last updated Feb. 21, 2013
2012: One of three Redhawks who started all 55 games of the 2012 season… Southeast Scholar Athlete with a 4.0 GPA… OVC Medal of Honor recipient… named to the 2012 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Named NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete… Made 50 starts at first base and five at pitcher… Had the second highest batting avg. on the team with .343… Ranked first in slugging pct. with .470… Ranked second in on base pct. with .389… Recorded 62 hits for Southeast, the second most on the team… Batted 39 runs in… Hit 11 doubles and slugged four home runs on the season… Held the team’s longest hitting streak of 10 games (3/14-3/25)… Recorded the most total bases on the team with 85… Recorded a 5.72 ERA from the circle with a 2-6 record through 56.1 innings of work… Struck out 29 batters… Held opposing batters to a .303 batting avg.… Saw ten games in relief… Boasted a 1.000 fielding pct…. During the season finale on against Belmont (May 2), went 2-for-5 with seven RBI, a home run and two doubles.
2011: One of five Redhawks to start all 61 games...Made 49 starts at first base, 12 as designated player and seven at pitcher...Ranked fifth on the team with a .279 batting average...Tied a team-high 12 doubles and ranked second with eight home runs...Had 31 RBI and drew 16 walks...Went 6-8 with a 4.65 ERA, while ranking second on the team in wins and innings (102.1)...Finished third on the team with 38 strikeouts and earned one save...Threw two complete games...Led the Ohio Valley Conference with 27 games in relief...Tied for fifth in the conference in doubles...Hit .333 with five doubles, two home runs and 16 RBI in 29 conference starts...Recorded two wins and 16 strikeouts against league foes...Had a 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 30-Apr. 10, second-longest on the team...Had nine multiple-hit games and drove in two or more runs on eight occasions...Scored a season-high three runs at Jacksonville State (3/26)...Hit first home run vs. Western Kentucky (2/25)...Had a season-high three hits at SIU Edwardsville (3/12)...Allowed just two hits in her first 12.1 innings at the OVC Tournament...Gave up only two runs in a season-long seven innings to secure a win against Jacksonville State (5/14)...Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
2010 (Boston University): America East Conference All-Rookie Team selection...Started all 57 games...Made 20 starts at first base, 35 in the outfield and two in the circle...Hit .202 with 34 hits, 23 runs scored, eight doubles, three home runs and 24 RBI...Eleven of her hits went for extra bases...Registered multiple-hits six times and multiple-RBI on four occasions...Finished with three RBI in three games...Made five appearances and two starts as a pitcher...Held a 1-1 record and 1.70 ERA in 12.1 innings of work...Pitched a complete game shutout in her first career start against Bryant University (3/14)...Hit the game-winning home run in the America East Conference Championship Tournament, helping the Terriers clinch their second-straight conference title and an NCAA berth...Hit .500 (5-for-10) with three runs and two RBI for the tournament, garnering All-Championship Team accolades...Had two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored vs. Toledo (3/14)...Hit a three-run home run at Harvard (3/25)...Blasted her first career home run against Charlotte (2/27)...Ranked third on the team with 191 putouts...Named America East Conference Rookie of the Week (4/13)...Member of the Dean’s List.
Prep: Four-time All-District and three-time All-Region honoree at Hickman High School...Earned Second-Team All-State honors as a senior...Etched her name in the Missouri state career records, ranking third all-time in games pitched (101), third in games started (100), fourth in innings (6,481) and 14th in strikeouts (836)...Compiled a 69-29 record in her prep career...Led Hickman to a District Championship and State Sectional appearance as a senior...Struck out 274 and owned a 0.82 ERA that year...Also lettered in basketball and soccer...Member of the National Honor Society and Health Science Club...Inducted into the Hickman High School Hall of Fame following her outstanding prep career...Played for the Missouri Rattlers during summer league competition.
Personal: Born June 22, 1991...Majoring in Education...Daughter of Steve and Kathy Cowan...Her mother played softball and basketball at Missouri Valley College, while her father was a letterman on the football team.
