2023-24 Softball
Roster
#10 Rachel Allen 2022-23 Softball Roster
Catcher
Class
Junior
Height
5-6
B/T
R/R
Hometown
Palos Verdes, Calif.
High School
Palos Verdes
![Rachel Allen - Softball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rachel Allen - Softball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish](https://fightingirish.com/imgproxy/JZm6EVi21CpHciC6-QFBZqcRX7MW3ekWOU6uHVaprKI/fit/420/640/ce/0/aHR0cHM6Ly9maWdodGluZ2lyaXNoLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNC8wMS9ORFNPRlRCQUxMXzAzMTU4X0FsbGVuLmpwZw.jpg)
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