Liam Bowen is an American college baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the UMBC Retrievers.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UMBC |
| Conference | America East |
| Record | 75–104 |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Macalester College |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2010 | St. Mary's (MD) (asst) |
| 2011 | Lincoln Memorial (GA) |
| 2012–2019 | UMBC (asst.) |
| 2019–present | UMBC |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–104 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career edit
Bowen attended Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. Upon graduation, Bowen enrolled at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bowen pitched 4 seasons for the Scots.
As a freshman in 2003, Bowen made 4 relief appearances pitching 3.1 innings and striking out 2 batters.[1]
In 2004 as a sophomore, Bowen took on the ace role of the team's pitching staff. He led the team with 3 wins with a team low 4.19 ERA. He also led the team with 49 strikeouts.[2]
As a junior in 2005, Bowen pitched a team-high 59 innings, 11 starts, 4 complete games and 43 strikeouts.[3]
In 2006, Bowen went 6–2 with a 5.18 ERA.[4]
Coaching career edit
Upon graduation, Bowen accepted a position at St. Mary's College of Maryland as a pitching coach. He was at St. Mary's for 4 years, dropping the team ERA by 3 runs during his tenure. In 2011, Bowen became a graduate assistant at Lincoln Memorial University.
On September 7, 2011, Bowen was named a volunteer assistant coach for the UMBC Retrievers baseball team.[5] On May 1, 2019, Bowen was named the interim head coach for the Retrievers when Bob Mumma resigned.[6]
On May 22, 2019, Bowen was promoted to head coach of the Retrievers.[7]
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC Retrievers (America East Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | UMBC | 2–9 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2020 | UMBC | 3–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | UMBC | 17–26 | 12–26 | 4th (Division B) | |||||
| 2022 | UMBC | 23–32 | 11–19 | 4th (Division B) | America East Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | UMBC | 30–27 | 16–8 | 2nd | America East Tournament | ||||
| UMBC: | 75–104 | 39–53 | |||||||
| Total: | 75–104 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ "2003 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "2004 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "2005 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "2006 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Liam Bowen Named Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach". www.umbcretrievers.com. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. September 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Digest (May 9): Loyola Maryland's Spencer, three Terps finalists for Tewaaraton Awards". www.baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Liam Bowen Named UMBC Baseball Head Coach". www.pressboxonline.com. Momentum Sports Network. May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.