- Struck out a batter per inning in her career (237 Ks to 237.0 IP)
- Did not lose a decision since her freshman year (16-0 from 2014-2017)
- Ninth in Arizona freshman history in strikeouts (100 – 2013)
- Member of the NPF’s Beijing Shougang Eagles
2017: Was a valuable and versatile member of head coach Mike Candrea’s bench and saw action both on the pitcher’s rubber and the batter’s box … Saw action in 22 games, 12 appearances in the circle and 10 as a hitter … Pitching: Started four games and appeared in eight more, posting a perfect 5-0 record and a 1.99 ERA … Struck out 28 batters in 31.2 innings pitched … Limited opponents to a .183 average … Threw a shutout vs. Cal State Bakersfield (6.0 IP, 2 H, 4 K, 0 BB) … Batting: Was a pinch hitter in nine games and received one start as Arizona’s designated player (3/5 vs. Texas) … Went 2-for-13 at the plate (.154) … Drove in a pair of runs and scored two of her own … Drew three walks, helping her to a .294 on-base percentage.
2016: Contributed for the Wildcats both in the circle and the batter’s box … Started 32 games at first base and appeared in 16 games in the circle, including two starts … Played her best softball at the end of the season, reclaiming her role as the starting first baseman and was very productive in the five-hole in the Arizona lineup in the final three weeks … Hit .409 with two home runs and a team-high nine RBI in the final three weeks of the season, and scored the winning run in Arizona’s walkoff victory for the Knoxville Regional … In the final week of the regular season, Bowling graduated at Arizona’s Student Athlete Convocation on Thursday and then proceeded to hit .600 with two home runs and seven RBI and pitched four scoreless innings and was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the first time in her career … For the season, Bowling .247 in 89 at-bats with five home runs and 23 RBI … Went 2-0 in the circle with a 3.44 ERA and allowed just 29 hits in 38.2 innings, good for a .204 opponent batting average, the best on the team … Struck out 30 batters … Was hit by four pitches, second most on the team … Dropped down seven sacrifice bunts, second most on the team and ninth in the Pac-12 … Had three multi-hit games and six games with multiple RBI … Enters her senior year as the team’s active leader in career strikeouts (209) and has struck out more than a batter per inning for her career (209 Ks to 205.1 IP) … Hit .278 in 12 Pac-12 appearances and hit two homers with eight RBI … Notched four hits vs. UCF (2/20), a career high and tied for the most by any Wildcat in 2016 … Also drove in four vs. the Golden Knights, another career high … Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention for the second time in her career … Knoxville Regional: Had a hit in every game and scored the winning run in Sunday’s championship game vs. Tennessee (5/22) … Led the team with a .500 average … Tied for the team-high in hits (4) and walks (2), helping her to a team-best .600 OBP … Auburn Super Regional: Had two hits and drove in Arizona’s lone run in game 3 (5/29) … Pitched 3.1 innings in game 3 (5/29) and allowed just one hit, a two-run homer.
2015: Appeared in 12 games before redshirting the remainder of the season due to a medical issue … Went 2-0 with a 4.79 ERA … Struck out 14 batters in 19.0 innings pitched … Started four games and pitched a complete-game shutout vs. Drake (2/15) … Earned a save in a scoreless seventh vs. Colorado State (2/27) … Went 2-for-2 at the plate with three RBI and one run scored in a pair of offensive appearances.
2014: Posted a 2.80 ERA in 20 appearances … Was a perfect 7-0 on the season … Fourth on the team with 55.0 innings pitched … Started nine games and threw three complete games … Struck out 65 batters compared to just 18 walks … Had the most K/IP (1.18) and fewest BB/IP (0.33) on the team … Named Pac-12 all-academic honorable mention … Threw two solo complete game shutouts and was a part of two more … Limited batters to a .239 average against on the year … Had the pitching performance of the year when she retired the first 18 batters she faced against No. 11 Nebraska (2/21), only to have her perfect-game bid broken up in the seventh as she attempted to throw the ninth perfect game in program history … Struck out 13 batters against Grand Canyon (2/16), a career high and the only double-digit strikeout performance by any UA pitcher on the season … Put together a stretch of 23.1 innings pitched over eight games in which she allowed just one run (0.30 ERA) on 15 hits (.176 batting average against) with two walks against 33 strikeouts … Over her first nine appearances of the season, had a 0.78 ERA … Lafayette Super Regional: Tossed an inning of perfect softball in game two, including one strikeout.
2013: Cited as Pac-12 all-freshman honorable mention … Had a 4.46 ERA in 30 appearances as a freshman … Compiled a 4-6 record … Registered two complete games … Saved one game on the season … Struck out 100 batters in 92.2 innings pitched, the best K/IP on the team … Walked 59 batters on the year … Limited batters to a .267 average … Struck out a career-best 10 batters against the eventual national champion Oklahoma Sooners, including a stretch of six consecutive batters at one point … Allowed five hits and struck out three in a complete-game shutout of Notre Dame (3/14) … Caught 14 batters looking in conference play, the seventh most backwards Ks in the Pac-12 despite tossing only 39.2 innings Pac-12 play, the fewest on the team … Hit .209 in 43 at-bats offensively … Nearly half of her hits (4-of-9) went for extra bases … Scored three runs and drove in four of her own on the season … College Station Regional: Appeared in all three games, including a pair of starts … Pitched five innings in relief against Baylor (5/17) and gave up three runs on four hits with four strikeouts … Started against Penn (5/18) and allowed two runs on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 3.2 innings … Earned the start against Baylor (5/18) and gave up four runs on four hits with four walks … Did not factor into the decision in any contest.
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Royal High School in Simi Valley, Calif. under Head Coach Bill Dishon ... Ranked No. 7 on ESPN’s Top 100 Softball Recruits ... Awarded first-team all-state during her senior season ... Posted a 25-3 record during her senior season with a 0.43 ERA and 246 strikeouts ... Recorded 302 strikeouts as a freshman in 2009, which led all freshman, nationally ... Nominated the Gatorade Player of the Year ... Named Royal H.S. Female Athlete of the Year as well as Ventura Star Athlete of the Year ... Leaves Royal with the school’s strikeout record ... Earned league co-champs during her senior season when she led the squad to a 25-3 record.
Personal: Born Nancy Anne Bowling in January of 1994 in Simi Valley, Calif. to William and Debi Bowling ... Has one brother, Justin Eldridge (28) and one sister, Margaret Bowling (20) ... Is undecided in field of study ... Chose Arizona over Oregon, Florida, UCLA and Washington because, “I fell in love with Arizona.”
Career Honors:
2016
Pac-12 Player of the Week (5/9-15)
Pac-12 All-Academic (Honorable Mention)
2014
Pac-12 All-Academic (Honorable Mention)
2013
Pac-12 All-Freshman (Honorable Mention)
