Nick Allen #61

Nicholas Ryan Allen was originally signed by A's scout Anthony Aliosi…graduated from Francis Parker High School (Calif.)…hit .469 as a junior…garnered 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American honors as a senior.

2019

Batted a career-high .292 with three home runs and 25 RBI in 72 games with Single-A Stockton in a season cut short by an ankle injury in late June…the home runs were also a career-high, as were his 22 doubles, 30 extra-base hits, .363 on-base percentage and .434 slugging percentage… was named to the California League Midseason All-Star team…hit .397 (23-for-58) with a 1.130 OPS against left-handed pitchers compared to .265 (61-for-230) with a .712 OPS against right-handers…batted .316 with runners in scoring position…hit all three of his home runs at home…all three were solo shots…had a .311 batting average in 59 games at night, .191 in 13 day games… started 45 games at shortstop and 24 at second base…committed four errors as a shortstop for a .979 fielding percentage…made two errors as a second baseman (.982)…also went 2-for-8 (.250) in two games as the designated hitter…hit exclusively in the leadoff spot in the batting order… played for Mesa in the Arizona Fall League following the season and hit .194 with six RBI in 18 games…was rated as the A's number 10 prospect by Baseball America.

STOCKTON: Walked three times in a game for the first time in his career on Opening Day, April 4 against Rancho Cucamonga…hit his first home run April 5 against Rancho Cucamonga…it was his first round-tripper since July 24, 2017, snapping a 143-game homerless streak…struck out a career-high-tying three times April 9 against San Jose…was batting .190 over his first 11 games through April 15…then had a season-best 13-game hitting streak from April 16 to 30 (20-for-56, .357)…drove in a season-high two runs April 30 against Visalia, his first of five two-RBI games… batted .286 in 24 games in April and was a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts…went 16-for40 (.400) with seven multiple-hit games, five doubles, three triples, a home run and six walks over a 10-game stretch from May 4 to 14 (1.230 OPS)…hit his third and final home run of the season May 5 against Modesto…finished the season with a 44-game homerless streak…also scored a career-high-tying three runs in that game, which he matched June 9 vs. San Jose and June 13 at Modesto…matched his career-high with three walks May 12 at Inland Empire…went 4-for-36 (.111) over a 10-game stretch from May 16-29…matched his career-high with three strikeouts May 19 vs. Inland Empire…went 3-for-5 May 30 at Lancaster, his first of six three-hit games…that began a season-ending stretch where he hit .340 over his final 25 games…grounded into his first double play of the season June 11 against San Jose, his 59th game…had back-to-back two-double games on June 13 and 14 at Modesto…the doubles matched his career-high…started at shortstop and batted leadoff for the North in the California League All-Star Game on June 18 and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout…was placed on the injured list June 28 with a sprained left ankle and missed the remainder of the season.