Returns as the team’s starting shortstop . . . had a strong junior season as is expected to take on more of a leadership role as a senior.
2012 (Junior): Started 60 games at shortstop . . . batted .297 with 13 doubles and 30 RBI . . . had 14 multi-hit games . . . went a combined 6-for-10 with two RBI in season-opening series versus Radford . . . had three hits and two RBI versus Alabama A&M . . . drove in three runs against Jacksonville State . . . went a combined 5-for-10 in three games against Furman . . . went 5-for-10 with two RBI in games two and three at Wofford . . . went 3-for-4 in game three against Western Carolina . . . went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and two RBI at UAB . . . went 2-for-5 with two RBI in game three at Davidson . . . went 2-for-4 with an RBI in middle game of Appalachian State series . . . had two hits and three RBI against Western Carolina at the SoCon Tournament . . . went 3-for-5 with an RBI against Appalachian State in the SoCon Tournament, and 3-for-4 with two RBI against Furman at the SoCon Tournament.
2011 (Medical Redshirt): Suffered a concussion prior to the season and did not play.
2010 (Sophomore): Saw action in 25 games, including 13 starts at shortstop . . . batted .288 with one home run and 10 RBI . . . went two for four with three RBI in game two against Minnesota . . . was two for four at the plate in game two against Furman . . . went two for five with a double, a triple and three RBI at UAB . . . went two for four against Appalachian State.
2009 (Freshman): Saw action in 19 games, including 10 starts at shortstop . . . batted .222 with six RBI . . . went two for three with two RBI at Lipscomb . . . drove in two runs in a one-for-four performance against Troy.
High School: Prepped at Glenwood Academy . . . was a team captain in 2007 and 2008 . . . named team MVP in 2008 . . . named to both Louisville Slugger’s and Wendy’s All-America teams . . . named All-Bi-City in 2007 and 2008
. . . led his team to two state championships . . . batted nearly .380 in his last two seasons of high school.
Personal: Born Sept. 5, 1989 . . . son of Tommy and Kelly Allison . . . is the great nephew of NASCAR legends Bobby and Donnie Allison . . . a cousin of the late Davey Allison . . . majoring in marketing.
