Completed Event: Volleyball at Florida Gulf Coast on August 30, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 3 , (19-25, 11-25, 25-16, 20-25)
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Hall of Fame Spotlight: Baseball's Dana Allison
1/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Hall of Fame
James Madison will welcome its newest class into the Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 28th. Tickets for the event are on sale now at JMUSports.com. As we approach induction day, JMUSports.com will feature members of the new class each week.
Today's article features one of JMU baseball's most talented pitchers, Dana Allison.Â
Dana Allison was a top pitcher during his JMU career (1986-89) and one of the most dominant in program history. A Front Royal, Va. native, he was a part of two CAA regular season championship teams (1986, 1988) and a 1988 team that played in the NCAA Tournament Atlantic Regional.
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Over the span of his career with the Dukes, Allison appeared in 46 games and started in 40, striking out 220 batters in 273 innings pitched, and recording a .233 opponent batting average. In 1988, he set a school record with 12 victories and a 1.53 earned run average in 100 innings pitched. Those victories came in 12 consecutive starts and 12 complete games – both of which stand as program records. He also set a record for shutouts (3) that year, and received All-American, NCAA All-East Region and CAA All-Conference selections as well as CAA and VaSID Player of the Year awards.
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For his career, Allison ranks third in starts (40), fifth in strikeouts (220), third in innings pitched (273), fourth in opponent average (.233), third in wins (25) and 10th in earned run average (3.03). He also holds the JMU record for career complete games (23) and shares the top mark for fewest walks per innings pitched (2.14).
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Allison was drafted by the Oakland A's in 1989 and pitched in 11 Major League games in 1991. He was also named a member of the CAA 25th Anniversary Team.Â
Q&A With Dana
1. When you think about your time as a student-athlete at JMU, what highlights or memories stand out?
The people (my classmates, teammates, faculty, staff and the community). Trips to Florida and Georgia to play baseball, visiting spring training camps in Florida and the Rattlesnake Roundup in Georgia. Also how involved and helpful the JMU faculty/staff were during my time.
2. What memories stand out about JMU as a university?
The beauty of the campus (the Bluestone buildings, the Quad and the lake). The closeness of campus - how it's not spread out all over Harrisonburg; the Convocation Center was the only active building on the other side of Interstate 81. The faculty & staff's willingness to help and the kindness they all showed.
3. What team rituals or traditions do you miss the most?
The road trips, the annual semiformal before the spring season and the fall season and getting to know new teammates. College baseball itself creates a unique bond amongst teammates, kind of like a fraternity.
4. What kept you motivated on a daily basis as a student-athlete?
The anticipation of a new day and its challenges of pushing yourself. Being around people who cared.
5. What was the most embarrassing moment for you as a student-athlete?
During one week of the 1988 season, Mike Linskey and I did not have to travel for the away game. So Mike said, "Let's go trout fishing up at Massanutten Resort lake." He said he had permission from a professor of his. We were having a good time; we had caught a couple of trout. Then we were approached by a game warden who asked how we were doing and if we had permission. Mike said "Yes sir," and the warden asked to see it. Mike said he had verbal permission from one of his professors who owned a cabin in the resort. The warden proceeded to tell us how that was illegal and wrote both of us a violation summons with a court date. Everyone else was playing in a game, while Mike and I were getting a summons to court for a fishing violation.
6. If you could go back in time to your time here at JMU as a student-athlete, would you do anything differently?
I would have put a more balanced effort into my studies. Sometimes I was all in and sometimes I was just doing enough. The 1989 season (loss of teammate Dan Haycock).
7. How would you compare being a student-athlete in your time vs today?
The opportunities are the same, but the facilities and access to the facilities are incredible now. That's a tribute to the university as a whole (academically and athletically).
8. How well have you stayed connected to JMU since your time as a student-athlete?
Not like I should have. I follow in the papers and online. Former Head Coach Spanky McFarland reached out to the alumni years ago, when the new facilities were built. The old facilities (Long and Mauck) held all my baseball memories, good and bad. I thank Coach Mac for reaching out to the alumni, it meant a lot.
9. What was your greatest achievement individually and as a team during your time at JMU?
The 1988Â season as a whole (individual and team). The no-hitter against GMU and being honored as the Greater Madison Athlete of the Year in 1989.
