Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jared Allen
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Delano, Tenn.
- High School:
- Walters State CC
- Major:
- Environmental Science
2015 (Senior): Started all 59 games in the outfield in his senior campaign … Hit .286 on the season with a .357 on-base percentage and .494 slugging percentage which was good for second on the team … Had 66 hits, 11 doubles, two triples and 11 home runs … Drove in 50 RBIs and crossed the plate safely 42 times … Drew 26 walks … Swiped seven bases in 11 attempts … 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs against Western Illinois on Feb. 23 … Drew three walks against Old Dominion on March 29 … Hit 3-for-4 with a home run against Tennessee Tech on April 7 and drove in two runs … Recorded four RBIs and two runs on a hit and two walks at Austin Peay on April 8 … Had four multi-hit games in a five-game span from May 9-15 … Recorded two hits in each of the last three games of his career in the C-USA Tournament … seven of his last 10 games were multi-hit performances … Drove in three runs or more in six different games … Had 22 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games.
2014 (Junior): First Team All-Conference USA … Hit .257 in all 58 games started … Led Conference USA with 10 home runs, ranking 44th nationally … Ranked fifth with 103 total bases … Finished year with 56 hits, 11, doubles, tied for the team-lead three triples and 33 RBIs … Ranked second on the team with a .472 slugging percentage … Drew 19 walks and stolen a second-best eight bases … Fourth on the team with 13 multiple hit games … Had a hitting streak of five games … Reached bases for a career-long seven games … Drove in multiple runs on eight occasions … Collected five RBIs against Kent State (Feb. 28) … Walked twice versus UAB (March 8) … … Belted three triples, including against Vanderbilt (April 15) … Hammered two homers and totaled nine bases in the win over East Carolina on April 18 … Notched two doubles in the win over Old Dominion on April 26 ... Had five putouts versus ODU (April 27) … Tallied a career-best four hits and three runs at FIU (May 10) ... Has started in 58 consecutive games.
Summer: Playing for the High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms of the Coastal Plain League.
Walters State: Finished his sophomore campaign hitting .407 with 52 runs scored and 55 RBIs in 54 appearances ... Helped the Senators to an appearance to the Junior College World Series ... Tied a 29-year old World Series record with a 6-for-6 performance against Spartanburg ... Ranked eighth nationally in JUCO with 11 home runs and 15th with a .721 slugging percentage ... Was named a Coastal Plain League All-Star for his performance with the Thomasville Hi-Toms.
Polk County: Originally signed with Tennessee before transferring to Walters State ... Graduated from Polk County High School in Benton, Tenn., where he was coached by Bill Triplett ... Was named to the 2011 MaxPreps All-American 1st team, the Chattanooga Times Free Press 2011 All-Area Player of the Year, 2011 Southeast Region Honorable Mention Team, All-State Baseball team (2008, 2009, 2010), Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps Baseball team (2008, 2009, 2010), District 5-AA Player of the Year (2009, 2010) .... Helped lead the Wildcats to a 24-13 record in the 2011 season, hitting .514 with 62 RBIs and 14 home runs.
Personal: Born Nov. 7, 1992 in Chattanooga ... Son of Mark and Teresa Allen ... Majoring in Environmental Science ... Previously played with Brandon Zajac at Tennessee.
