DePauw baseball coach Blake Allen steps down
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DePauw University is searching for a new baseball coach.
On Friday, the university announced Blake Allen will be stepping down as head coach. Allen has led the Tigers baseball team since 2016 and in those eight seasons, he’s put up a 142-139 record.
In a release, DePauw said Allen was leaving “to pursue another opportunity” but did not say what that was.
“Blake has been a tremendous mentor to our student-athletes and athletics staff, I thank him for his service and influence on DePauw baseball, our athletics program, and University as a whole. We are grateful for Coach Allen’s leadership of our baseball program and he will forever be a Tiger,” said DePauw athletic director Stevie Baker-Watson.
The Tigers best season with Allen at the helm was his first in 2016 when the team posted a 33-13 record and reached the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. Last season, the Tigers went 23-17.
Before becoming head coach at DePauw, Allen was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt. Current assistant coach Jon Erhard will serve as the interim head coach while the school conducts a national search.