University of Minnesota Athletics
2019 Softball Roster

Allie Arneson
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-4
- High School:
- Aledo High School
- Hometown:
- Aledo, Texas
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2019 All-B1G Defensive Team
• 2017 First Team All-Big Ten
2019 | SENIOR SEASON
• Appeared in all 60 games and made 59 starts at the shortstop position.
• Named to the 2019 All-B1G Defensive Team
• Second on the team with 121 assists and notched 45 putouts. Recorded a career high .960 fielding percentage.
• Nine games with four more assists including two with a career high six assists in one game.
• Helped lead the Gophers to first ever WCWS appearance with a pair of go-ahead hits in the Super Regionals against LSU (a two-RBI single to break a tie in game one and a solo home run to break a tie in game two).
• Hit a home run in the sixth inning of the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal victory over Purdue to make it 4-2 Minnesota.
• Notched a season high three hits against Nebraska on Apr. 20.
2018 | JUNIOR SEASON
• Appeared in 43 games and starting in 42. Split time at shortstop and designated player.
• Missed first 11 games of season due to injury
• Four multi-hit and multi-RBI games
• Had season and career high six RBI and two home runs vs. Purdue (Apr. 27)
• Went 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI on a career-high two doubles at New Mexico State (Mar. 17)
2017 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Started in 60 games at shortstop
• Hit .284 and .391 in Big Ten games
• First career start in the Maroon and Gold against Maryland (Feb. 10)
• Recorded her first career home run against Texas (Feb. 10)
• Hit a go-ahead RBI double against LA Tech in a NCAA Tournament elimination game (May 21)
• First Team All-Big Ten
• B1G Player of the Week (Apr. 10)
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA
• Transferred from Virginia
• Started 43 of 44 games played, all at shortstop
• Had eight multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games
• Hit .268 with 27 runs scored, 15 RBI and led the team with 26 walks
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated Aledo High School (2015)
• Four time letterwinner
• Led team to back-to-back state championships (2014, 2015)
• Four-time All-Conference
• Won Conference Offensive MVP (2014) and overall MVP (2015)
• Fort Worth Star Telegram First-Team Super Team (2014, 2015)
• Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Team (2014, 2015)
• State All-Tournament Team (2014, 2015)
• Max Prep All-American (2015)
• Played travel ball for Team Mizuno Impulse and Aces Express Gold.
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Stan and Nancy Arneson
• Has an older brother, Jason, and an older sister, Katie.