Robert E. "Robbie" Allen (born January 1, 1959) is an American sports figure who serves as the head baseball coach at

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. He previously played minor league baseball and scouted. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Tabor City High School and then Clemson University. He played in the

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with the latter club. He was a teammate of pitcher

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, among other future major leaguers at Clemson. He was drafted twice—first by the

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in the 4th round of the 1980 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase and again by the Dodgers in the 1st round of the 1980 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase, between outfielder

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and pitcher

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. He was signed by scout

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. He played in the Dodgers system from 1980 to 1985, reaching as high as Triple-A in three seasons. He played for the Lethbridge Dodgers (1980),

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(1981),

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(1982), San Antonio Dodgers (1983, 1985) and Albuquerque Dukes (1983-1984, 1985). Moving to the

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system in 1986, he played for the El Paso Diablos that year. He played in the

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and

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systems in 1987, his final campaign, playing for the

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and Columbus Astros. In his eight-year career, he posted a slash line of .255/.333/.351 with 526 hits, 19 home runs and 243 RBI. He later scouted for six years for the Dodgers and worked as a high school coach for 18 years at Waccamaw Academy. He became the Brunswick Community College head baseball coach in 2008. He is a native of Tabor City, North Carolina.

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'' Minor League Best Defensive Shortstop of the Year Award: 1983 *Region X Coach of The Year: 2010, 2011, 2013 * American Baseball Coaches Association Diamond Sports Regional Coach of the Year: 2013 *All-East Waccamaw 2A Conference Player *All-

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Player *North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association 1A Baseball Coach of the Year: Earned 10 times *North Carolina High School Baseball Coaches Association, Coach of the Year: Earned twiceGoBCCSports.com
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