University of Memphis Athletics
2018 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Jonathan Bowlan
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 262
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Bartlett HS
- NIL:
- R/R
Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2017 - Sophomore
Pitched in 18 games, with 10 starts … Was on the mound for the second most innings and batters on the team, facing 307 hitters over 84 innings … Held batters to a .235 batting average … Recorded a team-high 78 strikeouts on the year … Finished the year with a 4-5 record with a 3.75 ERA … Fanned a season-high nine batters in a game against Cincinnati (5/7) … Pitched almost a complete game against Ole Miss, throwing 8.1 innings (3/21) … Bowlan was credited with the save in a win over Tennessee (2/18).
2016 - Freshman
Pitched 15 times with 11 starts as a true freshman in 2016 … Posted a 2-6 record and a 4.42 ERA in 55 innings pitched … Logged the fourth-most innings on the team … Made his first career start against Middle Tennessee (3/9) striking out three batters in 3.2 innings ... Pitched 3.1 innings of relief against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/15) allowing only one run and striking out one batter ... Earned his first win in a scoreless inning of relief against Eastern Illinois (3/19) ... Pitched 4.2 innings against Arkansas (4/6), striking out two ... Threw six innings against Austin Peay (4/12), striking out a career high six batters ... Threw six innings against Ole Miss (4/19), striking out three ... Pitched four innings against Belmont (4/26) allowing only one run and striking out two batters ... Earned his second win of his career against UConn (5/), allowing no runs and two strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched ... Finished the season on a high, tossing seven innings and allowing just two earned runs on six hits against UConn in the American Athletic Conference Tournament (5/28).
Prep
Transferred to Bartlett High School after playing his first three years of high school baseball at Arlington High School ... was named the 2015 Male Athlete of the Year at Bartlett ... three-sport athlete, garnered all-district honors in football at quarterback, basketball at forward and on the mound ... helped Arlington to 2012 state championship as a freshman.
Personal
Son of Mark and Connie Bowlan. Mark Bowlan played for the Tigers from 1987-89 and is the only pitcher in program history to throw a perfect game.
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2017 - Sophomore
Pitched in 18 games, with 10 starts … Was on the mound for the second most innings and batters on the team, facing 307 hitters over 84 innings … Held batters to a .235 batting average … Recorded a team-high 78 strikeouts on the year … Finished the year with a 4-5 record with a 3.75 ERA … Fanned a season-high nine batters in a game against Cincinnati (5/7) … Pitched almost a complete game against Ole Miss, throwing 8.1 innings (3/21) … Bowlan was credited with the save in a win over Tennessee (2/18).
2016 - Freshman
Pitched 15 times with 11 starts as a true freshman in 2016 … Posted a 2-6 record and a 4.42 ERA in 55 innings pitched … Logged the fourth-most innings on the team … Made his first career start against Middle Tennessee (3/9) striking out three batters in 3.2 innings ... Pitched 3.1 innings of relief against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/15) allowing only one run and striking out one batter ... Earned his first win in a scoreless inning of relief against Eastern Illinois (3/19) ... Pitched 4.2 innings against Arkansas (4/6), striking out two ... Threw six innings against Austin Peay (4/12), striking out a career high six batters ... Threw six innings against Ole Miss (4/19), striking out three ... Pitched four innings against Belmont (4/26) allowing only one run and striking out two batters ... Earned his second win of his career against UConn (5/), allowing no runs and two strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched ... Finished the season on a high, tossing seven innings and allowing just two earned runs on six hits against UConn in the American Athletic Conference Tournament (5/28).
Prep
Transferred to Bartlett High School after playing his first three years of high school baseball at Arlington High School ... was named the 2015 Male Athlete of the Year at Bartlett ... three-sport athlete, garnered all-district honors in football at quarterback, basketball at forward and on the mound ... helped Arlington to 2012 state championship as a freshman.
Personal
Son of Mark and Connie Bowlan. Mark Bowlan played for the Tigers from 1987-89 and is the only pitcher in program history to throw a perfect game.
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