Liam Bowen is an American

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coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the

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Playing career

Bowen attended

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. Upon graduation, Bowen enrolled at

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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. 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. As a junior in 2005, Bowen pitched a team-high 59 innings, 11 starts, 4 complete games and 43 strikeouts. In 2006, Bowen went 6–2 with a 5.18 ERA.

Coaching career

Upon graduation, Bowen accepted a position at

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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

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. On September 7, 2011, Bowen was named a volunteer assistant coach for the

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team. On May 1, 2019, Bowen was named the interim head coach for the Retrievers when

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resigned. On May 22, 2019, Bowen was promoted to head coach of the Retrievers.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Macalester Scots bioUMBC Retrievers bio
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