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As a Junior (2015) - Started 47 games and hit leadoff for the national champion Sunbirds....First Team All-PacWest selection and NCCAA All-American....despite battling injuries, led the team with a .440 OBP and ranked second in batting average (.347) and fourth in homeruns (5).....also led the team in stolen bases (13) while becoming the program's career steals leader....reached based in 34 consecutive games, a streak that carried over two seasons....an exceptional defensive centerfielder, did not commit an error all season and was a West Region Gold-Glove nominee....hit .462 during the NCCAA World Series including 4-for-4 with two doubles and two steals in the opener vs. Toccoa Falls....went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in national championship game vs. Lee....hit two homeruns and recorded seven RBI in series at Point Loma....went 2-for-6 with a homer vs. conference champ Dixie State (4/3).

As a Sophomore (2014) - Started all 58 games in centerfield for the national champion Sunbirds....earned third team All-PacWest honors and provided a spark at the top of lineup, hitting .319 and scoring a PacWest-high 50 runs while finishing second in the league with 22 stolen bases.....was crucial to the team's postseason run, reaching base in each of the team's final 27 games with FPU going 23-4 during that span.....finished the year with 20 doubles, four triples, one homer, 17 RBI, a .411 OBP and a .468 slugging percentage....also established himself as one of the league's top defensive outfielders....went 3-for-4 against Hawaii Pacific (2/24) with a school-record five stolen bases....went 4-for-5 with a homerun in victory over Sonoma State (3/8)....had a hitting streak of 13 games during the season and ended the year on a 12-game hit streak....collected hits in each of the team's eight postseason games and stole three bases in the national semifinal win over Cedarville (5/17).

As a Freshman (2013) - Appeared in 52 of the team's 54 games, making 40 starts in the outfield....in 114 at-bats, hit .237 with two homeruns, 13 RBI and 28 runs scored....was second on the team with 18 walks and had a .380 on-base percentage....also stole six bases....went 3-for-4 with a homerun, three RBI and three runs scored at Azusa Pacific (3/2)....in six games against PacWest champion Cal Baptist, including the postseason, Bower went 8-for-18 (.444) with five runs scored, four RBI and a homer....went 3-for-4 vs. Hawaii Pacific (4/27)....a stellar defensive outfielder, he had a perfect fielding percentage to go with two assists.

Prior to FPU - Graduate of Clovis East High School...played three years of varsity baseball for coach Rigo Ledezma...named team MVP and All-League...batted .311 with 13 HR’s and 90 hits.

Personal - Born June 15...son of Jennifer and Baron Bower...has one brother, Beau, and one sister, Brianna...his father played baseball and was drafted in 1986 out of Fresno High School...the person he admires the most is his mother...favorite food is tri-tip...favorite TV show is anything on MLB Network...favorite musical artist is Kid Cudi.