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8 Tanner Allison

8 Tanner Allison

  • Position:
    LHP
  • B/T:
    L/L
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 190
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Portland, Mich.
  • High School:
    Portland

Summary

Biography

Notable: Holds the WMU single season RBI record with 68 in 2017.

2017: Named an All-American by both Collegiate Baseball (Third Team) and College Sports Madness (Fourth Team) … MAC Player of the Year … First Team All-MAC …  named team MVP ... ended the regular season ranked No. 12 in total RBI and sixth in RBI per game (1.28) … led the team with a .356 batting average, 77 hits, 18 doubles, nine home runs, 68 RBI, and a .574 slugging percentage … 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 to go along with nine RBI … 21 multiple hit games and two games with four hits.

2016: Played in 34 games with 25 starts in the outfield and made seven starts and 14 appearances as a pitcher … hit .222 with eight runs, seven doubles, a triple and 14 RBI with a 1.000 fielding percentage … came on towards the end of the season, recording eight hits in his final 10 games including a two-run triple against Kent State in the MAC Championship game on May 29 … recorded 39 strikeouts in 32.1 innings pitched ... finished with a 10.02 ERA and an 0-7 record … threw a scoreless inning against Toledo on May 1. 

2015: Played in 45 games and started 41 split time between center and right field ... batted .258 going 40-for-155 with five doubles, two triples, three home runs, nine walks and 28 runs scored ... reached base 17 straight games to end season ... went 3-for-5 with an RBI double against UT-Martin (2/21) ... laced an RBI triple down the left field line against Georgetown (3/12) ... hit first career home run against Eastern Michigan (4/5) ... blasted a three-run home run that started a four-run seventh to tie game at 5-5 against Oakland (4/15) ... made seven mound appearances, including four starts ... threw 19.0 innings and posted one win.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball and two-year letterwinner in football ... ranked No. 10 baseball player in state by prepbaseballreport.com and No. 7 by MichiganBaseballProspects.org ... was a all-state selection in baseball junior and senior season, as well as all-state in football as a junior ... as a junior, posted a .492 batting average with 18 doubles, seven triples, one home run and 31 RBIs ... struck out 63 batters in 48.1 innings and compiled a 4-2 record ... as quarterback, led Portland to football state championship 12-9 over Grand Rapids West Catholic in 2012 ... tossed 96-yard touchdown pass which ranks third longest from scrimmage in Michigan High School Football history ... as a senior, had a .487 batting average with five home runs, 27 doubles, three triples and 36 RBIs ... recorded 95 strikeouts in 50 innings pitched and had a 0.78 ERA ... earned MVP, Silver Slugger, Best Pitcher, all-county, and Athlete of the Year (baseball) honors ... academic honors included honor roll and principle's list.

Personal: Son of Kyle and Lisa Allison ... born on May 23, 1995 ... has four siblings, Brandon, Tyler, Ashley and Austin ... plans to major in business management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2015Freshman

    Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfield
    6'3" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2016Sophomore

    LHP
    6'3" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Junior

    LHP
    6'3" 190 lbs
    8