UC Santa Barbara
2018 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2018: Enjoyed a breakout season to earn his first career all-conference honor as a redshirt junior…Played in 42 games with 25 starts at catcher, nine in left field and one as the designated hitter…Tied for team-high honors with a .312 batting average (44-for-141)…Slashed .312/.363/.482…Led the team with a .482 slugging percentage…Finished with four homeruns, 20 RBIs and led the team with 12 doubles…Scored 19 runs and walked nine times…Stole three bases in five attempts…Came on strong in the second half of the season…Had a line of .368/.385/.684 through 12 games in April and slashed .321/.419/.528 in 15 games in May…In Big West play, hit .366 (26-for-71) with three homeruns, nine doubles and 11 RBIs with a .620 slugging percentage…Finished with 11 multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with six games of three hits or more…Had a game-tying RBI double and a season-high four hits in a 3-2 win at Long Beach State on May 13…Scored the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth of a 6-5 win over Hawai’i after going 3-for-3 with a season-high three runs and three doubles in the game…Hit a three-run homerun in a 7-5 win over UTRGV (Apr. 8).
2017: In his redshirt sophomore season, made a dozen appearances at catcher while also making a pair of relief appearances on the mound ... Went 5-27 (.185) at the plate with two RBIs and two walks in 29 plate appearances ...
2016: Entered 23 games as a redshirt freshman, including 16 starts behind the dish ... Made one postseason appearance, catching the final frame of a 14-inning 3-2 win over Washington at the Nashville Regional ... Slashed .182/.246/.218 with two doubles, four walks, 13 strikeouts, and five RBIs in 55 at-bats ... Team was 10-6 in his starts ... Had a pair of two-hit games ... Threw out 16.7% of would-be attempted basestealers ... Batted .267 in May, his best single-month average ... Top offensive performance came on Feb. 26 against Kentucky in the inaugural Tony Gwynn Classic as he went 2-5 with an RBI double ... His first career hit came earlier in that same game, as he singled through the left side as part of a three-run UCSB rally ... Batted .222 (6-27) in Big West action ... Over the summer, returned to the Conejo Oaks for a 13-game stint ... Batted .194 in 36 at-bats with Conejo.
2015: Redshirted with UCSB ... Over the summer, batted .313 with 14 RBIs in 21 games for the Conejo Oaks of the California Collegiate League.
High School: Played four varsity years at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School under head coach Warren Dickey ... Played catcher, pitcher, and third base for the Pirates ... As a junior, hit .319 with 16 RBIs and eight doubles. On the mound, went 7-1 with a 1.81 ERA ... As a sophomore, batted .321 with 23 RBIs, eight doubles, and a pair of home runs ... Did not play his senior season ... Was a 2014 Perfect Game Preseason All-American ... Was a First Team Los Padres League and Santa Barbara County selection, while making Second Team All-CIF ... Reached the CIF Quarterfinals in his sophomore and junior seasons ... Threw a complete game one-hitter against Cabrillo in Mar. 2013.
Personal: Thomas Edward Rowan was born on Nov. 8, 1995 to parents Patrick and Mary in Santa Barbara, Calif. ... Goes by the nickname "T-Row" ... Has one older brother, Sean ... Plans on majoring in political science ... Aspires to become a lawyer ... Roots for the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Lakers ... His favorite movies include Anchorman, The Departed, and Angels & Demons ... Listens to Jason Aldean, Rebelution, and Fortunate Youth ... Lists Danny Duffy, Kobe Bryant, and Kris Bryant as his favorite athletes ... Likes to watch Seinfeld and Workahlolics.
