Count the standout Californian Whitton among the converted.
“I think that Harvard softball has all the necessary tools to be a dominant program in the East,” Whitton says, adding that a trip to the College World Series is certainly a future possibility.
Knowing Allard and her insatiable drive to succeed at all levels of the game—as a player, as a coach and as a mentor—don’t be surprised if Harvard follows through and pushes deep into the NCAA tournament one of these years.
And maybe—just maybe—Allard will finally decide to put that sort of well-deserved accolade up on her office wall.
—Staff writer Daniel E. Fernandez can be reached at dfernand@fas.harvard.edu.
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