10. What are you doing today in your professional career?
I retired from professional baseball in '95/'96, then worked for E.I.Dupont for 18 years and have since retired. Now I currently work for Warren County Public Schools at Skyline High School as the School Safety/Security Officer. I have been married to my wife Stacey (Masters Degree from JMU) for 17 years and we have a son Dylan who is a sophomore at Skyline High School.
Today's article features one of JMU baseball's most talented pitchers, Dana Allison.Â
Dana Allison was a top pitcher during his JMU career (1986-89) and one of the most dominant in program history. A Front Royal, Va. native, he was a part of two CAA regular season championship teams (1986, 1988) and a 1988 team that played in the NCAA Tournament Atlantic Regional.
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Over the span of his career with the Dukes, Allison appeared in 46 games and started in 40, striking out 220 batters in 273 innings pitched, and recording a .233 opponent batting average. In 1988, he set a school record with 12 victories and a 1.53 earned run average in 100 innings pitched. Those victories came in 12 consecutive starts and 12 complete games – both of which stand as program records. He also set a record for shutouts (3) that year, and received All-American, NCAA All-East Region and CAA All-Conference selections as well as CAA and VaSID Player of the Year awards.
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For his career, Allison ranks third in starts (40), fifth in strikeouts (220), third in innings pitched (273), fourth in opponent average (.233), third in wins (25) and 10th in earned run average (3.03). He also holds the JMU record for career complete games (23) and shares the top mark for fewest walks per innings pitched (2.14).
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Allison was drafted by the Oakland A's in 1989 and pitched in 11 Major League games in 1991. He was also named a member of the CAA 25th Anniversary Team.Â
Q&A With Dana
1. When you think about your time as a student-athlete at JMU, what highlights or memories stand out?
The people (my classmates, teammates, faculty, staff and the community). Trips to Florida and Georgia to play baseball, visiting spring training camps in Florida and the Rattlesnake Roundup in Georgia. Also how involved and helpful the JMU faculty/staff were during my time.
2. What memories stand out about JMU as a university?
The beauty of the campus (the Bluestone buildings, the Quad and the lake). The closeness of campus - how it's not spread out all over Harrisonburg; the Convocation Center was the only active building on the other side of Interstate 81. The faculty & staff's willingness to help and the kindness they all showed.
3. What team rituals or traditions do you miss the most?
The road trips, the annual semiformal before the spring season and the fall season and getting to know new teammates. College baseball itself creates a unique bond amongst teammates, kind of like a fraternity.
4. What kept you motivated on a daily basis as a student-athlete?
The anticipation of a new day and its challenges of pushing yourself. Being around people who cared.
5. What was the most embarrassing moment for you as a student-athlete?
During one week of the 1988 season, Mike Linskey and I did not have to travel for the away game. So Mike said, "Let's go trout fishing up at Massanutten Resort lake." He said he had permission from a professor of his. We were having a good time; we had caught a couple of trout. Then we were approached by a game warden who asked how we were doing and if we had permission. Mike said "Yes sir," and the warden asked to see it. Mike said he had verbal permission from one of his professors who owned a cabin in the resort. The warden proceeded to tell us how that was illegal and wrote both of us a violation summons with a court date. Everyone else was playing in a game, while Mike and I were getting a summons to court for a fishing violation.
6. If you could go back in time to your time here at JMU as a student-athlete, would you do anything differently?
I would have put a more balanced effort into my studies. Sometimes I was all in and sometimes I was just doing enough. The 1989 season (loss of teammate Dan Haycock).
7. How would you compare being a student-athlete in your time vs today?
The opportunities are the same, but the facilities and access to the facilities are incredible now. That's a tribute to the university as a whole (academically and athletically).
8. How well have you stayed connected to JMU since your time as a student-athlete?
Not like I should have. I follow in the papers and online. Former Head Coach Spanky McFarland reached out to the alumni years ago, when the new facilities were built. The old facilities (Long and Mauck) held all my baseball memories, good and bad. I thank Coach Mac for reaching out to the alumni, it meant a lot.
9. What was your greatest achievement individually and as a team during your time at JMU?
The 1988Â season as a whole (individual and team). The no-hitter against GMU and being honored as the Greater Madison Athlete of the Year in 1989.
10. What are you doing today in your professional career?
I retired from professional baseball in '95/'96, then worked for E.I.Dupont for 18 years and have since retired. Now I currently work for Warren County Public Schools at Skyline High School as the School Safety/Security Officer. I have been married to my wife Stacey (Masters Degree from JMU) for 17 years and we have a son Dylan who is a sophomore at Skyline High School.
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