High School Career
Allison played high school baseball at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School in Peabody, Massachusetts. In his senior year, Allison was named the 2003 Massachusetts Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year and was also named the 2003 Baseball America High School Player of the Year, becoming the first player from Massachusetts to win the honor. In this senior year Allison tossed 63⅔ innings without allowing an earned run. He was 9-0, with 142 strikeouts and nine walks, surrendering just 13 hits and one unearned run. He also batted .441 with two home runs and 29 RBI. Allison was selected in the first round (16th overall) of the 2003 MLB Draft by the Florida Marlins and would sign with them 2 months later. The Marlins paid Allison a reported $1.85 million dollar signing bonus.
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