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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Weight:
- 205
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- East Bridgewater, Mass.
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- High School:
- Cardinal Spellman
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- Position:
- C
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- Major:
- Sports and Recreation Management
Bio
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 12th round (363 overall) of the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Finished his career ranked fourth in program history in doubles (46), ranked eighth in hits (219), ranked 10th in at-bats (642), tied for 10th in runs scored (127) and tied for 11th in runs batted in (113)
Recorded the fourth-highest hit-by-pitch total (14, 2009) in a single season in program history...Matched the 12th-highest doubles total (17, 2011).
As a Junior in
2011: Started all 54 games behind the plate for the
Ravens...ABCA All-America Third Team
selection...Daktronics All-America
Honorable Mention selection...College
Baseball Lineup Tino Martinez DII Player of the Year Award Watch
List...#11 on Perfect Game USA Small
College Top 100 Prospect list...ABCA
All-East Region First Team
selection...Daktronics All-East Region
First Team selection...ABCA/Rawlings East
Region Gold Glove Team selection...NEIBA
All-Star Team
selection...All-Northeast-10 Conference
First Team selection...Fall/Spring
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's
Academic Honor Roll selection...Was the 10th-hardest
player to strike out in the country (1 K/20.3 AB)...Tied for second
in the Northeast-10 in doubles (17) and sacrifice flies (6) and
ranked third in hits (69)...Led the team in hit-by-pitch (7) and
sacrifice flies...Tied for the team lead in doubles and triples
(3); ranked second in batting average (.342, 69-for-202), hits,
total bases (101) and slugging percentage (.500); ranked third in
on-base percentage (.401); and tied for third in home runs (3) and
runs batted in (37)...Went 3-for-5 with a double and a triple and
scored three times against C.W. Post on 3/6...Hit 3-for-4 with a
triple, a home run and a walk, drove in two runs and scored once
against Molloy on 3/19...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor
Roll for the week ending on 3/20...Hit 2-for-4 with a pair of
doubles and scored a run in the second game of a doubleheader
against Saint Rose on 3/26...Slugged 2-for-4 with two doubles and
scored a run against Bentley on 3/27...Knocked 3-for-5 with a
double, drove in four runs and scored twice at Bentley on
3/30...Went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in the first
game of a doubleheader against Southern Connecticut State on
4/2...Clubbed 4-for-5 with a double and a walk, drove in a run and
scored three times in the second game of a doubleheader against
Assumption on 4/3...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for
the week ending on 4/3...Knocked 2-for-3, was hit by a pitch and
scored three times against Merrimack on 4/7...Stroked 3-for-4 with
a home run and a walk, drove in a run and scored twice in the first
game of a doubleheader at American International on 4/9; followed
with 2-for-3 and drove in two runs in the second game...Went
3-for-6 with a double, drove in a run and scored twice in the first
game of a doubleheader against Pace on 4/16...Clubbed 4-for-5 with
a double, drove in two runs and scored twice in the second game of
a doubleheader at New Haven on 5/7...Went 2-for-3 with a walk,
drove in a run and scored once against Massachusetts Lowell in the
NCAA Championship East Regional on 5/19.
2011 Statistics
As a Sophomore in
2010: Started in 60 games for the
Ravens...NCBWA All-East Region First Team
selection...ABCA All-East Region Second
Team selection...Daktronics All-East
Region Second Team selection...Rawlings
East Region Gold Glove Team
selection...All-Northeast-10 Conference
First Team selection...Fall/Spring
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
selection...Tied for 79th in the nation in sacrifice
flies (5)...Led the Northeast-10 in putouts (505)...Ranked fifth in
the Northeast-10 in hits (72), sixth in total bases (106), seventh
in runs scored (43), tied for seventh in home runs (6), tied for
12th in runs batted in (33) and doubles (14) and 17th in slugging
percentage (.451)...Ranked second on the team in home runs,
hit-by-pitch (9) and sacrifice flies and tied for third in runs
batted in...Hit .306 (72-for-235) with one triple...Drew 17 walks,
posted a .368 on-base percentage and stole three bases...Went
1-for-3 with a home run and a walk, drove in two runs, scored twice
and stole two bases in the season-opener against Nyack on 3/5...Hit
2-for-4 with a walk, drove in two runs and scored twice in the
second game of a doubleheader at Adelphi on 3/7...Went 1-for-3 with
a home run and a walk, drove in three runs and scored three times
in the second game of a doubleheader against Felician on
3/14...Clubbed 3-for-5 with a double and scored a run at Nova
Southeastern on 3/16...Went 1-for-3 and drove in three runs at Lynn
on 3/17...Hit 2-for-3 with a double and a walk and scored twice
against Saint Anselm on 3/25...Slugged 4-for-5 with a double and
two home runs, his first career multiplue-home run game, drove in
four runs and scored four times in the first game of a doubleheader
against New Haven on 4/5...Hit 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk,
drove in two runs and scored twice against Merrimack on 4/6...Raked
3-for-4 with a double, drove in one run and scored twice against
Southern New Hampshire on 4/14...Hit 2-for-3 with two walks and
scored twice at Pace on 4/17...Went 1-for-3 with a home run and
scored twice in the front end of a doubleheader against Assumption
on 4/24...Knocked 2-for-3 with a double and two walks and scored
twice against Stonehill in the NCAA Championship East Regional on
5/14...Went 2-for-5, drove in two runs and scored once against
Southern Connecticut State in the final game of the NCAA
Championship East Regional on 5/16.
