Hokie Club2 - Nicky BowersPosition: Pitcher
Class: Junior
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 180 lbs.
High School: Patrick County
Hometown: Stuart, Va.
Has been a major contributor out of the bullpen the past two seasons ... Became the Hokies' bullpen closer last year after serving as the setup man to All-BIG EAST reliever Matt Dalton as a freshman in 2003 ... A competitor who possesses great poise on the mound ... Has a live arm and command of three pitches ... Likes to have the ball in his hand ... Has limited opponents to a combined .235 batting average against him during his first two seasons ... Showed continued improvement during fall workouts ... Has been mentioned as a possible starter this year ... Will be a key figure for the Hokies no matter which role he assumes ... 2003-04: Appeared in a team-high 28 games as the closer ... Worked a total of 31 innings, compiling a 4-1 record, seven saves and a team-best 2.61 earned run average ... Struck out 24 batters, while walking 11 ... Held foes to a .243 batting average ... Five of the nine earned runs he allowed came in a game against Pittsburgh ... Did not give up an earned run in his last 16 appearances ... Allowed just two home runs during the season, both coming in a Tech loss to Duquesne ... Pitched two innings at James Madison for a victory ... Posted saves against South Florida, UNC Wilmington, Rutgers, Radford, Campbell, East Tennessee State and Notre Dame ...
2002-03: Took the mound 26 times, all but three in relief ... Served mainly as a late-inning setup man ... Was forced into a starting role late in the year when injuries struck the staff ... Registered 47 innings of work, allowing just 37 hits ... Struck out 45 batters while walking 21... Held opponents to a .223 batting average ... Finished 4-1 with a 3.45 ERA ... Gave up just five runs (four earned) during his first 16 appearances ... Earned a win in his first outing of the year at Campbell ... Also earned victories in relief against Villanova and VMI ... Made his first start against St. John's and picked up a win with 5.1 innings of work ... Struck out nine batters during that outing ... Suffered his lone loss in a start against Notre Dame ...
High School: Played shortstop and pitched for Coach Philip Stegell at Patrick County ... Lettered three seasons ... Struck out 74 batters in 39 1/3 innings of work his senior year ... Posted a 0.71 earned run average ... Contributed four home runs and hit .413 on the way to all-district honors as a shortstop ... Named second-team all-state as a utility player ... Played some first base his junior year, earning all-district recognition ... Carried a .472 batting average and posted nine homers that year ...
Personal: Nicholas Dwayne Bowers ... Born 8/26/84 in Stuart, VA ... Son of Dwayne and Karen Bowers ... His uncle, Tim Bowers, played baseball for Tech in the mid-1980s ... Majoring in physical education.
| Year | W-L | IP | H | R-ER | ERA | BB | SO | G | S | CG | SHO | SV |
| 2003 | 4-1 | 47.0 | 37 | 25-18 | 3.45 | 21 | 45 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4-1 | 31.0 | 28 | 21-9 | 2.61 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 8-2 | 78.0 | 65 | 46-27 | 3.12 | 32 | 69 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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