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Matt Allison
Assistant Coach
2nd Season

Continuing with the Menlo College baseball program this season is second-year assistant coach Matt Allison.

 

Allison, who is responsible for the outfielders, hitters, and third base coaching duties for the Oaks, is a veteran college coach, most recently serving as the head baseball coach at NCAA Div. III Willamette University in Salem, Ore. from 2003-08. Prior to Willamette, Allison served on the staff at the University of California, working with the offense and coaching first base.
 

Prior to Cal, Allison was the associate head baseball coach at Georgetown University from 1999-02. He also has had experience as an assistant coach at SUNY-Cortland (1987-92), Cornell University (1992-96) and Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (1996-97). Allison has been involved in coaching summer league baseball as well, performing the assistant coaching duties for the Matsu Miners of the Alaska League in 1999 and 2000, and managing the St. Cloud Riverbats (Minn.) of the Northwoods League in the summer of 2002.

 

Besides his involvement in baseball, Allison is a professor in both economics and english. After earning his undergraduate degree in economics from University of California-Riverside in 1982, he went on to earn a Master's degree in English and Textual Studies from Syracuse in 1990, and a Master's degree in Economics from the New School for Social Research in New York City in 1998.

 

Allison has been a lecturer in macroeconomics at Georgetown and a professor in the economics department at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, as well as teaching english at Syracuse, Tompkins-Cortland Community College, SUNY-Cortland, Elmira College and Cuesta College. He currently is an adjunct professor of English at both Menlo College and Gavilan College.

 

He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in kinesiology from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.
 
Allison, 50, was an outfielder at the College of the Sequoias before transferring to Sonoma State to finish his college baseball career. He resides in both San Luis Obispo and Redwood City.
 
2010 Roster
#NameCl.Pos.B/THt.Wt.HometownPrevious School
1Nick VandeverFRPR/R  Indian Springs, NVIndian Springs HS
3Ty FinleySRCR/R  Menlo Park, CACollege of San Mateo
4Kyle WilkersonSRINFR/R  Simi Valley, CALos Angeles City College
5Paul OakleySOOFR/R  Bend, ORShasta College
6Coleman CoxFRINFR/R  San Diego, CAPoint Loma HS
7Michael BrandiFRINFR/R  Littleton, COHeritage HS
8Richie PomboSRCR/R  Tracy, CANapa Valley College
9Aaron LopezFRINF/PR/R  Salinas, CAAlisal HS
10Chris MazzaSOINF/PR/R  Clayton, CAClayton Valley HS
11John FrancoJRINFR/R  San Francisco, CASacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
13Christopher DaileySOINFR/R  Bellevue, WATacoma Community College
15Miles LewisFRINF/PR/R  Lake Oswego, ORLakeridge HS
16Joel HullJROFR/R  Elk Grove, CAElk Grove HS
17Kaimi HainaFRPR/R  Ewa Beach, HIWaipahu HS
18Ray LozadaJRPR/R  San Diego, CASouthwestern College
19Tyler WilsonFROFR/R  Littleton, COHeritage HS
20Robbie SpleesSRMGRR/R  Salinas, CASan Benito HS
21Brendan MoeJRRHPR/R  Billings, MTCuesta College
22Brian PhillipsSRPL/L  Rocklin, CARocklin HS
24Victory BelzFROFR/R  Encino, CAMontclair College Preparatory
25Darren TakasakiSRPR/R  Hilo, HIHartnell College
26Will IretonSOINFR/R  Tokyo, JapanOccidental College
27Adam KoontzJRRHPR/R  San Lorenzo, CAChabot College
28Sam DodgeSOOFR/R  Longview, WALower Columbia College
29Collin ForgeyFRMGRR/R  San Diego, CAUniversity City HS
30Travis AndersFRPL/L  Milwaukie, ORMilwaukie HS
32Brian PriestleySRPL/L  Simi Valley, CAMoorpark College
33Shane ParsonsSRINFR/R  Palo Alto, CACanada College
34Jonathan OchoaSOOFR/R  Elk Grove, CAFranklin HS
35Brad BinderFRINFL/R  Bellevue, WANewport HS
36Chris ClearySOPR/R  Fresno, CAClovis West HS
37Sean SweeneyFRPR/R  Sonoma, CACardinal Newman HS
40Taylor CohnSOOF/PS/R  Everett, WAEdmonds Community College
41Roberto LezamaSOMGRR/R  Redwood City, CAArchbishop Riordan HS
42Derek MartinezFRRHPR/R  Palmdale, CAHighland HS
44Nick PannFRCR/R  Westlake Village, CAOaks Christian HS
45Eric KittelsonFRRHPR/R  Beaverton, ORAloha HS
Matt Daily - Head Coach - 2nd season
Jimmy Meuel - Assistant Coach - 2nd season
Matt Allison - Assistant Coach - 2nd season