Montclair State University
Baseball Player Profile

ROB
BOWNESS

Outfield
Graduate Student
5-10 - 190 - L/R
Sparta, NJ
Seton Hall Prep


2008 SEASON: Appeared in 47 games with 45 starts… Named First-Team ABCA Mid-Atlantic Region… Named First-Team All-NJAC and All-NJCBA… Ranked fifth in the NJAC in triples; seventh in total bases; ninth in doubles; 13 th in on-base percentage and 15 th in batting average…Finished ranked ninth all time in slugging percentage; second in triples; and 10 th in home runs and total bases… Was 4-for-5 with three runs scored, three doubles and three RBI versus Wheaton College (MA) at the Greater Phoenix Invitational on March 15… Was 1-for-2 with a run and RBI versus UMass-Boston at the Greater Phoenix Invitational on March 17… Was 2-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored in a 14-3 win over Moravian on March 25… Had a home run and three RBI in a 7-6 victory at Eastern Connecticut on April 1… Was 2-for-3 with two RBI in a 15-9 win against Ramapo in the first game of a doubleheader on April 6… Was 2-for-4 with three run scores, four RBI and two home runs in an 11-7 win over The College of New Jersey in the second game of a doubleheader on April 12… Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and three runs in a 16-11 win at Rensselaer on April 16… Was 4-for-4 with three RBI and four runs scored in a 26-16 win at New Jersey City on April 17… Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two doubles in an 8-7 win versus William Paterson on April 18… Had two hits and two RBI in back-to-back games versus FDU-Florham (14-3 win on April 23) and William Paterson (including a HR on April 24)… Was 3-for-5 with three RBI and a home run in a 9-7 win over Richard Stockton in the NJAC Tournament on May 3… Had two hits and drove in two runs along with a double and triple in a 10-1 win over William Paterson in the NJAC Tournament on May 4… Was 3-fo-5 with two runs scored in a 7-2 win over Rowan in the NJAC Tournament on May 4… Was 1-for-3 with an RBI versus Kean in the NJAC Tournament on May 5… Went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Montclair’s 7-6 win over Ithaca in the NCAA New York Regional on May 16.

2007 SEASON: Appeared in 40 games with 36 starts at designated hitter and outfield... Selected to the ABCA Division III Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team... Named First-Team All-NJAC and NJCBA... Led the team in hits with 56 and triples with five ... Finished tied the team lead with 39 runs scored and home runs with 4 as well as multiple-hit contests with 17... Hit .404 with runners in scoring position and had 11 two-out RBI... Was 2-for-5 with three runs scored in the season opener at Salisbury on March 3... Was 3-for-5 with three runs, two triples and an RBI in a 14-9 win over Wheaton (MA) on March 11... Was 3-for-5 with two RBI and a home run versus Chapman on March 17... Was 3-for-4 with a run scored against Rowan on March 31... Went 5-for-6 with a triple, home run and four RBI in a 26-8 win against Rutgers-Camden on April 7... Was 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI in a 14-4 win at Rutgers-Newark on April 20... Was 2-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBI in a 14-9 win at No. 10 Salisbury on May 10... Was 2-for-4 with an RBI versus Ithaca on May 12... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the season-finale against Ithaca on May 13.

2006 SEASON: Appeared in 55 games with 54 starts as the designated hitter... Named ABCA Division III All-American Third Team... Selected ABCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team... Named First Team All-NJAC and Third Team All-NJCBA... Finished third in the NJAC in RBI, total bases and home runs and led the league in triples... Collected 20 multiple-hit games and a team-best 15 games of multiple RBI... Became the first MSU player to hi double-digits in home runs since 2000... Belted his first home run of the year and had two RBI versus University of laVerne on March 12... Was 4-for-4 with two homers versus Menlo (CA) on March 18... Was 2-for-4 with three RBI, a double and triple versus Ramapo on March 31... Was 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run versus Rowan (Game 1) in a doubleheader on April 1... Had three hits and two RBI against Kean on April 13... Was 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI versus Rutgers-Newark on April 28... Had three RBI and a home run in the NJAC Tournament versus The College of New Jersey on May 7... Was 5-for-7 with two home runs and five runs batted in in a two-game set with Ithaca College on May 12-13... Named to the NCAA Boyertown Regional All-Tournament Team... Was 3-for-4 with four runs batted in versus Franklin and Marshall on May 18... Was 3-for-4 with three RBI in the Red Hawks' win over Kean on May 20... Blasted a three-run homer in the first inning against The College of New Jersey and had two hits as Montclair won the regional title on May 21... Was 3-for-5 versus Aurora in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship on May 26... Had three hits and an RBI versus Marietta College on May 27.

2005 SEASON
: Went 1-for-1 with a run and an RBI and added a putout and assist vs. Ramapo (Apr. 7) … Was 1-for-3 with a run and RBI, plus a putout and two assists against Johns Hopkins (Apr. 26) … Finished 1-for-1 in season finale against Ithaca (May 14).


CAREER STATISTICS
Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%
2005....  .500   9-0      6    2    3   0   0   0    2    3  .500
2006....  .319  55-54   210   38   67  12   7  10   49  123  .586
2007....  .378  40-36   148   39   56   8   5   4   24   86  .581
2008....  .327  47-45   168   43   55  13   4   7   41   97  .577
TOTAL...  .340 151-135  532  122  181  33  16  21  116  309  .581

Year        BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2005....     1   0   1   1  .571   0   0   0-0      2   5   0 1.000
2006....    19   7  41   4  .391   2   0   7-12     0   0   0  .000
2007....    11   4  20   2  .433   1   0   7-8      9   1   3  .769
2008....    23   3  29   4  .411   3   1   3-3      3   0   1  .750
TOTAL...    54  14  91  11  .411   6   1  17-23    14   6   4  .833



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