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University of North Florida Athletics

2025 Softball Roster

8 Allison Benning

  • Position Pitcher/Utility
  • Year Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Bats / Throws Communications
  • Hometown Lake Elmo, Minn.
  • High School Stillwater HS
  • Previous School Oregon

Biography

2025 ASUN Champion
2025 ASUN Conference's NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
2025 CSC Third Team Academic All-America
2025 D1Softball Mid-Major Player of the Year
2025 Softball America Second Team All-American (Utility/Pitcher)
2025 D1Softball Second Team All-American (Utility/Pitcher)
2025 6-4-3 Charts Second Team All-American by WAR (Utility/Pitcher)
2025 CSE D-I First Team All-American (At-Large)
2025 NFCA Second Team All-Gulf Region (Utility/Pitcher)
2025 ASUN Player of the Year
2025 ASUN Pitcher of the Year
2025 ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2025 ASUN Tournament MVP
2025 ASUN First Team All-Conference (Utility)
2025 ASUN First Team All-Conference (Pitcher)
2025 ASUN All-Tournament Team
2025 ASUN All-Academic Team
2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
2024 6-4-3 Charts Second Team All-American by WAR (Utility/Pitcher)
2024 NFCA Third Team All-Southeast Region (Utility/Pitcher)
2024 ASUN First Team All-Conference (Utility)
2024 ASUN Second Team All-Conference (Pitcher)
2024 ASUN All-Tournament Team
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
UNF Female Newcomer of the Year (2024)
Softball America National Player of the Week (Feb. 25, 2025)
D1Softball National Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 9, 2024)
ASUN Player of the Week, 3x (Last: Feb. 24, 2025)
ASUN Pitcher of the Week, 5x (Last: Mar. 31, 2025)
ASUN Winner for Life Team (Spring 2024)
ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)

Junior - 2024
  • Earned All-ASUN First (UTIL) & Second (P) Team honors; first All-ASUN selections in career.
  • Also made D1 Softball All-American Second Team by WAR & NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team.
  • 2x ASUN Pitcher of the Week, ASUN Player of the Week & D1Softball National Pitcher of the Week honors.
  • Won ASUN Pitcher & Player of the Week at the same time on Apr. 8, 2024.
  • Batted .347 (52-for-150) while starting all 53 games played with 52 hits, 46 RBIs, 27 runs scored and a program-record 16 home runs.
  • Recorded an OPS of 1.135 with a .707 SLG% and a .428 OB%, along with 106 total bases.
  • Also batted .362 (25-for-69) in ASUN play with 25 hits, 24 RBIs, 13 runs scored and 10 home runs.
  • Had a 1.89 ERA in 36 appearances, 25 starts, and 173.2 innings pitched on the year overall.
  • Also held a 19-11 record with 200 total strikeouts, 15 complete games, four shutouts and three saves.
  • Earned a 2.09 ERA in ASUN play with a 7-6 record, 77.0 innings pitched and 94 strikeouts.
  • Broke single-season program records for slugging % (.707) and opponent BA (.185).
  • Went 6-for-10 (.600) with two home runs, five RBIs and seven drawn walks, as well as a 1.45 ERA and 20 strikeouts in the ASUN Championship to receive All-Tournament honors.
  • Selected as UNF Female Newcomer of the Year & ASUN Winner of Life Team.
  • Also one of five Ospreys on team to be named to CSC Academic All-District Team.

Prior to UNF
  • Batted .245 with 12 hits, six RBI and a home run in 44 career games played at Oregon.
  • Also pitched six innings with a 2.33 ERA in four appearances in 2023.
  • Was selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2022.
  • The No. 13-ranked prospect in the HS Class of 2021 by Extra Inning Softball.
  • Ranked eighth nationally among pitchers by Extra Inning.
  • Also ranked in the top 100 overall by Softball America at No. 70 in HS.
  • Attended Stillwater Area HS and graduated with honors.
  • State champions in 2018, state runner-up in 2019 and state quarterfinalist in 2021.
  • All-State First Team, Metro Player of the Year, East Metro Player of the Year, All-Section and All-Conference in 2021.
  • Also Gatorade Minnesota Softball Player of the Year in 2020 and 2021, along with two more all-section selections and one more all-conference selection.
  • Pitched all seven innings in the state championship win as a freshman, while also going 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Personal
  • Born on July 9, 2003.
  • Daughter of Mike and Carla Benning.
  • Has one sibling, Brady (18).
  • Played for Top Gun National club team.
  • Plans to major in communications and multimedia journalism.

Why UNF?
"I chose UNF because of the amazing coaches and girls, as well as the unbelievable atmosphere. I was sold on the idea that we can shock the world and I have no doubt that if any team can do that, it's this team!"

Statistics

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2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2024Junior

    Pitcher/Infielder
    6'1"
    8
  • 8

    2025Senior

    Pitcher/Utility
    6'0"
    8