Junior - 2015

• Capital One Academic All-America First Team
• NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Capital One Academic All-District First Team
• Big Ten Player of the Week (3/30)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 53 games at second base.
• Led the Illini in batting average (.399), on base percentage (.483), runs (47), hits (71), doubles (18) and walks (29), slugging .702 with 12 home runs, 125 total bases and six steals.
• Ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 26th in the nation with 18 doubles, averaging 0.34 per game (30th in NCAA).
• Top 15 in the Big Ten in eight offensive categories, including eighth in batting average and ninth in both hits and total bases.
• A double shy of the all-time Illini record, she finished tied for third all time at Illinois in total bases.
• Posted the eighth-best single-season batting average in program history, ranking sixth in slugging percentage and on base percentage, fifth in walks, eighth in runs and hits, and ninth in home runs.
• Among the best in program history during Big Ten play, she registered the fourth-best batting average (.425), fifth-best on base percentage (.516) and ninth-highest slugging percentage (.738), breaking the all-time records for runs and doubles, while ranking third in hits, walks and total bases, seventh in home runs, and eighth in RBIs.
• Entering her senior year, she ranks in the top five all time in career batting average, slugging percentage and on base percentage, and sixth in double plays turned (34).
• Put together the fourth-longest single-season reached-base streak in program history, spanning 24 games from Mar. 25 - May 2.
• Had a then-team-best 15-game reached-base streak from Feb. 20-Mar. 20.
• Reached base in 48 of 53 games on the season.
• Hit, scored and drove in a run in each of the final three games at the Red and Black Showcase, including an RBI double against No. 12 Georgia and a home run vs. Coppin State.
• Went 2-for-4 with her first stolen base of the season against UT-Martin.
• Hit safely in all five games at the Houston Hilton Plaza Classic, totaling 10 hits, five for extra bases, along with nine runs and five RBIs.
• Went 3-for-4 with two RBI doubles against UC Davis (3/6), driving in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh.
• Was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run against No. 20 Missouri.
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week on March 30 after going 10-for-14 with three doubles, a home run and eight runs scored over four games against No. 20 Missouri and Indiana.
• Had a career game in game two against Indiana, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, three runs and a stolen base, scoring the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
• Went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs and two RBIs in the Indiana series finale.
• Kicked off the Illinois State game with a leadoff home run.
• Collected five hits over the first two games of the Iowa series.
• Doubled and hit the game-winning grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the sixth against Indiana State.
• On base at least twice in all three games vs. Wisconsin, with four hits, five RBIs, three walks and two homers.
• Had two hits in all three games of the Purdue series, with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs on the weekend.
• Reached base five times in Nebraska game two, going 3-for-3 with two walks, four RBIs and the game-winning home run.
• The first Illini softball player ever to earn Academic All-America honors.

Sophomore - 2014

• NFCA All-Midwest Region Third Team
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
• Started all 50 games at second base.
• Led the Illini in slugging percentage (.547), runs (37), home runs (8), total bases (93) and walks (21), hitting .347 with a .417 on base percentage, six doubles, two triples and eight stolen bases.
• Recorded the most double plays by a second baseman in school history, turning 16, and ranked fourth in the Big Ten with 129 assists.
• Batted leadoff in every game for the Illini, hitting .424 in the situation, reaching base as the first batter of the game 20 times, and hitting five leadoff home runs.
• Went 1-for-2 with two walks, three runs and three RBI on opening night against UIC, then followed that by hitting 3-for-5 with a double, a stolen base, a run and two RBI in the following game against Loyola.
• Tied the school record for assists against Eastern Illinois, tallying nine at second base in the eight-inning victory and helping the team to set a new school record with a total of 20 assists in the game.
• Led off the Binghamton game with a home run, and finished 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI and two runs scored.
• Went 2-for-3 against No. 1 Tennessee, including singling with a runner on second and two outs, but the runner was thrown out at the plate.
• Walked, singled, stole a base, and scored the game-tying run in the top of the sixth inning against USF.
• Hit .615 at the UTA Hilton Invitational, with eight hits in 13 at-bats, hitting safely in all four games.
• Went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and two stolen bases against Texas Tech, then went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and an RBI in game two of the day against UMKC.
• Was on base four times against Creighton, leading off the game with a home run, then walking three times and scoring three runs.
• Closed out the UTA Hilton Invitational by going 3-for-4 against the host Mavericks.
• Registered a seven-game hitting streak from Feb. 15-23, including five multi-hit games.
• Led the Fighting Illini Classic with six hits, slugging .909 on the weekend. Was 2-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI against Western Michigan, then led off the NDSU game with a home run, finishing 3-for-4 with two RBI.
• Went 2-for-4 with a run in the first game of the Iowa series, then doubled and scored twice, including the game-winner in the bottom of the eighth, to lead the Illini to victory in game three.
• Went 2-for-4 against No. 16 Missouri to help lead the Illini to a 3-0 victory in game one.
• Led off the Illinois State game with a home run for her fourth leadoff HR of the year, then hit another homer in the fourth, to become the 11th Illini to homer twice in a game and the first since 2011.
• Doubled, walked twice, and scored a pair in Illinois' victory over No. 20 Nebraska.
• Went 2-for-4 in all three Wisconsin games, stealing and base a scoring in the finale.
• Hit 2-for-4 with a run scored in game one against No. 25 Northwestern.
• Was perfect at the plate on April 26, going 4-for-4 with three walks and three runs in the doubleheader against No. 4 Michigan.
• Hit home runs in all three games of the Penn State series, totaling six RBI and four runs.
• Went 3-for-5 with a triple and a run against Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament.

