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Benjamin Douglas Bowden was born on October 21, 1994, in [[Lynn, Massachusetts]]. He attended [[Lynn English High School]], where he played for the school's [[baseball]] and [[basketball]] teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lynnjournal.com/2013/01/01/bowden-on-basketball-vanderbilt-bound-baseball-star-suits-up-for-english/|title=Bowden on Basketball: Vanderbilt-Bound Baseball Star Suits Up for English|work=Lynn Journal|accessdate=June 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/23732/player-perspective-lynn-englishs-ben-bowden|title=Player Perspective: Lynn English's Ben Bowden|work=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 16, 2016}}</ref> As a senior, Bowden was named the state's high school baseball player of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2015/03/28/campus-angle-ben-bowden-lynn-english-vanderbilt-university-baseball/4CwV3KOemIJFeOhki8svFK/story.html|title=Campus Angle: Ben Bowden, Lynn English/Vanderbilt University baseball|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|accessdate=June 16, 2016}}</ref>
Benjamin Douglas Bowden was born on October 21, 1994, in [[Lynn, Massachusetts]]. He attended [[Lynn English High School]], where he played for the school's [[baseball]] and [[basketball]] teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lynnjournal.com/2013/01/01/bowden-on-basketball-vanderbilt-bound-baseball-star-suits-up-for-english/|title=Bowden on Basketball: Vanderbilt-Bound Baseball Star Suits Up for English|work=Lynn Journal|accessdate=June 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/23732/player-perspective-lynn-englishs-ben-bowden|title=Player Perspective: Lynn English's Ben Bowden|work=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 16, 2016}}</ref> As a senior, Bowden was named the state's high school baseball player of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2015/03/28/campus-angle-ben-bowden-lynn-english-vanderbilt-university-baseball/4CwV3KOemIJFeOhki8svFK/story.html|title=Campus Angle: Ben Bowden, Lynn English/Vanderbilt University baseball|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|accessdate=June 16, 2016}}</ref>


Bowden enrolled at [[Vanderbilt University]] to play [[college baseball]] for the [[Vanderbilt Commodores baseball|Vanderbilt Commodores]]. In the summer of 2015, Bowden pitched for the [[Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox]] in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2015/07/31/lynn-ben-bowden-shutting-down-foes-cape-league-debut/ha6pkfdiSePZ9mEDOmB6WL/story.html|title=Lynn’s Ben Bowden shutting down foes in Cape League debut |work=The Boston Globe|accessdate=June 16, 2016}}</ref>
After high school, he enrolled at [[Vanderbilt University]] where he played [[college baseball]] for the [[Vanderbilt Commodores baseball|Vanderbilt Commodores]]. After his sophomore season in 2015, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] for the [[Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2015/07/31/lynn-ben-bowden-shutting-down-foes-cape-league-debut/ha6pkfdiSePZ9mEDOmB6WL/story.html|title=Lynn’s Ben Bowden shutting down foes in Cape League debut |work=The Boston Globe|accessdate=June 16, 2016}}</ref> where he posted a 0.30 [[earned run average]] with 43 [[strikeouts]] over 30 innings pitched,<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=738227&seasonid=29031 |title=Ben Bowden - Profile |publisher=Pointstreak.com |date= |accessdate=July 13, 2019}}</ref> helped lead the Red Sox to the league championship,<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.capecodbaseball.org/news/season/index.html?article_id=2176 |title=Y-D Red Sox win back-to-back titles, Mycock Trophy |publisher=CCBL |date= |accessdate=July 13, 2019}}</ref>, and was named playoff co-[[MVP]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/record%20book/Awards%202015.html |title=2015 CCBL Award Winners |publisher=CCBL |date= |accessdate=July 13, 2019}}</ref>


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==Professional career==
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For the industrial designer, see Benjamin Bowden.

Ben Bowden
Colorado Rockies – No. 81
Pitcher
Born: (1994-10-21) October 21, 1994 (age 29)
Lynn, Massachusetts
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Benjamin Douglas Bowden (born October 21, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Amateur career

Benjamin Douglas Bowden was born on October 21, 1994, in Lynn, Massachusetts. He attended Lynn English High School, where he played for the school's baseball and basketball teams.[1][2] As a senior, Bowden was named the state's high school baseball player of the year.[3]

After high school, he enrolled at Vanderbilt University where he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. After his sophomore season in 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League,[4] where he posted a 0.30 earned run average with 43 strikeouts over 30 innings pitched,[5] helped lead the Red Sox to the league championship,[6], and was named playoff co-MVP.[7]

Professional career

The Colorado Rockies selected Bowden with the 45th overall selection of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[8][9] Bowden agreed to a $1.6 million signing bonus with the Rockies,[10] and made his professional debut with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League.[11] Bowden spent all 2016 with Asheville where he posted an 0–1 record with 3.04 ERA in 26 games.[12] He did not pitch in 2017 due to injury. He began the 2018 season with Asheville and was promoted at midseason to the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League.[13]

Bowden opened the 2019 season with the Hartford Yard Goats of the Class AA Eastern League, and served as Hartford's closer, before being promoted to the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League on June 20.[14] Bowden was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Bowden on Basketball: Vanderbilt-Bound Baseball Star Suits Up for English". Lynn Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Player Perspective: Lynn English's Ben Bowden". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Campus Angle: Ben Bowden, Lynn English/Vanderbilt University baseball". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lynn's Ben Bowden shutting down foes in Cape League debut". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ben Bowden - Profile". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Y-D Red Sox win back-to-back titles, Mycock Trophy". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "2015 CCBL Award Winners". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Lynn's Ben Bowden drafted 45th overall by Colorado Rockies". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "RHP Robert Tyler and LHP Ben Bowden give the Rockies two more hard-throwing MLB draft picks". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "Rockies Sign Multiple Top Draft Picks". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "Big things ahead for Lynn's Bowden". The Daily Item. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "Ben Bowden Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  13. ^ https://www.itemlive.com/2018/08/14/lynns-ben-bowden-returns-after-injury-plagued-2017/
  14. ^ "Rockies' Bowden delivering big-time relief". MiLB.com. June 27, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  15. ^ Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.

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