Before joining the Owls Baseball staff, Cody Allsup played at Caledonia High School from 2009-2012. There he took home All-Area honors his sophomore, junior, and senior years and was named an NEMCABB All-Star while earning team MVP honors.
After high school, Allsup attended East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, MS. As a pitcher for the Lions, he was awarded the “Iron Lion” award for the hardest working pitcher on the staff and was a part of the winningest class in school history. His freshman year the Lions went 32-13 while winning the MACJC north division title. Cody’s sophomore year, the Lions went 29-18 capping the season off with a berth in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament.
As a junior and senior at Mississippi State, Allsup served as the pitching/catching coach at Starkville Academy for two years before taking a head coaching job at Sulligent High School in Sulligent, AL. While at Starkville Academy, he was a part of two conference titles and helped 6 players continue their baseball careers after high school. As head coach at Sulligent, Allsup led the team to their best season since 2010.
A native of Caledonia, Mississippi, Allsup graduated from Mississippi State in 2017 with a degree in sports pedagogy. He is currently working toward his master’s in public health education from The W. Cody resides in Caledonia.