Golden Eagle Becomes a Teal Honker
(Rochester, MN)-The Rochester Honkers Baseball Club announced today the signing of Drew Bowen, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound freshman right-handed pitcher from Oral Roberts University. Bowen is the second Golden Eagle in Rochester Honker history to don the teal in the summer.
Currently Bowen is 2-0 with a 5.40 ERA for Oral Roberts. The late inning reliever has made 11 total appearances on the season, pitching 23.1 innings, striking out 27 and holding opponents to a .228 batting average.
Bowen earned his 2nd victory of the season Thursday night, pitching the final two shutout innings against Wichita State in the 7-6 13-inning win. Bowen faced 8 total batters, giving up 0 runs, scattering 2 hits and walking 1 to earn the win.
Bowen, a 2008 graduate of Tulsa Memorial High School (Tulsa, OK), was named the 2008 Conference Pitcher of the Year. He was four-time all-conference performer, a member of the Rawlings All-Region West Team and was ranked in the top 300 prospects nationally by Perfect Game.
Bowen was heavily recruited by Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and TCU before choosing Oral Roberts.
The Rochester Honkers 16th season begins on May 28th, 2009 when the Mankato MoonDogs come to Mayo Field for a 7:05pm first pitch. Season Tickets, Bonus Books, Suites and Patios are now on sale. Call the Honkers office at 507-289-1170 for more information.
