2022 Baseball Roster
Gowen, Jack
Jersey Number 31
Jack Gowen
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Folkston, Ga.
- High School:
- Charlton County HS
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
UGA Career (2019-22): A 20th round pick of the Miami Marlins in the 2022 MLB Draft...Compiled a 3-1 record with a 3.16 ERA and 11 saves in 61 relief appearances…Tossed 77 innings with 106 strikeouts and 54 walks...Named a 2022 First Team All-American by the NCBWA...A 2022 Southeast All-Region Second Team selection by ABCA/Rawlings..Ranks among top 10 in Georgia history for saves in a season (10 in 2022) and career (11)...Academic All-SEC member
2022 (Senior): Selected in the 20th round by the Miami Marlins in the 2022 MLB Draft
*Served as the closer and co-captain for the squad that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Named a First Team All-American by the NCBWA
*Named Southeast All-Region Second Team by ABCA/Rawlings and one of 10 finalists for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award
*Posted a 2-0 mark with 10 saves and a 2.39 ERA in 37.2 innings with 18 walks and 50 strikeouts
*Ranked ninth in Georgia history with 10 saves in a season, going 10-for-10 which ranked second in the SEC at the end of the regular season
*Excellent in SEC action at 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA and seven saves as the Bulldogs went 15-15 in league play and finished second in the Eastern Division
*Went 3.0 innings for a save against No. 16 Florida, 3.2 innings with career-high six strikeouts for a save at South Carolina and 3.0 innings for a save at No. 20 LSU
*Tied a career-high with 3.2 scoreless innings and five strikeouts in an 8-3 road win over No. 1 Tennessee
*Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings against Alabama at the SEC Tournament and 2.1 innings versus North Carolina at the NCAA Regional
*Only one of 11 inherited runners scored on the year
2021 (Junior): Made a team-high 23 relief appearances for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 1-0 mark with one save and a 2.16 ERA in 25 innings with 21 walks and 36 strikeouts
*Collected a save with a perfect final frame in 4-1 win over LSU at the SEC Tournament
*Notched 3-2 win over Gardner-Webb, securing the final two outs
*Part of combined 2-0 shutout of Clemson, tossing one inning with two strikeouts
*Registered four strikeouts in two scoreless innings versus Ga. Tech and then provided three scoreless frames and a career-high six strikeouts at Ga. Tech
*Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts in two appearances in the Evansville series
2020 (Sophomore): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Made four appearances, going 0-0, 3.18 ERA in 5.2 innings with five walks and 10 strikeouts
*Registered a career-high five strikeouts in a two-inning stint against UMASS on March 7
*Pitched one scoreless inning against Ga. Southern at SRP Park in N. Augusta, S.C. on March 10
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 (Freshman): Posted an 0-1 record and 9.35 ERA in nine relief appearances covering 8.2 innings with 10 walks and 10 strikeouts
*Made Bulldog debut with 0.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout against Dayton
*Pitched one scoreless inning with three strikeouts against Alabama State and 1.1 innings with three strikeouts at Jacksonville State
*Part of a pitching staff that set school record for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
High School: A graduate of Charlton County High School where played for Thad Marchman
*Went 7-4 with a 1.29 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 75.2 innings as a senior plus hit .348 with six home runs and 29 RBI
*Named 2018 First Team All-State for Class A by the Georgia Dugout Club as team went 23-13 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs
*Named Region 2A Pitcher of the Year, selected to play for the Georgia Sr. Southeast All-Star team
*Posted an 8-1 record, 0.38 ERA with a school record 122 strikeouts in 72 innings as a junior
*Also batted .300 with two home runs and 23 RBI as a corner infielder in 2017
*Helped the Indians go 27-8 and reach the semifinals of the 2017 state playoffs
*Named All-State and 2017 Region 2A Pitcher of the Year
*Named 2016 Region 2A Player of the Year after going 8-1 with 92 strikeouts in 69 innings
