Bethany Allen
Bethany Allen
Title: Assistant Coach
Phone: 361-354-2295
Email: bnallen@coastalbend.edu
Bethany Allen enters her second season as an Assistant all Coach for Coastal Bend College.  She was recently the Coastal Bend College Softball Assistant Coach for the last two years. Allen started her coaching career in the Fall of 2018, serving as an assistant at NJCAA Division II Murray State College in Oklahoma. Following the 2019 softball season, Allen accepted assistant coach position at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. As a member of the Blazers’ staff, Allen assisted in all facets of the program including practice and game organization, player development, academic success, recruiting and fundraising. Along the way, she also earned her master’s in business administration. Allen then joined the Ball State softball program for the 2021 season. 
 
Prior to her coaching career, Allen played two seasons at Henderson State University (2017-18) where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management and two seasons at Weatherford College (2015-16) where she earned an Associate’s Degree.
 
Allen started her collegiate playing career as an all-conference (NJCAA Region 2) and all-region selection as a freshman at Weatherford. She helped guide the Coyotes to a 32-16 overall record that season, leading the team with a .362 batting average and 35 stolen bases, while collecting 14 doubles, three triples, 20 RBI and 37 runs scored.
 
She started her sophomore season looking to do the same, batting .420 with 10 doubles, 11 stolen bases, 11 RBI and 20 runs scored through the first 23 games. However, a collision in the outfield turned out to be a life-saving incident for Allen. Originally diagnosed with a concussion, a precautionary MRI revealed a massive brain tumor which was later determined to be Grade 3 brain cancer.
 
Determined to get back on the field, and keep up with her academic work, Allen would battle through radiation treatments for over six weeks every morning, only to find a way to be with her teammates at practice in the afternoon. She would also complete her associates degree in the process.
 
In 2017, after enrolling at Henderson State, Allen was presented with the Ben Hogan Award of Perseverance for her determination to return to the field. She also threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the 2017 NCAA Division I Women’s College World Series.
 
She was a .293 career batter in her two seasons with the Reddies, tallying seven doubles, a triple and her first collegiate home run. She also collected 16 RBI and 24 runs scored over 42 career games played a Henderson State.
 
Allen is from Mineral Wells, Tx. She has two brothers, Bryson and Braxton and dad Garry Allen.  In her spare time, Allen enjoys working out, reading and traveling.  

College

• Played collegiately at Weatherford college in Weatherford, Weathford, Tx  (2014-2016) 

• All-Conference, NJCAA Region 2 Shortstop

• All-Region, NJCAA Shortstop 

• NJCAA Academic All-Region 2  

• Transferred to Henderson State University in Arkansas (2016-2018) 

• Google Cloud DII First Team Academic All-American  

• Great American Conference Academic All-Conference Shortstop

 
 

Awards

• Ben Hogan Award of Perseverance 

• Throwing out the 1st pitch at the Women’s College World Series  

• Brain Cancer Survivor  

 

Work Experience 

• Coached and played with the USA softball team in Amsterdam 

• Coached at Hood Colllege in Maryland

• Coached at Ball State University  

 

Education

• Graduated with Associates Degree

• Graduated with Bachelors in Sports Management 

• Graduated with Master's in Business Administration