UNC Wilmington Athletics

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2015 Season: Starter in 42 of 43 games played as a senior … split time between pitcher, first base and outfield positions … posted .223 batting average with 25 hits and 16 runs batted in … compiled 4-10 record in the circle with 4.51 earned run average while making 18 appearances … led UNCW with 80 strikeouts in 71.1 innings pitched … made 16 starts in the circle … posted pair of 10-strikeout efforts against Norfolk State and Campbell … earned win over North Carolina A&T on Feb. 20 by throwing four innings with five strikeouts while allowing just two hits … also went 4-for-4 at the plate with four runs batted in and a home run in 8-3 victory … gave up one run in five innings against Western Carolina with six strikeouts … allowed just two hits in six innings against Norfolk State on Mar. 7 while going 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and two RBI … earned fourth win of the season against Youngstown State on Mar. 8 after giving up just four hits in four innings … collected two hits with two runs batted in against South Carolina on Mar. 31 … also had two hits in first game of doubleheader at Coastal Carolina with an RBI.

2014 Season: Started 44 of 45 games as a junior ... made 33 appearances in the circle, including team-high 25 starts ... compiled a 10-15 record ... posted 3.01 earned run average with 179 strikeouts in 181.2 innings ... led UNCW with 13 complete games ... tallied season-high 17 strikeouts at Campbell ... also posted 12 strikeouts in complete game shutout against N.C. Central ... struck out 11 batters in complete game shutout against Towson while allowing just two hits in eight innings ... hit .206 with two home runs and 12 runs batted in ... drove in three runs with two hits, including a home run, against UNCG ... also hit a home run in first game of CAA doubleheader against Delaware.

2013 Season: Made 31 appearances and 26 starts in the circle for the Seahawks … led pitching staff in nearly every statistical category, including wins (10), complete games (13), innings pitched (158.0) and strikeouts (114) … became just the ninth player in program history to record 100 strikeouts in a season … ranked fifth in the league in that category … named CAA Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 12 … struck out season-high 10 batters in complete-game victory against Liberty.

2012 Season: Made 31 appearances and started 24 games in the circle ... fashioned 4.21 ERA in 143.0 innings pitched ... recorded 139 strikeouts, the third highest single-season total in school history ... ranked third in the CAA in strikeouts ... picked up first collegiate victory with shutout triumph over North Carolina A&T ... matched school record with 12 strikeouts against Coastal Carolina ... named CAA Rooke of the Week on May 6 after pitching eight no-hit innings in loss against NCAA Super Regional qualifier Hofstra.

At Colonie Central High School: Recorded 190 career strikeouts for Colonie Central … named Suburban Council Pitcher of the Year during senior season … led Raiders to a Suburban Council Championship as a junior.

Personal: Full Name: Casey Ann Rowland … born on June 7, 1993, in Albany, N.Y. … daughter of Mark and Kelly Rowland ... majoring in Elementary Education.