2023 Softball Roster
Kurland, Ally
Jersey Number 32
Ally Kurland
- Position:
- Catcher/Utility
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Lake Braddock Secondary School
- Hometown:
- Burke, Va.
- Shop:
- L/L
Bio
Career Honors and Awards
Big Ten Player of the Week (4/4/22)… 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2… 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… 2021 NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete… 2022-23 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll… 2020 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 // Graduate
Appeared in 30 games, making nine starts in lone season as a Bulldog… Started five games behind the plate and four as the designated player… Hit .233 on the season with 10 hits, seven of which going for extra bases including two doubles, a triple, and four home runs, slugging .605… Drove in 10 runs and scored seven… Walked five times… Hit a triple in first at-bat as a Bulldog against Ohio State (2/10)… Hit first home run as a Bulldog in start against Ball State (4/3)… Knocked a game-ending two-run home run in the Samford (3/5) game in the bottom of the sixth in a pinch hit opportunity… Blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game against No. 18 Auburn and force extra innings; Georgia won the game in 10 innings… Pursuing Master's degree in International Policy at Georgia… Member of SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
2022 // Senior (Penn State)
Hit .303 and led Penn State with 16 home runs, 18 doubles, and 44 RBI… Slugged .674 with a .361 on-base clip… Her 18 doubles tied for the most in a single season in program history… Kurland was named Big Ten Player of the Week in early April after Penn State's sweep of Purdue, becoming the first Nittany Lion to win the award since Alyssa VanDerveer in 2015… Kurland earned a spot on the 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 squad, registering a 3.54 GPA, becoming the first Nittany Lion to earn the honor in 11 years.
2021 // Junior (Penn State)
Led Penn State in four offensive categories: hits (22), RBI (14), home runs (5) and slugging percentage (.468)… Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for second-straight season… Named 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete… Started 35 games as catcher and made 38 total appearances… Led team with 22 hits and 14 RBI… Had six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games… Registered two double-digit putout games… Hit career-high five home runs, including two home runs in the same game against Rutgers (4/10)… Paced team with .486 slugging percentage.
2020 // Sophomore (Penn State)
Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors… Played and started 23 games as catcher… Recorded 14 hits and seven RBI… Scored seven runs… Had two multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games… Registered four double-digit putout games… Had a season-long four-game hit streak, second highest on team… Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 // Freshman (Penn State)
Started 51 games as catcher and designated player and made 53 total appearances… Totaled 35 hits and 18 RBI… Recorded eight multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games… Registered season-high 11-game hit streak.
High School
Player her high school career at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia… Helped Bruins to a Patriot Conference Championship in her first season and a regional championship as a senior, the team’s first since 2002… Named PGF Regional All-American in 2018… Earned first-team all-conference honors three times (2016-18)… Selected to all-conference second team as a freshman… Garnered first-team all-region honors twice… Picked up second-team all-state accolades in her junior campaign.
Personal
Daughter of Kevin and Liz Kurland… Born Feb. 2, 2000… Has one brother, Ben… Graduated from Penn State in May 2022 with degree in Security and Risk Analysis.
Big Ten Player of the Week (4/4/22)… 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2… 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… 2021 NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete… 2022-23 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll… 2020 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 // Graduate
Appeared in 30 games, making nine starts in lone season as a Bulldog… Started five games behind the plate and four as the designated player… Hit .233 on the season with 10 hits, seven of which going for extra bases including two doubles, a triple, and four home runs, slugging .605… Drove in 10 runs and scored seven… Walked five times… Hit a triple in first at-bat as a Bulldog against Ohio State (2/10)… Hit first home run as a Bulldog in start against Ball State (4/3)… Knocked a game-ending two-run home run in the Samford (3/5) game in the bottom of the sixth in a pinch hit opportunity… Blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game against No. 18 Auburn and force extra innings; Georgia won the game in 10 innings… Pursuing Master's degree in International Policy at Georgia… Member of SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
2022 // Senior (Penn State)
Hit .303 and led Penn State with 16 home runs, 18 doubles, and 44 RBI… Slugged .674 with a .361 on-base clip… Her 18 doubles tied for the most in a single season in program history… Kurland was named Big Ten Player of the Week in early April after Penn State's sweep of Purdue, becoming the first Nittany Lion to win the award since Alyssa VanDerveer in 2015… Kurland earned a spot on the 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 squad, registering a 3.54 GPA, becoming the first Nittany Lion to earn the honor in 11 years.
2021 // Junior (Penn State)
Led Penn State in four offensive categories: hits (22), RBI (14), home runs (5) and slugging percentage (.468)… Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for second-straight season… Named 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete… Started 35 games as catcher and made 38 total appearances… Led team with 22 hits and 14 RBI… Had six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games… Registered two double-digit putout games… Hit career-high five home runs, including two home runs in the same game against Rutgers (4/10)… Paced team with .486 slugging percentage.
2020 // Sophomore (Penn State)
Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors… Played and started 23 games as catcher… Recorded 14 hits and seven RBI… Scored seven runs… Had two multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games… Registered four double-digit putout games… Had a season-long four-game hit streak, second highest on team… Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 // Freshman (Penn State)
Started 51 games as catcher and designated player and made 53 total appearances… Totaled 35 hits and 18 RBI… Recorded eight multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games… Registered season-high 11-game hit streak.
High School
Player her high school career at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia… Helped Bruins to a Patriot Conference Championship in her first season and a regional championship as a senior, the team’s first since 2002… Named PGF Regional All-American in 2018… Earned first-team all-conference honors three times (2016-18)… Selected to all-conference second team as a freshman… Garnered first-team all-region honors twice… Picked up second-team all-state accolades in her junior campaign.
Personal
Daughter of Kevin and Liz Kurland… Born Feb. 2, 2000… Has one brother, Ben… Graduated from Penn State in May 2022 with degree in Security and Risk Analysis.
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Georgia Softball vs Florida NCAA Super Regional Postgame Press Conference
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