Liam Bowen

Last updated
Liam Bowen
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team UMBC
Conference America East
Record102–129
Playing career
2003–2006 Macalester College
Position(s) Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2010 St. Mary's (MD) (asst)
2011 Lincoln Memorial (GA)
2012–2019 UMBC (asst.)
2019–presentUMBC
Head coaching record
Overall102–129
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

Liam Bowen is an American college baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the UMBC Retrievers.

Contents

Playing career

Bowen attended Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. Upon graduation, Bowen enrolled at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bowen pitched 4 seasons for the Scots.

As a freshman in 2003, Bowen made 4 relief appearances pitching 3.1 innings and striking out 2 batters. [1]

In 2004 as a sophomore, Bowen took on the ace role of the team's pitching staff. He led the team with 3 wins with a team low 4.19 ERA. He also led the team with 49 strikeouts. [2]

As a junior in 2005, Bowen pitched a team-high 59 innings, 11 starts, 4 complete games and 43 strikeouts. [3]

In 2006, Bowen went 6–2 with a 5.18 ERA. [4]

Coaching career

Upon graduation, Bowen accepted a position at St. Mary's College of Maryland as a pitching coach. He was at St. Mary's for 4 years, dropping the team ERA by 3 runs during his tenure. In 2011, Bowen became a graduate assistant at Lincoln Memorial University.

On September 7, 2011, Bowen was named a volunteer assistant coach for the UMBC Retrievers baseball team. [5] On May 1, 2019, Bowen was named the interim head coach for the Retrievers when Bob Mumma resigned. [6]

On May 22, 2019, Bowen was promoted to head coach of the Retrievers. [7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UMBC Retrievers (America East Conference)(2019–present)
2019 UMBC 2–90–57th
2020 UMBC 3–100–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 UMBC 17–2612–264th (Division B)
2022 UMBC 23–3211–194th (Division B) America East Tournament
2023 UMBC 30–2716–82nd America East Tournament
2024 UMBC 27–2514–102nd America East Tournament
UMBC:102–12953–63
Total:102–129

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  2. "2004 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  3. "2005 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  4. "2006 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  5. "Liam Bowen Named Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach". www.umbcretrievers.com. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. September 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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