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Jersey Number 14
Karson Bowen
- Position:
- C
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Anaheim Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Orange Lutheran HS
Bio
Career Honors
• 2025 Second-team All-Big 12 Conference
• 2024 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2023 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Invite
• 2023 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• 2023 NCAA Fayetteville All-Regional Team
• 2023 Big 12 All-Tournament team
• 2023 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
• 2023 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
2025 (Junior)
Made 41 starts as part of 45 games played... started 20 games at first base, 16 as the catcher and five as the designated hitter... appeared in three games a pinch hitter and one as a defensive replacement... hit .333 on the season with a .516 slugging percentage and a .425 on-base percentage... tallied 53 hits on the year with 11 doubles, three triples and four home runs... totaled 28 RBIs... recorded 15 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI contests... collected a hit in 31 games and reached safely in 39... hit an inside-the park, two-run home run in the season-opener at San Diego (Feb. 14)... went 3-for-4 with a doubled, a triple and two RBIs in Game 3 against the Toreros (Feb. 16)... reached base safely three times against Arkansas (Feb. 22)... recorded two hits in the Southern Miss series (Feb. 28-March 2)... collected two hits and drove in two runs in the series-opener against Fresno State (March 7)... tallied a double in the series-opener against Arizona State (March 14)... went 1-for-1 with an RBI off the bench in the series finale at Texas Tech (March 23)... was 1-for-2 with an RBI against UTRGV (March 25)... drove in two runs and scored two runs in a start at Houston (March 29)... doubled as part of two hits in a win over UTSA (April 1)... went 8-for-13 (.615) with two doubles, a home run and two RBIs in the sweep of BYU (April 3-4)... hit home run No. 2 on the season as part of a four-hit game in the series-finale against the Cougars... had two hits including a triple in the series-opener against Kansas (April 11)... drove in two runs in Game 2 against the Jayhawks (April 12)... tripled as part of two hits against Dallas Baptist (April 15)... tallied just one hit in the series at UCF (April 17-19)... recorded five hits and scored four runs in the series win against Baylor (April 25-27)... went 2-for-4 against UT Arlington (April 29)... had six hits and drove in six runs in the series at Arizona (May 2-4)... five of the RBIs came in the series finale against the Wildcats... went 7-for-16 (.438) with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs against Cincinnati (May 9-11)... drove in two runs and scored two runs in the series-opener at Utah (May 15)... season ended with an injury suffered in Game 2 at Utah (May 16).
2024 (Sophomore)
Played in and started 51 games... made 26 starts as the catcher and 25 at first base... of the 43 hits on the season, seven were doubles and six went for home runs... tallied 38 RBIs on the year... was 8-for-8 in stolen bases... hit .235 on the season with a .326 on-base percentage and a .372 slugging percentage... recorded a hit in 29 games and reached safely in 40... recorded 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI contests... collected an RBI-double in the season-opener against Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 16)... homered, doubled and drove in five runs as part of a three hit game in the series finale against Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 18)... was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the win over Texas State (Feb. 20)... went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs in the series finale against UCLA (Feb. 25)... collected two hits and drove in two against Washington State (Feb. 27)... drove in a run each in wins against Arizona State (March 2) and USC (March 3)... registered two hits in the series at Kansas (March 8-10)... hit safely in all three games against Oklahoma (March 15-17) and drove in two runs... homered in the series finale against the Sooners (March 17)... broke a three-game hitless streak with two hits in the series opener against Houston (March 28-30)... drove in two with a double in Game 2 at Cincinnati (April 6)... hit fourth home run of the season in the series-opener against Texas Tech (April 12)... was 2-for-5 with a double at Abilene Christian (April 16)... collected two hits in the win over DBU (April 23)... collected two hits and drove in a run in the series-opener against Kansas State (April 26)... homered as part of two hits and drove in four runs in the series finale at Baylor (May 5)... had two hits in each game against New Mexico State (May 10-11)... recorded a hit in the series-opener against West Virginia (May 16)... tallied a hit in three of the four Big 12 Tournament contests... final hit of the season was a 2-run home run against Kansas (May 24).
