Ally Anderson will join Joel Simms, Betty Jo Schope, Sharon Hoffmann, Michelle McLaren, Kristi Wright, Angie Jenkins, Claire Markham, Karen Hoffmann, the late Mel Allen, Missy Worth-Goergen, ReAnn Cappel and Shelly Glynn-Pellett as a member of the Trojan Softball Hall of Fame during a ceremony held before the Atlantic vs Carlisle varsity game on Friday, June 5.
Over her five seasons, Ally’s dominance in the circle and at the plate rewrote the Trojan Softball record books. Her 923 strikeouts rank her second, third, fourth, tenth and fifteenth in all-time single season strikeouts, while issuing just 100 walks in over 4,000 batters faced. She ranks among the top five in ERA, recording a phenomenal 1.13 ERA in 2018. At the plate, she ranks in the top ten all-time in batting average and home runs with an eye-popping career batting average of .396, 14 home runs and 159 RBIs.
Her on-field accolades are numerous. Her 27 wins in 2017 powered the team to a program-record 33 wins. Perhaps most memorably, she pitched the Trojans to a 6-3 victory over Estherville LC, securing the first State Tournament win in program history. Ally was awarded First Team unanimous Hawkeye Ten All-Conference three times and Second Team All-Conference once. She earned 3A West All-District honors three times, Second Team All-State once and First Team All-State two times.
After graduating from Atlantic High School in 2018, Ally took her talents to DMACC. There, she continued to pitch at a national level, helping lead the Bears to an incredible NJCAA Division II World Series run.
Today, Ally lives in Bridgewater and works at Ultra Ova in Adair.