*Summer baseball action with Five Star Nationals and Team Georgia
Personal: Born Oct. 29, 1999
*Son of Monica Ellis and Andy Gowen
*Older brothers played collegiate sports, Drew (baseball at Darton College) and Will (football at Jacksonville University)
*Major: Exercise and Sport Science
2022 (Senior): Selected in the 20th round by the Miami Marlins in the 2022 MLB Draft
*Served as the closer and co-captain for the squad that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Named a First Team All-American by the NCBWA
*Named Southeast All-Region Second Team by ABCA/Rawlings and one of 10 finalists for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award
*Posted a 2-0 mark with 10 saves and a 2.39 ERA in 37.2 innings with 18 walks and 50 strikeouts
*Ranked ninth in Georgia history with 10 saves in a season, going 10-for-10 which ranked second in the SEC at the end of the regular season
*Excellent in SEC action at 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA and seven saves as the Bulldogs went 15-15 in league play and finished second in the Eastern Division
*Went 3.0 innings for a save against No. 16 Florida, 3.2 innings with career-high six strikeouts for a save at South Carolina and 3.0 innings for a save at No. 20 LSU
*Tied a career-high with 3.2 scoreless innings and five strikeouts in an 8-3 road win over No. 1 Tennessee
*Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings against Alabama at the SEC Tournament and 2.1 innings versus North Carolina at the NCAA Regional
*Only one of 11 inherited runners scored on the year
2021 (Junior): Made a team-high 23 relief appearances for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 1-0 mark with one save and a 2.16 ERA in 25 innings with 21 walks and 36 strikeouts
*Collected a save with a perfect final frame in 4-1 win over LSU at the SEC Tournament
*Notched 3-2 win over Gardner-Webb, securing the final two outs
*Part of combined 2-0 shutout of Clemson, tossing one inning with two strikeouts
*Registered four strikeouts in two scoreless innings versus Ga. Tech and then provided three scoreless frames and a career-high six strikeouts at Ga. Tech
*Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts in two appearances in the Evansville series
2020 (Sophomore): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Made four appearances, going 0-0, 3.18 ERA in 5.2 innings with five walks and 10 strikeouts
*Registered a career-high five strikeouts in a two-inning stint against UMASS on March 7
*Pitched one scoreless inning against Ga. Southern at SRP Park in N. Augusta, S.C. on March 10
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 (Freshman): Posted an 0-1 record and 9.35 ERA in nine relief appearances covering 8.2 innings with 10 walks and 10 strikeouts
*Made Bulldog debut with 0.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout against Dayton
*Pitched one scoreless inning with three strikeouts against Alabama State and 1.1 innings with three strikeouts at Jacksonville State
*Part of a pitching staff that set school record for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
High School: A graduate of Charlton County High School where played for Thad Marchman
*Went 7-4 with a 1.29 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 75.2 innings as a senior plus hit .348 with six home runs and 29 RBI
*Named 2018 First Team All-State for Class A by the Georgia Dugout Club as team went 23-13 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs
*Named Region 2A Pitcher of the Year, selected to play for the Georgia Sr. Southeast All-Star team
*Posted an 8-1 record, 0.38 ERA with a school record 122 strikeouts in 72 innings as a junior
*Also batted .300 with two home runs and 23 RBI as a corner infielder in 2017
*Helped the Indians go 27-8 and reach the semifinals of the 2017 state playoffs
*Named All-State and 2017 Region 2A Pitcher of the Year
*Named 2016 Region 2A Player of the Year after going 8-1 with 92 strikeouts in 69 innings
*Summer baseball action with Five Star Nationals and Team Georgia
Personal: Born Oct. 29, 1999
*Son of Monica Ellis and Andy Gowen
*Older brothers played collegiate sports, Drew (baseball at Darton College) and Will (football at Jacksonville University)
*Major: Exercise and Sport Science
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