In somewhat of a surprising move, Northwestern head baseball coach Spencer Allen has announced that he will step down after six years at the helm of the program. In an announcement on his Twitter page posted Monday, a day after the conclusion of the Wildcats’ 2021 season, Allen said that he is making this decision in order “to be present with my family while focusing on a healthy lifestyle.”
When Allen was hired by then-Northwestern AD Jim Phillips in June of 2015, it marked the first time that a Black coach had been charged with leading a Big Ten baseball program.