University of Houston Athletics
Allen Named Assistant Baseball Coach
10/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Oct. 29, 2002
HOUSTON - Former University of Houston letterwinner Sean Allen was named assistant coach with the Cougar Baseball program, head coach Rayner Noble announced Tuesday.
Allen, who played with the Cougars from 1998 to 2001, will work with the infielders and add some hitting responsibilities. In addition, he will assist with recruiting.
"Sean was a good fit for our program and will help us in many areas," Noble said. "He was a very scrappy player here and got the most out of his abilities, and that's what I really liked about him. Hopefully, he can interject some of that into our program."
The 23-year-old Allen began his coaching career as a student assistant with the 2002 UH squad. That team tied a school record with 48 wins, captured its third Conference USA title in the last four years and advanced to the NCAA Super Regional for the second time in the last three seasons.
However, the postseason was nothing new for Allen from his collegiate playing days. He ended his career as the Cougars' all-time leader with 542 assists from second base and posted the second-highest total in UH single-season history with 192 assists in 2000.
During his playing days, the Cougars competed in an NCAA Super Regional and advanced to NCAA postseason play for three consecutive seasons. In 2001, he participated in his third straight NCAA Regional and was one of only two players to start all 59 games.
In 2000, he enjoyed his best season offensively as he batted to a .296 clip with 13 doubles, six home runs and 42 RBIs. As the Cougars clinched the 2000 C-USA Tournament championship, Allen was named to the league's All-Tournament squad by batting .421 with three doubles, eight RBIs, four walks and six runs.
As a true freshman out of Carlsbad High in Carlsbad, N.M., Allen appeared in 47 games, the third-highest total by any Cougar rookie.
Allen received his bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Houston in 2001.
He replaced David Pierce, who left to accept a similar position at Rice.
