2013: Played in 15 games with 14 starts ... missed the end of the season with an injury ... finished the season hitting .269 with 14 hits, 13 runs scored and seven RBI's ... also walked 13 times, had four stolen bases and a .420 on-base percentage ... finished his career ranked in several categories, including runs scored (105, 36th), hits (144, 41st), doubles (30, 39th), strikeouts (115, 18th) and on-base percentage (.401, 35th) ... best showing of the season came in the conference opener at Georgia State (3/8), going 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI ... hit a two-run home run in a loss against High Point on February 16.
2012: Appeared in 46 games with 42 starts as a junior ... finished the season batting .321 with 28 RBI's, 36 runs scored and eight doubles on 51 hits ... ranked among the team leaders in batting average (.321, 3rd), slugging percentage (.428, 4th), on-base percentage (.426, 2nd), runs scored (36, 4th), hits (51, 5th), runs batted in (28, 5th), triples (3, 1st), total bases (68, 5th) and walks (27, 2nd) ... RBI total was a personal season-high ... currently ranks among career leaders in triples (5, 33rd), sacrifices (18, 14th) and batting average (.305, 41st) ... drove in a season-high four runs on two occasions, at Richmond (3/13) and at Rider (3/28) ... came on in relief during the Richmond game and hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the top of the ninth to secure a 12-10 come-from-behind victory ... longest hit streak of the season came from March 11-18 (five games) when he went 7-for-19 (.368) with four RBI's and six runs scored.
2011: Appeared in 49 games with 46 starts ... started 18 games in right field, 14 games in left field, nine games in center and five at second base ... hit .310 in 171 at-bats scoring 41 runs with 20 RBI .. had 13 doubles, two triples and two home runs ... was third on the team in doubles and fourth on the team with four stolen bases ... hit .378 against lefties and reached base more than 50 percent of the team when leading off an inning ... had 17 multi-hit games on the season ... best stretch of the season came from April 29 through May 7 when he went 14 for 26 (.538) with three RBI and seven runs scored ... had career-high four hits against Northeastern (5/7) ... had season-high three RBI against VCU on April 10 despite not having a hit in the game.
2010: Appeared in 29 games with 20 starts in leftfield and two starts in right field ... finished the season batting .271 with six doubles, 12 RBI and 15 runs scored ... had a .333 slugging percentage and a .355 on-base percentage ... began the season in the starting lineup and opened collegiate career with three runs scored against Northwestern ... had first extra-base hit and RBI against Winthrop with a two-run double ... first multi-hit game came against Georgetown (2/27) in the first game of a doubleheader ... had a career-high three RBI at Longwood ... had a pair of three-hit games, going 3 for 6 against James Madison (3/26) and 3 for 4 against Old Dominion (4/9) ... reached base more than 45 percent of the time when leading off an inning and hit .500 with the bases loaded ... finished the season hitting .326 in his final 14 appearances.
High School: Earned three letters in baseball at Cherokee High School while earning All-Conference honors twice ... also named All-South Jersey and team MVP as a senior ... as a sophomore, batted .343 with three homers, 19 runs and 19 RBI ... as a junior, hit .436 with two homers, 12 RBI and 29 runs ... as a senior, hit .465 with seven homers and 22 RBI while setting a new school record with 45 runs scored.
Personal: Full name is Nicholas Carmen Allen ... parents are Brenda and Joe Allen ... a 2009 graduate of Cherokee High School ... a high school teammate of former Patriot Chris Henderson ... hobbies include snowboarding ... also recruited by East Carolina, Coastal Carolina, St. John's and Monmouth.
CAREER MASON BATTING STATISTICS
| YEAR |
GP/GS |
AVG |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB/SBA |
| 2010 |
29/22 |
.271 |
96 |
15 |
26 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
11 |
19 |
1/1 |
| 2011 |
49/46 |
.310 |
171 |
41 |
53 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
24 |
41 |
4/5 |
| 2012 |
46/42 |
.321 |
159 |
36 |
51 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
28 |
27 |
42 |
5/6 |
| 2013 |
15/14 |
.269 |
52 |
13 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
13 |
4/5 |
| TOTALS |
139/124 |
.301 |
478 |
105 |
144 |
30 |
6 |
4 |
67 |
75 |
115 |
14/17 |