2023 (Freshman)
Started 55 games as part of 56 appearances... made 54 starts as the catcher and one as the designated hitter... lone appearance off the bench came as a defensive replacement... ranked second on the team with a .350 batting average... totaled 76 on the year including 15 doubles and six home runs... drove in 46 runs... was successful in 9 of 11 stolen base attempts... registered 24 multi-hit games and 13 multiple RBI contests... recorded a hit in 45 games and reached safely in 47... defensively, threw out 13 base stealers... made collegiate debut as a defensive replacement against Arkansas (Feb. 18)... first career start came against Missouri (Feb. 19)... went 2-for-3 with an RBI against UT Arlington (Feb. 22)... tallied two hits and drove in two runs in lone start against Florida State (Feb. 25)... doubled twice in a midweek start at DBU (Feb. 28)... hit first career home run, a two-run shot, against Louisville (March 4)... was 1-for-3 with an RBI against Rice (March 5)... was 2-for-4 with one RBI against UT Arlington (March 7)... started two games in the San Diego series (March 10-11)... had four hits and drove in four in the Oklahoma series (March 17-19)... tallied two hits in the win over Abilene Christian (March 21)... connected fifth double of the season in a win over Northwestern (March 22)... hit safely in all three games against Kansas (March 24-26)... homered and drove in four in Game 2 against the Jayhawks (March 25)... had three hits and drove in two at UT Arlington (March 28)... tallied a hit and drove in a run in all three games at Texas Tech (March 31-April 2)... had two hits in the series-opener against Oklahoma State (April 6)... recorded three hits and drove in two in two games against UNC Wilmington (April 14-15)... had four hits and drove in three at West Virginia (April 21-23)... hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning in a win over DBU (April 25)... homered in the series opener against Texas (April 29)... had three hits total in the Texas series (April 29-May 1)... went 7-for-13 (.538) with three RBIs in the Cal State Fullerton series (May 5-7)... had a hit and drove in a run in the series finale against Baylor (May 14)... tallied five hits, including two doubles and a home run, while driving in five in the series win at Kansas State (May 18-20)... hit safely in all four games, hitting .470 (8-for-17), of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (May 24-28)... had four hits and drove in two in the tournament's opening game against Kansas State (May 24)... had two hits in the championship game against Oklahoma State (May 28)... went 8-for-14 (.571) in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (June 2-5)... had three hits in the Regional opener against Arizona (June 2)... went 3-for-4 with four runs scored in the winner's bracket game against Arkansas (June 4)... had two doubles in the Regional championship game against the Razorbacks (June 5)... had a hit in the first game of the NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional against Indiana State (June 9).... collected five hits in the College World Series (June 16-21)... had two hits in games against Oral Roberts (June 16) and Virginia (June 18).
High School
Four year letterwinner at Orange Lutheran... was honored with a Rawlings Gold Glove as a senior... named the Trinity League Defensive Player of the Year... earned first-team all-league honors as a senior... four time member of USA Baseball National Teams (2016 12U; 2018 15U; 2019 15U; 2021 18U)... three-time first-team all-region performer... played in the Perfect Game Underclass All-American game as a sophomore... standout in the classroom as a member of the Presidential Honor Roll... high school teammates with fellow Horned Frog Louis Rodriguez.
Personal
Parents are Kris and David... has two brothers, Bryce and Alec.
• 2025 Second-team All-Big 12 Conference
• 2024 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2023 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Invite
• 2023 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• 2023 NCAA Fayetteville All-Regional Team
• 2023 Big 12 All-Tournament team
• 2023 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
• 2023 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
2025 (Junior)
Made 41 starts as part of 45 games played... started 20 games at first base, 16 as the catcher and five as the designated hitter... appeared in three games a pinch hitter and one as a defensive replacement... hit .333 on the season with a .516 slugging percentage and a .425 on-base percentage... tallied 53 hits on the year with 11 doubles, three triples and four home runs... totaled 28 RBIs... recorded 15 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI contests... collected a hit in 31 games and reached safely in 39... hit an inside-the park, two-run home run in the season-opener at San Diego (Feb. 14)... went 3-for-4 with a doubled, a triple and two RBIs in Game 3 against the Toreros (Feb. 16)... reached base safely three times against Arkansas (Feb. 22)... recorded two hits in the Southern Miss series (Feb. 28-March 2)... collected two hits and drove in two runs in the series-opener against Fresno State (March 7)... tallied a double in the series-opener against Arizona State (March 14)... went 1-for-1 with an RBI off the bench in the series finale at Texas Tech (March 23)... was 1-for-2 with an RBI against UTRGV (March 25)... drove in two runs and scored two runs in a start at Houston (March 29)... doubled as part of two hits in a win over UTSA (April 1)... went 8-for-13 (.615) with two doubles, a home run and two RBIs in the sweep of BYU (April 3-4)... hit home run No. 2 on the season as part of a four-hit game in the series-finale against the Cougars... had two hits including a triple in the series-opener against Kansas (April 11)... drove in two runs in Game 2 against the Jayhawks (April 12)... tripled as part of two hits against Dallas Baptist (April 15)... tallied just one hit in the series at UCF (April 17-19)... recorded five hits and scored four runs in the series win against Baylor (April 25-27)... went 2-for-4 against UT Arlington (April 29)... had six hits and drove in six runs in the series at Arizona (May 2-4)... five of the RBIs came in the series finale against the Wildcats... went 7-for-16 (.438) with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs against Cincinnati (May 9-11)... drove in two runs and scored two runs in the series-opener at Utah (May 15)... season ended with an injury suffered in Game 2 at Utah (May 16).
