DePauw University Men's Baseball

Blake Allen was named the DePauw University head baseball coach in August 2016. Career Highlights A former DePauw student-athlete and assistant coach, he was most recently a baseball assistant at Vanderbilt UniversityServed two stints (2004-08 and 2015-16) for a total of five seasons with the CommodoresAllen's responsibilities included first base coach, assistant hitting coach, bullpen coach and catching coach.With Vanderbilt the team appeared in four NCAA regionals with a 210-101 overall record including a Southeastern Conference championship.45 student-athletes were selected in the MLB draft including two MLB All-Stars and 12 total players currently or previously competing in the majorsVanderbilt players earned 50 All-SEC Academic accolades and 10 all-America honors during that timeAllen was an assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator for seven seasons (2009-15) at Western Kentucky Oversaw the Hilltoppers' as its hitting, pitching, and catching coachThe team was ranked in the NCAA Division I Top 25 three different seasons and made one NCAA regional appearance with one Sun Belt Conference titleThe team posted 10 consecutive semesters of at least a 3.0 grade point average with six Academic All-America® honorees.A total of 21 student-athletes were selected in the MLB draft and Hilltoppers players garnered seven All-America honors and 22 all-conference accolades during those seven seasons.For two seasons (2001-2003) came back to DePauw to serve as an assistant baseball couch and for one season coached footballWas an assistant coach for both baseball and football at Franklin College for the 2003-04 year and served as recruiting coordinator Academic Highlights Earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Blackburn College ('01)Earned a Master of Science degree from Indiana State University    Footer [](https://www.ncaa.org/sports/division-iii)[](https://www.northcoast.org/landing/index)

Ryne Foster joined the DePauw staff as assistant baseball coach in February 2025. PRIOR TO DEPAUW Served as associate head coach at St. Charles (Mo.) Community College from 2018 until 2024 where the teams compiled a 141-104 record and then was the interim head coach from July to December in 2024.  During the six-plus seasons, the team set over 60 offensive team or individual records. Held assistant coaching positions with Georgia Southwestern, Cleveland State Community College and Bowling Green before taking the position at St. Charles. Graduate assistant coach at Concordia (Mich.) while earning a Master of Science degree in organizational leadership and administration. During that time he also was the head coach of the Adirondack Trailblazers for two summers. Graduated from Anderson (Ind.) University in 2009 after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics