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15 Blake Bowman
Blake Bowman
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    195
  • Hometown:
    Toledo, Ohio
  • Position:
    P
  • Year:
    So.
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/L
  • High School:
    Start
  • gp
    13
  • avg
    .000
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    0
  • r
    0
  • sb
    -
Bio

Sophomore (2024): Led Defiance by making seven starts on the mound and also patrolled the outfield during three other contests as a two-way player...Fired 5.2 scoreless innings in season opener, which was his only game in relief for the season, and struck out a season-high five hitters...Pitched Defiance to the team's first conference win of the year over Mount St. Joseph on 4/7 by tossing a career-best 7.1 innings of one-run ball...Worked a walk in two of three games playing as an outfielder...33 innings on the mound were third-most in the program while he led the team in both strikeouts (24) and walks (23)

Freshman (2023): Made nine total outings with six starts during first season...Fired a scoreless sixth inning of relief in collegiate debut on 3/14 vs. Wisconsin-Stout…Made first start on 3/16 vs. Wisconsin Lutheran and shouldered the loss despite a six-inning, three-run effort that featured four strikeouts and three walks…Entered during the sixth inning against Bluffton on 4/3 and maneuvered through 2.2 innings and was charged one run during the ninth of a 5-2 home loss...Excelled in three relief outings with no decisions and a 3.00 ERA (2 ER/6 IP) with three walks and four strikeouts while shouldering a 13.10 ERA (33 ER/22.2 IP) and 0-5 record in six starts

High School: 2022 graduate of Start High School in Toledo

Personal: Also a member of the Defiance eSports team and part of Rocket League squad that won NECC's Navigators Appalachia championship...Rocket League team went 18-5 over the 2022-23 school year and qualified for NECC Nationals

Player statistics
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Apr 28 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-5
May 2 Ohio Northern L, 14-3
May 4 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 5-1
May 4 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 11-3
May 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 7-4
May 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 12-9
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 24 vs. Rockford (Ill.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 at Asbury - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 5-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 4 vs. Hiram L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Toccoa Falls L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Toccoa Falls L, 12-6 1 3 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .250 .000 - - - - 1 1 1.00 4
Mar 9 at Toccoa Falls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Wright St.-Lake L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Judson (IL) W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Judson (IL) L, 7-6 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 17 at Judson (IL) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Judson (IL) W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Franklin (Ind.) L, 17-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Franklin (Ind.) L, 17-0 1 2 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 2 - - 2
Mar 27 at Wright St.-Lake L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Bluffton L, 10-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 29 at Bluffton L, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Bluffton L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Heidelberg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 4-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 10 at Indiana Tech W, 5-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 10 at Indiana Tech - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 13-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 15 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Kent State Tuscarawas W, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Kent State Tuscarawas W, 16-8 1 2 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .333 .000 - - - - - 1 - 3
Apr 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 12-10 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 24 at Ohio Northern L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 14-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 28 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Ohio Northern L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 11-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Feb 24 vs. Rockford (Ill.) - - - - -
Feb 24 at Asbury - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 5-4 1 0 0 - -
Mar 4 vs. Hiram L, 7-2 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Toccoa Falls L, 2-1 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Toccoa Falls L, 12-6 1 0 0 - -
Mar 9 at Toccoa Falls - - - - -
Mar 13 Wright St.-Lake L, 7-3 - - - - -
Mar 16 at Judson (IL) W, 10-6 - - - - -
Mar 16 at Judson (IL) L, 7-6 1 0 0 - -
Mar 17 at Judson (IL) L, 8-2 - - - - -
Mar 17 at Judson (IL) W, 5-2 - - - - -
Mar 24 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 8-1 - - - - -
Mar 24 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 13-3 - - - - -
Mar 25 Franklin (Ind.) L, 17-4 - - - - -
Mar 25 Franklin (Ind.) L, 17-0 1 0 0 - -
Mar 27 at Wright St.-Lake L, 3-2 - - - - -
Mar 29 at Bluffton L, 10-4 1 0 0 - -
Mar 29 at Bluffton L, 12-2 - - - - -
Mar 30 at Bluffton L, 8-7 - - - - -
Apr 3 Heidelberg - - - - -
Apr 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 14-4 - - - - -
Apr 7 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 4-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 10 at Indiana Tech W, 5-4 1 0 0 - -
Apr 10 at Indiana Tech - - - - -
Apr 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 4-3 - - - - -
Apr 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 13-3 1 0 0 - -
Apr 15 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - -
Apr 16 at Kent State Tuscarawas W, 12-1 - - - - -
Apr 16 at Kent State Tuscarawas W, 16-8 1 0 0 - -
Apr 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 12-6 - - - - -
Apr 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 14-4 - - - - -
Apr 21 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 12-10 1 0 0 - -
Apr 24 at Ohio Northern L, 5-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 11-10 - - - - -
Apr 28 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 14-1 1 0 0 - -
Apr 28 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-5 - - - - -
May 2 Ohio Northern L, 14-3 - - - - -
May 4 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 5-1 - - - - -
May 4 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 11-3 1 0 0 - -
May 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 7-4 - - - - -
May 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 12-9 - - - - -
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Feb 24 vs. Rockford (Ill.) - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 at Asbury - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 5-4 0 0 5.2 3 - - 0.00 5 7.94 - .88
Mar 4 vs. Hiram L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Toccoa Falls L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Toccoa Falls L, 12-6 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 9 at Toccoa Falls - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Wright St.-Lake L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Judson (IL) W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Judson (IL) L, 7-6 0 0 5.1 7 5 4 6.75 4 6.75 - 1.69
Mar 17 at Judson (IL) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Judson (IL) W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Franklin (Ind.) L, 17-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Franklin (Ind.) L, 17-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 27 at Wright St.-Lake L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Bluffton L, 10-4 0 1 3.0 7 6 5 15.00 1 3.00 1 3.33
Mar 29 at Bluffton L, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Bluffton L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Heidelberg - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 4-2 1 0 7.1 3 1 1 1.23 4 4.91 - .68
Apr 10 at Indiana Tech W, 5-4 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 10 at Indiana Tech - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 13-3 0 1 3.0 4 3 3 9.00 2 6.00 1 2.67
Apr 15 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Kent State Tuscarawas W, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Kent State Tuscarawas W, 16-8 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 12-10 0 0 3.0 6 6 6 18.00 4 12.00 - 3.00
Apr 24 at Ohio Northern L, 5-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 14-1 0 1 0.2 3 5 5 67.50 2 27.00 1 12.00
Apr 28 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Ohio Northern L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 11-3 0 1 5.0 5 4 3 5.40 2 3.60 - 1.40
May 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Feb 24 vs. Rockford (Ill.) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 at Asbury - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Mar 4 vs. Hiram L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Toccoa Falls L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Toccoa Falls L, 12-6 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 9 at Toccoa Falls - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Wright St.-Lake L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Judson (IL) W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Judson (IL) L, 7-6 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Mar 17 at Judson (IL) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Judson (IL) W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Franklin (Ind.) L, 17-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Franklin (Ind.) L, 17-0 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 27 at Wright St.-Lake L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Bluffton L, 10-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Bluffton L, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Bluffton L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Heidelberg - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 4-2 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - 2 - - -
Apr 10 at Indiana Tech W, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Indiana Tech - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 13-3 1 3 1 2 0 - 1.000 1 2 - - -
Apr 15 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Kent State Tuscarawas W, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Kent State Tuscarawas W, 16-8 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 12-10 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Apr 24 at Ohio Northern L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 14-1 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Apr 28 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Ohio Northern L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 11-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
May 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2022-23 9 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 13 7 0 0 2 - - - 0 2 .000 .222 .000 - - - - 3 2 1.50 9
2024-25 17 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .250 .143 0 0 0 - 3 - - 8
Total 39 14 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 .071 .235 .071 0 0 0 - 6 2 3.00 17

Career Stats: Hitting

gp r tb sb cs
2022-23 9 0 0 - -
2023-24 13 0 0 - -
2024-25 17 0 1 0 3
Total 39 0 1 0 3

Career Stats: Base Running

era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2022-23 10.99 0 5 9 6 0 28.2 53 37 35 18 22 6.91 2 2.48 158 4 3
2023-24 7.36 1 4 8 7 0 33.0 38 30 27 23 24 6.55 3 1.85 163 2 3
2024-25 5.14 2 4 13 6 0 42.0 55 31 24 17 36 7.71 3 1.71 199 0 1
Total 7.47 3 13 30 19 0 103.2 146 98 86 58 82 7.12 8 1.97 520 6 7

Career Stats: Pitching

gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2022-23 9 11 0 8 3 - .727 - 5 2 .286 -
2023-24 13 8 5 3 0 - 1.000 1 9 - - -
2024-25 17 15 4 9 2 0 .867 1 6 1 .143 0
Total 39 34 9 20 5 0 .853 2 20 3 .130 0

Career Stats: Fielding

gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 13 7 0 0 2 - - - 0 2 .000 .222 .000 - - - - 3 2 1.50 9
Conference 7 2 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 2 - - 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 3 2 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 2 - - 2
Away 8 2 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .333 .000 - - - - - 1 - 3
Neutral 2 3 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .250 .000 - - - - 1 1 1.00 4
Result
Wins 3 2 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .333 .000 - - - - - 1 - 3
Losses 10 5 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .167 .000 - - - - 3 1 3.00 6
Month
March 5 5 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .167 .000 - - - - 3 1 3.00 6
April 7 2 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .333 .000 - - - - - 1 - 3
May 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Hitting

gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 13 0 0 - -
Conference 7 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 3 0 0 - -
Away 8 0 0 - -
Neutral 2 0 0 - -
Result
Wins 3 0 0 - -
Losses 10 0 0 - -
Month
March 5 0 0 - -
April 7 0 0 - -
May 1 0 0 - -

Splits Stats: Base Running

era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 7.36 1 4 8 7 0 33.0 38 30 27 23 24 6.55 3 1.85 163 2 3
Conference 9.41 1 4 6 6 0 22.0 28 25 23 19 15 6.14 3 2.14 113 2 1
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 27.00 0 1 2 2 0 3.2 9 11 11 8 6 14.73 1 4.64 28 2 -
Away 6.08 1 3 5 5 0 23.2 26 19 16 13 13 4.94 2 1.65 112 - 2
Neutral 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 5.2 3 - - 2 5 7.94 - .88 23 - 1
Result
Wins 1.23 1 0 1 1 0 7.1 3 1 1 2 4 4.91 - .68 27 - -
Losses 9.12 0 4 7 6 0 25.2 35 29 26 21 20 7.01 3 2.18 136 2 3
Month
March 5.79 0 1 3 2 0 14.0 17 11 9 7 10 6.43 1 1.71 69 - 2
April 9.64 1 2 4 4 0 14.0 16 15 15 14 12 7.71 2 2.14 72 2 1
May 5.40 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 5 4 3 2 2 3.60 - 1.40 22 - -

Splits Stats: Pitching

gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 13 8 5 3 0 - 1.000 1 9 - - -
Conference 7 5 3 2 0 - 1.000 1 7 - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - 2 - - -
Away 8 6 3 3 0 - 1.000 1 6 - - -
Neutral 2 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Result
Wins 3 2 2 0 0 - 1.000 - 2 - - -
Losses 10 6 3 3 0 - 1.000 1 7 - - -
Month
March 5 3 2 1 0 - 1.000 - 2 - - -
April 7 5 3 2 0 - 1.000 1 6 - - -
May 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -

Splits Stats: Fielding

Photos
Blake Bowman action photo 1
Franklin vs. Defiance

3/25/2024 4:00 PM EDT