Freshman - 2013

• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (4/29)
• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
• Appeared in 45 of the Illini's 49 games, making 40 starts.
• Split time between second base and shortstop for much of the season, then began starting at designated player and moving to second midway through the game during the Illini's late season winning streak.
• Hit .250 with 30 hits, five doubles, a home run, 16 walks, 15 runs scored and 18 RBI, going 5-for-5 in steals.
• Tied for first in the Big Ten with two sacrifice flies in conference play ...Went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in her first career appearance, vs. No. 1 Alabama.
• Had an RBI single vs. UNI.
• Had six hits at the Houston Invite, going 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI vs. DePaul.
• Hit her first career home run against Houston on Feb. 17, a solo shot in the sixth.
• Went 2-for-3 with a walk against Oregon State.
• Batted 2-for-4 against Georgia Tech, leading off the first inning with her first career double.
• Had three RBI in the Nebraska series, including an RBI double in the series finale.
• Broke up the no-hitter in game two of the Northwestern series, then walked, stole a base and scored the lone run of the series in the finale, batting leadoff.
• Walked and scored in the first inning as the leadoff batter against Eastern Illinois.
• Had a single and an RBI against Minnesota on Apr. 14.
• Hit a two-run double in the third inning of game one against Indiana to give the Illini a 4-0 lead.
• Singled and scored in both games of the Iowa doubleheader.
• Went 3-for-3 with a sac fly and three RBI at MSU on April 28, then followed with a 2-for-4 day at the plate, tabbing a double, a run and two RBI.
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on April 29 after hitting .412 with four runs, six RBI and two stolen bases against Iowa and Michigan State ...Stole second as part of a first-and-third double steal with Jessica Davis, drawing the throw which allowed Davis to score a key run in the SIU extra-innings win. Also singled, walked and scored twice in the game.
• Scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth vs. Ohio State on May 3, booking it home on a dropped third strike.
• Went 1-for-3 with a leadoff double in the fourth against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament.

High School

• A three-sport student-athlete who combined for 10 varsity letters and four Captain Stars during participation in basketball, softball and volleyball at Conant High School.
• Three-time Daily Herald All-Area and All-Conference (2010, 2011, 2012).
• Helped lead high school team to back-to-back conference championships, with a 17-0 Mid-Suburban League record and an Illinois 4A State Sweet Sixteen finish in 2012.
• Batted .393 with 11 doubles and 44 runs as a senior.
• Two-time Conant's Best Defensive Player Award winner (2010, 2011).
• Played travel ball with the Schaumburg Sluggers, placing second at the 2010 NSA `A' Nationals.
• Selected as one of Conant's High School top-10 outstanding seniors and was a Female Athlete of the Year Award nominee.

Personal

• Born July 14, 1994.
• Daughter of Tom and Pam Bauch.
• Has two siblings, Laura - a University of Illinois graduate - and Ryan.
• Academic all-state nominee in 2012 and a four-year honor roll student.
• Two-time IHSA All-Academic.
• Was a National Honor Society and student council member at Conant.
• Majoring in mathematics.

Getting to Know Allie

Favorite Food: Gnocchi
Favorite Quote: "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."
Dream Job: Become a high school math teacher while coaching three school sports.
Pregame Superstitions: Straighten my hair, wear the same bow, and listen to "Unstoppable" by Rascal Flatts before the game.
Fun Fact: I weighed nearly 11 pounds when I was born.
Famous person you admire and why: Pat Summit because she was able to make history while being a female, which is "uncommon." She never gave up on her dreams and inspired so many people while doing so, overcoming a lot of adversity along the way.
Three Things on your "Bucket List": Skydive, study abroad, and make a difference.
Favorite Midnight Snack: Sour Skittles