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Jersey Number 22
Bri Bower
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Lake in the Hills, Ill.
- High School:
- Huntley HS
Honors / Awards
2023 SEC Honor Rollย
2023 | Sophomore
Made four appearances with one start ... averaged 7.74 strikeouts per seven innings ... retired all three batters she faced in 1.0 inning vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/10) ... struck out a career-high six batters in her first career win against MVSU (2/28) ... three of her strikeouts were looking ... retired the only batter she faced at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/8)ย ... allowed one hit in 2.0 scoreless innings against Memphis (4/19).ย
2022 | Freshman
Made six appearances, starting two games in the circle ... tossed 1.0 inning vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/11) while striking out two ... struck out two in 3.0 innings at Loyola Marymount (2/13) ... threw 0.2 innings in relief against Georgia Tech (2/20)ย ... threw 1.0 inning in relief against MVSU (3/2), retiring the side in order ... threw 1.0 inning in relief with two strikeouts against Alcorn State (3/6) ... came on in relief at Middle Tennessee (3/30).ย
High School
The No. 33 prospect in the nation according to Extra Innings Softball and the No. 18 pitcher in the class โฆ named a First Team High School All-American in 2019 by both Extra Innings and MaxPreps โฆ was an NFCA Second Team All-Region selection the same year โฆ captained the Daily Herald Fox Valley All-Area team in 2019 and was named the Northwest Herald and Courier News Player of the Year โฆ selected to the All-State, All-Conference and All-Area first teams โฆ struck out 104 batters over 74 innings as a freshman for Huntley High School with a 2.17 ERA โฆ accumulated a school-record 353 strikeouts in 212.1 innings as a sophomore, which ranked ninth in the nation that year, while leading her team to a 27-5 record โฆ team won the 4A Illinois State Championship that year and was ranked No. 17 in the nation โฆ threw 12 shutouts, four no-hitters and two perfect games along with 20 games of 10 or more strikeouts โฆ threw a two-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts in the title game โฆ did not play a junior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic โฆ played travel ball with Indiana Magic Gold and won the Triple Crown Sports 16U Elite Championship in 2019 โฆ struck out 15 batters at PGF Nationals โฆ has totaled 538 strikeouts in her club career โฆ also played with USA Elite Select and was an Under Armour All-American โฆ also earned two letters in basketball.ย
Community Service / Academics
Earned recognition on the 2023 SEC Honor Roll.ย
Personal
Born Briana Bower on March 18, 2003 in Elgin, Illinois โฆ daughter of Lysle and Liana Bower โฆ father played football and ran track at North Park University โฆ has two brothers, Boston and Braylon, and a sister, Brooklyn โฆ took up softball after watching the Womenโs College World Series when she was seven years old and mimicking the pitchersโ windups โฆ majoring in kinesiology โฆ Twitter handle is @briana_bower22.ย
Career Highs (Through 2023)
Innings (Start): 3.0, twice,ย last vs. Miss. Valley St. (2/28/23)Innings (Relief): 2.0 vs. Memphis (4/19/23)
Strikeouts (Start): 6 vs. Mississippi Valley St. (2/28/23)
Strikeouts (Relief): 2 vs. Alcorn State (3/9/22)
Walks (Start): 2ย vs. Mississippi Valley St. (2/28/23)
Walks (Relief): 3 vs. Georgia Tech (2/20/22)
Hits Allowed (Start): 5 vs. Oklahoma (2/11/22)
Hits Allowed (Relief): 2 at Middle Tennessee (3/30/22)
Runs Allowed (Start): 4 vs. Oklahoma (2/11/22)
Runs Allowed (Relief): 5 at Middle Tennessee (3/30/22)
Earned Runs (Start): 4 vs. Oklahoma (2/11/22)
Earned Runs (Relief): 4 at Middle Tennessee (3/30/22)
Putouts: 1ย vs. Memphis (4/19/23)
Assists:ย 2 vs. Memphis (4/19/23)
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Thursday, May 28
Wednesday, May 27
Sunday, May 24
