ROBBIE ALLEN
Head Coach
Robert “Robbie” Allen has completed his 17th year as the head baseball coach at Brunswick Community College, where he has helped build the Dolphin Baseball program into one of the premier programs in Region 10 and NJCAA Division II baseball.
Under Allen’s leadership, Brunswick Community College has reached the top of the Region 10 and national rankings. The Dolphins finished as the NJCAA Division II National Runner-Up in 2024 and completed the 2026 regular season ranked No. 2 in the nation by the NJCAA. Allen’s teams have been ranked among the top 20 nationally in each of the last eight seasons.
Since 2009, the Dolphin Baseball program has helped more than 200 players continue their baseball careers while pursuing their education at four-year colleges and universities. Six Brunswick Community College players have also gone on to be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.
Allen has received numerous coaching honors throughout his career. He was named Region 10 Coach of the Year in 2010, 2011, and 2013 by his fellow coaches and was selected as NJCAA Southeast District Coach of the Year in 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2024. In those same years, Allen was honored with the American Baseball Coaches Association Diamond Sports Regional Coach of the Year Award.
Before beginning his coaching career, Allen enjoyed a successful playing career at the collegiate and professional levels. At Clemson University, he was a member of the 1980 College World Series team and was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team in 1979 and 1980. Allen was selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
During his professional career, Allen earned the Minor League Best Defensive Shortstop of the Year Award from The Sporting News in 1983 and was a member of the 1986 Milwaukee Brewers Double-A Texas League Championship team. He played professionally for nine years and later spent five years as a professional baseball scout.
Allen brings more than 34 years of high school and college coaching experience to Brunswick Community College. During his 16 years as a high school head coach, his teams won 10 NCISAA State Championships. He also helped 26 players advance to play baseball at the collegiate level. Allen was named NCISAA 1A Baseball Coach of the Year 10 times, Conference Coach of the Year 10 times, and North Carolina High School Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year twice.
Throughout his coaching career, Allen has developed a reputation for teaching the fundamentals of the game while helping student-athletes grow both on and off the field. His experience at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels provides him with a unique perspective on player development and the opportunities available to student-athletes.
Coach Allen's goal is to continue building on the tradition of excellence established at Brunswick Community College and to maintain Dolphin Baseball as a quality program with a winning tradition, while providing student-athletes with the opportunity to compete at a high level, continue their education, and advance to four-year institutions.
