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-West Region 1st Team Member, and was selected an NFCA 1st Team All-American.
Much like her success on the field, her year in the classroom was also notable being named to the SCIAC All-Academic team for 2021-22. Allen is a Business Administration major and has hopes of working in professional sports upon graduation.