2014 Season Highs | Category | Career Highs |
3 | 3x, Last 5/4/14 vs. UND | Hits | 3 | 5x, Last 5/4/14 vs. UND |
3 | 2x, Last 2/22/14 vs. NWST | Singles | 3 | 2/22/14 vs. Northwestern St |
2 | 3x, Last 4/11/14 @ UVU | Doubles | 2 | 3x, Last 4/11/14 @ UVU |
1 | 3x, Last 5/4/14 vs. UND | Triples | 1 | 7x, Last 5/4/14 vs. UND |
1 | 5x, Last 5/4/14 vs. UND | Home Runs | 1 | 5x, Last 5/4/14 vs. UND |
5 | 5/4/14 vs. North Dakota | RBI | 5 | 5/4/14 vs. North Dakota |
3 | 2x, Last 5/4/14 vs. UND | Runs | 3 | 3x, Last 5/4/14 vs. UND |
3 | 3/8/14 vs. ABC | Walks | 3 | 3/8/14 vs. ABC |
2 | 2/22/14 vs. PVAMU | Stolen Bases | 2 | 2/22/14 vs. PVAMU |
2014 (Senior): Led the Broncs in every major offensive category except walks while ranking second in the WAC in doubles (18), third in on-base percentage (.451), slugging percentage (.544), and total bases (112), fourth in total hits (71) and triples (four), fifth in hitting (.345), sixth in RBI (42) and tied for ninth in home runs (five) … Howe ranked 53
rd in the NCAA in doubles, 66
th in on-base percentage, 82
nd in triples, and slugging percentage, 108
th in total bases, 144
th in hitting, 202
nd in hits and 189
th in RBI … After starting the first 35 games of the season in right field, Howe started the final 22 games at catcher, marking his first appearance there since he was a freshman. Despite that, Howe guided the Broncs pitching staff to a 14-8 record, a 2.65 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP and a strikeout-to-walk ratio of nearly 2:1 (106:55) in 190 innings. He was the only one of the Broncs’ four catchers to go without a passed ball. He also nailed four would-be base stealers … Earned All-WAC First Team honors (5/20) … Earned WAC Hitter of the Week honors (5/5) … Fell a single short of the cycle while going 3-for-4 with a career-high five RBI and a career-high tying three runs scored, including first-career inside the park home run vs. North Dakota (5/4) … Drove-in career-high tying four runs while going 2-for-4 with a triple vs. North Dakota (5/3) … Scored career-high tying three runs at Chicago State (4/25) … Doubled twice with RBI and run at Utah Valley (4/11) … Drove-in both of the Broncs’ runs while going 2-for-3 with two walks and a home run against Grand Canyon (4/6) … Hit walk-off single in 10
th inning to second Bronc past Grand Canyon 2-1 (4/4) … Went 4-for-9 with one home run, three doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in doubleheader against Seattle U (3/28) … Hit career-high two doubles while driving in three runs against New Mexico State (3/22) … Drove in three runs with a double while also walking twice vs. New Mexico State (3/21) … Went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/18) … Hit first-career home run as part of 2-for-3 night at UTSA (3/5) … Recorded third-straight three-hit game by going 3-for-3 with a double, triple, walk, two stolen bases, two RBI and two runs scored against Prairie View A&M (2/23) … Posted second three-hit game of the day and fourth of career with an RBI and a run scored against Northwestern State (2/22) … Went career-high tying 3-for-4 with a steal against Prairie View A&M (2/22) … Reached base all four times while going 2-for-3 with an RBI against Northwestern State (2/21) … Drove home an insurance run that proved to be difference in game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/14) … Earned Madness Preseason All-WAC First Team honors (2/8).
2013 (Junior): Ranked 36th in the NCAA in sacrifice flies (seven) and was also the 131st toughest hitter to strike out (one every 11.0 at-bats) … Earned All-Great West Conference Second Team honors (5/20) … Scored career-high three-runs while tripling at North Dakota (5/4) … Went 2-for-4 with three RBI vs. NJIT (4/27) … Drove-in career-high four runs while going 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored vs. NJIT (4/26) … Tied career-high with three RBI at Houston Baptist (4/20) … Went 4-for-8 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored in doubleheader split at NYIT (4/7) … Reached base six times in 11 plate appearances in doubleheader sweep at NYIT (4/6) … Drove in three runs while going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored against Jackson State (3/31) … Went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, a walk, two runs scored and an RBI vs. Jackson State (3/30) … Scored career-high two runs while tying career-high with three RBI and going 1-for-1 with a double and two walks against Arlington Baptist (3/23) … Notched first-career three-hit game by going 3-fo-r4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored against Arlington Baptist (3/22) … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles while scoring a run in a win over Lamar (3/15) … Drove in three runs while going 2-for-5 with a double, a triple and a stolen base at Northwestern State (2/22) … Picked up first stolen base while getting plunked twice and going 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/17) … Reached base three times in five trips, including two walks and a double, during game two of doubleheader at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/16) … Hit leadoff in Broncs debut, going 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/15).2012 (Sophomore, Clarendon College): Earned All-American, Academic All-American, All-Region and All-Conference honors … Hit .446 (91-for-204) with 16 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 37 RBI and 80 runs scored … Walked 35 times and was hit by 22 pitches for a .565 on-base percentage … Stole 19 bases in 23 attempts.
2011 (Freshman, Clarendon College): Hit .378 with 14 doubles, nine triples, two home runs and 46 RBI … Scored 49 runs while walking 25 times and getting hit by a pitch 17 times compared to striking out just 16 times in 180 at-bats.
2007-10 (Edmund Rice College): 2008 Australian All-Star selection … Under-17 team won AA Australian Oceanic Championship.
Off the Diamond: Son of Nicholas and Rosemarie Howe … Has two brothers, Mitchell and Zac … Majoring in kinesiology with a minor in exercise science.