Hall of Fame
Alison (Allen) Ortega was a four-year softball letterwinner (2009-12) who ended her career as the all-time WSU leader in slugging percentage (.611), at bats (791), runs scored (181), doubles (59), home runs (38), RBI (165), total bases (483) and intentional walks (8).
She was a four-time All-Region selection and a two-year All-American (Daktronics Second Team in both 2010 and 2011, and NFCA Second Team in 2011 and Third Team in 2010).
Allen finished her WSU career tied-for-first in games played (231), second in hits (302) and walks (61), third in batting average (.382/min. 180 AB), and fourth in on-base percentage (.432).
As a freshman in 2009, Allen started all 56 games and led the GLIAC in total bases (106). Â She was a Second Team All-Region designated player by both Daktronics and the NFCA.
The 2010 Daktronics Midwest Region Player of the Year after being voted GLIAC Player of the Year, Allen started all 63 games played in right field and batted .402 with 26 extra-base hits.
In 2011, Allen started all 56 games and set the WSU single-season record for runs scored (57) and slugging percentage (.726), while equaling the school mark with 13 home runs. Â She batted .419 with 30 extra-base hits along with a .484 on-base percentage.
In her final season, Allen started all 56 games, primarily at third base, and led the GLIAC with a school-record 59 RBI.
Allen earned All-GLIAC recognition each of her last three seasons being voted to the First Team in both 2010 and 2011, and the Second Team in 2012.
She had four straight seasons of at least 100 total bases and concluded her career with 61 walks to 43 strikeouts in 873 plate appearances.
The three-time GLIAC All-Academic selection, Allen earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll status (term gpa 3.5+) six times, and was a 2012 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.
A native of Redford, Allen earned her bachelor's degree in linguistics, and was a two-time GLIAC Commissioner's Award recipient for Academic and Athletic excellence. She also received her master's degree in speech and language pathology in 2017.
