Spencer Allen (baseball)

Spencer Allen
	Allen with Illinois in 2015
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Northwestern
Conference	Big Ten
Record	86–131
Biographical details
Born	December 10, 1977; Olympia, Washington
Playing career
1997–1998	Green River College
1999–2001	Iowa State
Position(s)	Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002	Edmonds Community College (assistant)
2004	Iowa (volunteer assistant)
2005–2006	Creighton (assistant)
2008–2009	Purdue (assistant)
2010–2012	Washington State (assistant)
2013–2014	Creighton (assistant)
2015	Illinois (assistant)
2016–present	Northwestern
Head coaching record
Overall	86–131

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

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	15–39	7–17	10th
2017	Northwestern	24–28	13–11	7th	Big Ten Tournament
2018	Northwestern	17–32	6–18	13th
2019	Northwestern	24–26	11–12	9th
2020	Northwestern	6–6	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
Northwestern:		86–131	37–58
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

References

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

External links

Northwestern Wildcats bio

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[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.