Spencer Allen (baseball)

Spencer Allen is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats baseball team.[1]

Spencer Allen
Allen with Illinois in 2015
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthwestern
ConferenceBig Ten
Record86–131
Biographical details
Born (1977-12-10) December 10, 1977
Olympia, Washington
Playing career
1997–1998Green River College
1999–2001Iowa State
Position(s)Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002Edmonds Community College (assistant)
2004Iowa (volunteer assistant)
2005–2006Creighton (assistant)
2008–2009Purdue (assistant)
2010–2012Washington State (assistant)
2013–2014Creighton (assistant)
2015Illinois (assistant)
2016–presentNorthwestern
Head coaching record
Overall86–131

Playing career

Allen attended Capital High School in Olympia, Washington. Allen played for the school's varsity baseball team for three years. He was named a First Team All-Conference selection as a sophomore while playing the outfield.[2] Allen then enrolled at the Green River College, to play college baseball for the Green River Gators baseball team.

As a redshirt freshman in 1998, Allen was named a 2nd Team All-Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges.[3]

In the 2000 season as a junior, Allen had a .258 batting average, a .333 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .315 SLG, with ten RBIs.

Allen had his best season as a senior in 2001, hitting career highs in doubles (10), home runs (1), RBIs (17), batting average (.267) and slugging (.360).

Coaching career

Allen was hired by Northwestern after serving as an assistant for Illinois.[4]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (2016–present)
2016 Northwestern 15–397–1710th
2017 Northwestern 24–2813–117thBig Ten Tournament
2018 Northwestern 17–326–1813th
2019 Northwestern 24–2611–129th
2020 Northwestern 6–60–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Northwestern: 86–13137–58
Total:86–131

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "Spence Allen Head Baseball Coach". www.nusports.com. Northwestern University. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  2. "BHL". Centralia Chronicle. May 25, 1994. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.com.
  3. "Men's Baseball NWAACC and Divisional Awards". www.greenriver.edu. Green River College. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  4. Alex Putterman (June 14, 2015). "Baseball: Northwestern hires Illinois' Spencer Allen as next coach". www.dailynorthwestern.com. The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
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