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19 Kennard McDowell

  • Position IF
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 194
  • Hometown Darlington, S.C.
  • High School Darlington
  • Prev School Spartanburg Methodist

Biography

Awards/Honors
  • 2016 NCAA Columbia All-Regional
  • 2015 Third-team All-CAA
  • 2015 CAA All-Tournament

2017 (Senior): Signed with Colorado as minor league free agent ... Started 45-of-46 games played at shortstop ... Belted four home runs, including one against Northeastern (5/27) in CAA Tournament ... Committed career-low 10 errors and had just one in his final 14 games.

2016 (Red-shirt junior): Started all 60 games at shortstop ... Belted a career-high seven home runs ... Scored season-high four runs in win over East Tennessee State (4/16) ... Fashioned a six and eight-game hitting streak in the second half of season ... Had 10 multi-hit games in the final 30 games of season.

2015 (Red-shirt sophomore): Third-team All-CAA ... CAA All-Tournament selection ... Played in 59 games for Seahawks, 58 being starts ... Finished with .289 batting average and tied for second on team with five home runs ... Drove in four runs on a grand slam against Wake Forest (2/22) and later tied that mark with four RBI's at Hofstra (4/18) ... Also homered in the game ... Had seven hitting streaks of at least three games ... Strung together season-high five-game hitting streak from 3/15 against Columbia through 3/21 against Northeastern ... Hit .529 over that stretch, going 9-for-17 ... Hit .302 in conference play.

At Spartanburg Methodist: Red-shirted his freshman season … Started at shortstop for Pioneers as team reached JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. … Hit .279 with 11 doubles and four triples … From same program as Zach Shields and former Seahawk shortstop Jake Koenig, who is now and assistant coach at SMJC.

At Darlington: All-Region selection for the Falcons and coach Mike Rogers … Helped team to region and district championships.

Personal: Full name: Kennard LeAndus McDowell Jr. … Born in Darlington, S.C. … Son of Trisha amd Kennard McDowell.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    Infield
    6'2" 194 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2016Redshirt Junior

    Infield
    6'2" 194 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2017Redshirt Senior

    Infield
    6'2" 194 lbs
    19