2026 Softball Roster
Roster
Allred, Lauren

Jersey Number 11
Lauren Allred
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Texarkana, Texas
- Prev School:
- Louisiana Lafayette
Bio
2025 All-Big 12 Second Team (2025)
Sun Belt Conference Commissoner's List (2024)
NFCA All-Central Region Second Team (2023)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2023)
All-Louisiana First Team (2023)
2023 Sun Belt Player of the Week (April 25)
Sun Belt Conference Commissoner's List (2023)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2025)
Appeared in 67 games, starting 63 of them in her first season at Texas Tech… led the team with 54 RBI and added nine home runs, three triples and 10 doubles… slugged .593 with a .357 batting average and stole 10 bases… had 17 multi-hit games this season including two 3-for-3 performances against Abilene Christian (4/29) and BYU (5/3)… in a doubleheader against Detroit Mercy (2/21) she went a combined 6-for-9 with 5 RBI, two doubles and two homers on her way to being named Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 25)… was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team for her performance this season.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH (Louisiana Lafayette)
Played in 15 games her sophomore season, collecting five RBIs before her season was cut short due to injury...
Collegiate rookie campaign skyrocketed over 30-day stretch from March 3 through April 2 when she produced 23 RBI in just 46 at bats … entered NCAA postseason leading team lead in RBI (44), and finished the season tied for the lead with 47 RBI - despite playing 11 games fewer than the team total … reached 40-RBI mark in less than 100 at bats (92 actual) … in Sun Belt play, generated a team-high 26 RBI over 67 at bats … produced multiple RBI in six of the eight Sun Belt series … after breaking into everyday lineup on March 10, carried a .350-plus average … ranked Top 70 nationally in toughest to strikeout (only 8 over 163 plate appearances) ... earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt First Team and NFCA All-Central Region Second Team.
High School
A two-sport standout for Texas High School in Texarkana Texas (also competed in volleyball), saw time at third base and catcher for the Tigers' softball squad ... twice was named the Texas District 15-5A MVP, winning the award in 2019 and 2020, and as a junior was a first team selection on the all-district squad at catcher ... potential was on full display during freshman season in 2019 as she batted .622 with 16 doubles, a triple and seven home runs, plus 46 runs scored and 43 RBI ... as a result, Fox Sports Texarkana named her the 2019 Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year on its Texarkana City All-Star Team.
Personal
Born Sept. 29, 2003 in Texarkana Texas ... daughter of Matt and Patricia Allred ... has two brothers, Connor and Brendan ... ranked Top 10 percent in her high school graduating class and was an all-academic team selection all four years in both sports (softball, volleyball) ... is a sports management major.
Sun Belt Conference Commissoner's List (2024)
NFCA All-Central Region Second Team (2023)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2023)
All-Louisiana First Team (2023)
2023 Sun Belt Player of the Week (April 25)
Sun Belt Conference Commissoner's List (2023)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2025)
Appeared in 67 games, starting 63 of them in her first season at Texas Tech… led the team with 54 RBI and added nine home runs, three triples and 10 doubles… slugged .593 with a .357 batting average and stole 10 bases… had 17 multi-hit games this season including two 3-for-3 performances against Abilene Christian (4/29) and BYU (5/3)… in a doubleheader against Detroit Mercy (2/21) she went a combined 6-for-9 with 5 RBI, two doubles and two homers on her way to being named Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 25)… was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team for her performance this season.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH (Louisiana Lafayette)
Played in 15 games her sophomore season, collecting five RBIs before her season was cut short due to injury...
Collegiate rookie campaign skyrocketed over 30-day stretch from March 3 through April 2 when she produced 23 RBI in just 46 at bats … entered NCAA postseason leading team lead in RBI (44), and finished the season tied for the lead with 47 RBI - despite playing 11 games fewer than the team total … reached 40-RBI mark in less than 100 at bats (92 actual) … in Sun Belt play, generated a team-high 26 RBI over 67 at bats … produced multiple RBI in six of the eight Sun Belt series … after breaking into everyday lineup on March 10, carried a .350-plus average … ranked Top 70 nationally in toughest to strikeout (only 8 over 163 plate appearances) ... earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt First Team and NFCA All-Central Region Second Team.
High School
A two-sport standout for Texas High School in Texarkana Texas (also competed in volleyball), saw time at third base and catcher for the Tigers' softball squad ... twice was named the Texas District 15-5A MVP, winning the award in 2019 and 2020, and as a junior was a first team selection on the all-district squad at catcher ... potential was on full display during freshman season in 2019 as she batted .622 with 16 doubles, a triple and seven home runs, plus 46 runs scored and 43 RBI ... as a result, Fox Sports Texarkana named her the 2019 Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year on its Texarkana City All-Star Team.
Personal
Born Sept. 29, 2003 in Texarkana Texas ... daughter of Matt and Patricia Allred ... has two brothers, Connor and Brendan ... ranked Top 10 percent in her high school graduating class and was an all-academic team selection all four years in both sports (softball, volleyball) ... is a sports management major.
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