Iowa State softball star Angelina Allen, a Southern California native, has etched herself in the history books at Iowa State, becoming one of the best players in the program's history.Head coach Jamie Pinkerton said, "She's one of the best players to ever don the cardinal and gold."Last season, Allen was just the fourth All-American in the program's history, batting .435, the second-best in Iowa State University history. Pinkerton said, "She's gonna dot the records books when she leaves here. She's gonna be one of the best ever."Allen is having another All-Big 12 season this year as a senior. "That's what I came here to do. I came here to leave an impact and really help out Iowa State," Allen said. "You come here to build a program yourself."Allen described the program as rigorous and mentally challenging, aimed at building the best players in college softball. "It's a rigorous, hard, mentally challenging program that builds the best players in college softball ever," she said.Allen played for the Corona Angels, a storied team known for producing NCAA Division I talent. Pinkerton said, "She played for a really storied team called the Corona Angels." He added, "It's just a program that you want to recruit from."Iowa State has successfully recruited from the Corona Angels, with past players like Erica Miller, Tory Torascano, and two-time All-American Sami Williams, who was also a Corona Angel. On the current roster, five players come from the Corona Angels. Allen said, "It's comforting to know that I have girls not just from the Corona Angels but from Southern California that are going through this with me, the challenge of being away from home, the challenge of this schedule."The pipeline from Southern California to Ames may be unlikely, but it continues to benefit the Cyclones.Iowa State is a 3-seed in this week's Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City -- the team's highest finish in the Big 12 era.» Subscribe to vlog's YouTube page» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State softball star Angelina Allen, a Southern California native, has etched herself in the history books at Iowa State, becoming one of the best players in the program's history.
Head coach Jamie Pinkerton said, "She's one of the best players to ever don the cardinal and gold."
Last season, Allen was just the fourth All-American in the program's history, batting .435, the second-best in Iowa State University history.
Pinkerton said, "She's gonna dot the records books when she leaves here. She's gonna be one of the best ever."
Allen is having another All-Big 12 season this year as a senior.
"That's what I came here to do. I came here to leave an impact and really help out Iowa State," Allen said. "You come here to build a program yourself."
Allen described the program as rigorous and mentally challenging, aimed at building the best players in college softball.
"It's a rigorous, hard, mentally challenging program that builds the best players in college softball ever," she said.
Allen played for the Corona Angels, a storied team known for producing NCAA Division I talent.
Pinkerton said, "She played for a really storied team called the Corona Angels." He added, "It's just a program that you want to recruit from."
Iowa State has successfully recruited from the Corona Angels, with past players like Erica Miller, Tory Torascano, and two-time All-American Sami Williams, who was also a Corona Angel. On the current roster, five players come from the Corona Angels.
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Allen said, "It's comforting to know that I have girls not just from the Corona Angels but from Southern California that are going through this with me, the challenge of being away from home, the challenge of this schedule."
The pipeline from Southern California to Ames may be unlikely, but it continues to benefit the Cyclones.
Iowa State is a 3-seed in this week's Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City -- the team's highest finish in the Big 12 era.
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