KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan baseball's Tanner Allison added another award to his resume Wednesday afternoon after being selected in the MLB Draft, as the junior was named an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings First Team All-Mideast Region selection.
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Allison, who was just drafted in the 19th round by the Atlanta Braves, was named an All-American by both Collegiate Baseball (Third Team) and College Sports Madness (Fourth Team). He set the Western Michigan single season RBI record with 68, passing Frank Alferi's previous high of 63 set in 1999. He was named the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Player of the Year, the first from WMU since Scott Conant in 1991, and named First Team All-MAC. He ended the season ranked No. 12 in total RBI and sixth in RBI per game (1.28) and led the team with .356 batting average, 77 hits, 18 doubles, nine home runs, 68 RBI, .574 slugging percentage. He had a 20-game hit streak from Feb. 19 to March 31 and had a streak of four games where he homered in each one and had nine RBI. Allison had 21 multiple hit games and two games with four hits.