2010 Statistics
As
a Freshman in 2009: Started in 53 games for the
Ravens...Daktronics All-America Honorable
Mention...ABCA East Region Rookie of the
Year...ABCA All-East Region First Team
selection...Daktronics All-East Region First Team
selection...NCBWA All-East Region First Team
selection...ECAC Division II Rookie of the
Year...ECAC Division II Baseball All-Star First Team
selection...NEIBA All-Star Game
selection...Northeast-10 Conference Co-Freshman of
the Year...All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team
Selection...Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team
selection...Northeast-10 Conference
Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Led
the Northeast-10 in on-base percentage (.450)...Finished tied for
second in the Northeast-10 in hits (78), tied for third in
hit-by-pitch (14), fourth in batting average (.380, 78-for-205) and
total bases (116), tied for fourth in doubles (15) tied for fifth
in runs scored (47), seventh in slugging percentage (.566) and tied
for seventh in runs batted in (43) and home runs (7)...Led the team
in batting average, hit-by-pitch and on-base percentage...Tied for
first on the team in hits, ranked second in total bases and
slugging percentage; tied for second in runs scored, doubles and
home runs; and ranked third in runs batted in...Hit one triple,
drew 12 walks and stole eight bases...In his collegiate debut and
first career start, went 1-for-4, drove in a run and stole a base
in the season-opener at Dowling on 2/21...Went 2-for-4 in the
second game of a doubleheader against Dominican on 3/14...Hit
2-for-4 with a double and drove in two runs against Caldwell on
3/14...Clubbed 3-for-5 with two doubles and his first career home
run, drove in three runs and scored twice in the first game of a
doubleheader at Saint Thomas on 3/15; was a perfect 3-for-3 with a
double, drove in a run, scored another and stole a base in the
nightcap...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll
for the week ending on 3/15...Went 2-for-3 against Southern New
Hampshire on 3/24...Hit a solo home run at Southern New Hampshire
on 3/26...Went 2-for-3 with a home run, drove in three runs, scored
twice and stole a base in the first game of a doubleheader against
American International on 3/28; slugged 3-for-5 with a double,
drove in two runs and scored twice in the second game...Named to
the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending
on 3/29...Hit 2-for-3, drove in three runs, scored three times and
stole a base at Saint Rose on 4/2...Was a perfect 4-for-4 with two
doubles, a triple and a home run, drove in three runs and scored
three times in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint
Michael's on 4/4...Hit 3-for-5, scored a run and stole a base in
the front end of a doubleheader at Southern Connecticut State on
4/5...Named Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week for the
week ending on 4/5...Went 3-for-5 with a double, drove in a run and
scored another at Bentley on 4/7...Was 2-for-4 and scored a run
against Bentley on 4/10...Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in the
first game of a doubleheader against Merrimack on 4/11...Named to
the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending
on 4/12...Hit 2-for-4 with a double, drove in a run and scored
another against Assumption on 4/14...Went 2-for-6, drove in a run
and scored once at Assumption on 4/16...Hit a two-run home run in
the first game of a doubleheader against Saint Anselm on
4/18...Slugged 3-for-5 and scored twice at Saint Anselm on
4/19...Was a perfect 2-for-2 with a double, drove in three runs and
scored twice at American International on 4/20...Hit 2-for-4 with a
double, drove in a run and scored another against New Haven on
4/22...Went 2-for-5 with a double and drove in two runs at Pace on
4/23...Was a perfect 2-for-2 with a home run, drove in two runs,
scored twice and stole a base against Pace on 4/24...Named to the
Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on
4/27...Posted an 11-game hit streak from April 25 through May
10...Went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in a run against
Stonehill on 4/30...Went 2-for-4, drove in a run and scored another
in the second game of a doubleheader against Massachusetts Lowell
on 5/2...Hit 3-for-4, drove in two runs and scored once at
Massachusetts Lowell on 5/3...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference
Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 5/3...Went 3-for-4 and
scored twice in the Northeast-10 Championship against New Haven on
5/8...Clubbed 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, drove in four
runs and scored twice in the Northeast-10 Championship against
Massachusetts Lowell on 5/9; later in the day, went 3-for-5 with a
double and scored three times against New Haven...Hit 2-for-3,
drove in a run and scored three times in the Northeast-10
Championship against Assumption on 5/10...Named to the Northeast-10
Conference All-Championship Team...Named Northeast-10 Conference
Freshman of the Week for the week ending on 5/10.
2009
Statistics
Before Franklin Pierce: Four-time
All-Catholic Central League selection at Cardinal Spellman High
School (Mass.)...All-Scholastic selection as a junior and a
senior...Team captain as a senior...Also played football at
Cardinal Spellman...Played at the club level for South Shore
Spartans, Royals Baseball Academy and East Cobb Cubs.
Personal: Son of Pamela
and Steven Dowd...Has an older brother, Sean...Father Steven and
brother Sean both played football at Springfield College...A sports
and recreation management major.