Liam Bowen

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Liam Bowen
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUMBC
ConferenceAmerica East
Record22–45
Playing career
2003–2006Macalester College
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2010St. Mary's College of Maryland (asst)
2011Lincoln Memorial University (GA)
2012–2019UMBC (asst.)
2019–presentUMBC
Head coaching record
Overall22–45
TournamentsAmerica East: 0–0
NCAA: 0–0

Liam Bowen is an American college baseball coach and former player. Bowen is the head coach of the UMBC Retrievers baseball team.

Playing career[]

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[]

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[]

Statistics overview
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)
UMBC: 22–45 12–31
Total: 22–45

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References[]

  1. ^ "2003 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "2004 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "2005 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "2006 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Liam Bowen Named Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach". www.umbcretrievers.com. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. September 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Liam Bowen Named UMBC Baseball Head Coach". www.pressboxonline.com. Momentum Sports Network. May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

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