2024 (Sophomore)
Played in and started 51 games... made 26 starts as the catcher and 25 at first base... of the 43 hits on the season, seven were doubles and six went for home runs... tallied 38 RBIs on the year... was 8-for-8 in stolen bases... hit .235 on the season with a .326 on-base percentage and a .372 slugging percentage... recorded a hit in 29 games and reached safely in 40... recorded 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI contests... collected an RBI-double in the season-opener against Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 16)... homered, doubled and drove in five runs as part of a three hit game in the series finale against Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 18)... was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the win over Texas State (Feb. 20)... went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs in the series finale against UCLA (Feb. 25)... collected two hits and drove in two against Washington State (Feb. 27)... drove in a run each in wins against Arizona State (March 2) and USC (March 3)... registered two hits in the series at Kansas (March 8-10)... hit safely in all three games against Oklahoma (March 15-17) and drove in two runs... homered in the series finale against the Sooners (March 17)... broke a three-game hitless streak with two hits in the series opener against Houston (March 28-30)... drove in two with a double in Game 2 at Cincinnati (April 6)... hit fourth home run of the season in the series-opener against Texas Tech (April 12)... was 2-for-5 with a double at Abilene Christian (April 16)... collected two hits in the win over DBU (April 23)... collected two hits and drove in a run in the series-opener against Kansas State (April 26)... homered as part of two hits and drove in four runs in the series finale at Baylor (May 5)... had two hits in each game against New Mexico State (May 10-11)... recorded a hit in the series-opener against West Virginia (May 16)... tallied a hit in three of the four Big 12 Tournament contests... final hit of the season was a 2-run home run against Kansas (May 24).
2023 (Freshman)
Started 55 games as part of 56 appearances... made 54 starts as the catcher and one as the designated hitter... lone appearance off the bench came as a defensive replacement... ranked second on the team with a .350 batting average... totaled 76 on the year including 15 doubles and six home runs... drove in 46 runs... was successful in 9 of 11 stolen base attempts... registered 24 multi-hit games and 13 multiple RBI contests... recorded a hit in 45 games and reached safely in 47... defensively, threw out 13 base stealers... made collegiate debut as a defensive replacement against Arkansas (Feb. 18)... first career start came against Missouri (Feb. 19)... went 2-for-3 with an RBI against UT Arlington (Feb. 22)... tallied two hits and drove in two runs in lone start against Florida State (Feb. 25)... doubled twice in a midweek start at DBU (Feb. 28)... hit first career home run, a two-run shot, against Louisville (March 4)... was 1-for-3 with an RBI against Rice (March 5)... was 2-for-4 with one RBI against UT Arlington (March 7)... started two games in the San Diego series (March 10-11)... had four hits and drove in four in the Oklahoma series (March 17-19)... tallied two hits in the win over Abilene Christian (March 21)... connected fifth double of the season in a win over Northwestern (March 22)... hit safely in all three games against Kansas (March 24-26)... homered and drove in four in Game 2 against the Jayhawks (March 25)... had three hits and drove in two at UT Arlington (March 28)... tallied a hit and drove in a run in all three games at Texas Tech (March 31-April 2)... had two hits in the series-opener against Oklahoma State (April 6)... recorded three hits and drove in two in two games against UNC Wilmington (April 14-15)... had four hits and drove in three at West Virginia (April 21-23)... hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning in a win over DBU (April 25)... homered in the series opener against Texas (April 29)... had three hits total in the Texas series (April 29-May 1)... went 7-for-13 (.538) with three RBIs in the Cal State Fullerton series (May 5-7)... had a hit and drove in a run in the series finale against Baylor (May 14)... tallied five hits, including two doubles and a home run, while driving in five in the series win at Kansas State (May 18-20)... hit safely in all four games, hitting .470 (8-for-17), of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (May 24-28)... had four hits and drove in two in the tournament's opening game against Kansas State (May 24)... had two hits in the championship game against Oklahoma State (May 28)... went 8-for-14 (.571) in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (June 2-5)... had three hits in the Regional opener against Arizona (June 2)... went 3-for-4 with four runs scored in the winner's bracket game against Arkansas (June 4)... had two doubles in the Regional championship game against the Razorbacks (June 5)... had a hit in the first game of the NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional against Indiana State (June 9).... collected five hits in the College World Series (June 16-21)... had two hits in games against Oral Roberts (June 16) and Virginia (June 18).
High School
Four year letterwinner at Orange Lutheran... was honored with a Rawlings Gold Glove as a senior... named the Trinity League Defensive Player of the Year... earned first-team all-league honors as a senior... four time member of USA Baseball National Teams (2016 12U; 2018 15U; 2019 15U; 2021 18U)... three-time first-team all-region performer... played in the Perfect Game Underclass All-American game as a sophomore... standout in the classroom as a member of the Presidential Honor Roll... high school teammates with fellow Horned Frog Louis Rodriguez.
Personal
Parents are Kris and David... has two brothers, Bryce and Alec.
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