University of Arizona Athletics

Summer 2017
Pitched for the Danville Dans of the Prospect League…Pitched 52 2/3 innings, posting a 4-3 record and a 4.44 ERA…Struck out 81 batters in just 52 2/3 innings…Had his best start of the summer and was named Pitcher of the Week when he tossed seven shutout innings against Springfield (7/8), allowing just one hit and striking out 14…Won three straight starts from July 8-21 and won four of his last five decisions.
 
Arizona 2017
Appeared in four games on the season, pitching 3 2/3 innings…Struck out four on the season with two walks…Totaled a 4.91 ERA…Made his first appearance of the season against Eastern Kentucky (2/19), pitching a perfect inning with one strikeout…Appeared again at Texas Tech (3/7), pitching 1 1/3 innings, giving up two hits and one walk, while striking out three…Pitched a perfect inning against Hartford (3/11) in a 25-3 victory.

Before Arizona
Played two seasons at Phoenix College for Coach Kevin Kimball…Named Second-Team All-Conference as a freshman in 2015…Totaled 65 strikeouts in 57 innings as a sophomore in 2016…Went 7-5 in 2015 in 79 2/3 innings with a 4.07 ERA…Three-year letterwinner at Deer Valley High School in Glendale, Arizona…Member of the swim and dive team at Deer Valley for three seasons…Captain of the swim team as a senior.
 
Personal
Son of Brent Gowens and Jerri-Sue Gartner…Has one brother, Jacob Gowens…Sports Management major…Father played baseball at Mesa Community College…Chose Arizona because of “the coaching staff, and to be with a great group of guys.”