2011: Named second team All-Big South ... Named Big South Pitcher of the Week for win against Dayton ... Picked up first win of the season against Temple (2/25), pitching seven shutout innings with 10 strikeouts, allowing just three hits ... Went six innings against North Carolina A&T without allowing an earned run while striking out seven for his second win of the season ... Had a career-high 11 strikeouts against Gardner-Webb (3/25), allowing four runs, two earned, in six innings but did not get the decision ... Got the win over Liberty (4/8), allowing two unearned runs in eight innings with eight strikeouts ... Allowed one run in seven innings against Coastal Carolina (4/22) with eight strikeouts for his fourth win of the season.
Before HPU: Spent two season at UCF, playing for Coach Cozart as a freshman before redshirting his sophomore year ... Tied a team-high with 21 appearances as a freshman, including three starts...Collected a 2-1 record with a 4.58 ERA and one save...Fanned 45 batters in 39.1 innings, walking just 12 and not tossing a wild pitch...Had a 3.8 strikeout to walk ratio...Opposing batters hit only .222 with runners on base ... Played at St. Petersburg Junior College in 2010, going 3-4 with a 4.48 ERA in 15 appearances ... Allowed 36 earned runs and struck out 51 in 72-1/3 innings of work.
Prep: Was an All-Conference selection all four years at Boone High School...Listed as the top underclassman in the 2005 Academic Showcase by Perfect Game USA, both as a third baseman and as a pitcher, and the 25th top prospect in the entire country...Was the starting pitcher as a sophomore in the state championship title game...Also played four years at quarterback for the football team, leading the Braves to the Class 6A state semifinals in 2006...Led Boone to its first playoff victory in school history as a junior, where he threw a touchdown pass on fourth down vs. Sarasota to send it to overtime and then another TD strike in the extra session that set up the win.
Personal: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2010 MLB Draft ... Majoring in Communications ... Son of Craig and Billie Allen ... Has a brother, Chad and a sister, Chelsea ... Born Cody Edward Allen on Nov. 20, 1988.
CAREER HIGHS...
Innings Pitched: 8.0 vs. Liberty (3/8/11)
Strikeouts: 11 vs. Gardner-Webb (3/25/11)
