11 Larry Bowles
Class Height
Junior 5-11
Position Weight
Pitcher/First Base 200
Bat/Throw Hometown
L/L Boones Mill, Va.
photo       A first-team preseason All-America pick as a utility player by Collegiate Baseball ... Established himself as a legitimate All-America candidate during the 1999 season ... One of Tech's top pitchers and hitters ... Tabbed second-team All-Atlantic 10 as a pitcher and a first baseman ... Became first player in league history to earn all-conference honors at two positions in the same season ... Named Most Valuable Player at the Atlantic 10 Championships ... Underwent elbow surgery during the summer ... Did not participate in fall practice ... Has worked extremely hard to return to his 1999 form ... Voted one of the team's co-captains for 2000 ... Will hold down the No. 1 or No. 2 spot in the pitching rotation ... Mixes an outstanding fastball with an improved breaking ball ... Shows both competitiveness and poise on the mound ... Makes things happen at the plate ... Hits for average and power ... Produces runs ... Could see action at a number of positions, including first base, left field or right field ... Will fill the DH spot when he pitches ... Is being looked to for another big season ...

1998-99: Developed into one of Tech's top threats at the plate and on the mound ... Started 40 games at first base, 13 at DH and one in right field ... Appeared in 18 games as a pitcher, including 15 starts ... As a hitter, the lefty led the team in batting (.390), home runs (14), total bases (147) and slugging percentage (.700) ... On the mound, he led the team in strikeouts (106) and was second in wins (10) and complete games (8) ... He struck out just 18 times as a batter and walked just 28 men in 105.1 innings as a pitcher ... Finished the year 10-2 with a 4.27 ERA on the mound ... Posted a 6-1 record with a 3.50 ERA in A-10 regular-season contests ... Victimized A-10 pitching to the tune of a .478 batting average and an .841 slugging percentage ... Led the Hokies' everyday players with a .986 fielding percentage in a team-high 414 chances ... Knocked in 58 runs, 22 with two outs ... Amassed 21 multiple-hit games in 54 starts ... Fanned 10 batters in a complete-game win against Miami (Ohio) ... Earned National Player of the Week honors for his play Apr. 19-25 ... During that week, he hit .500 with 10 RBIs, seven runs scored and three home runs ... He also added a four-hit shutout on the mound against Dayton ... Tied an NCAA record with two triples in the same inning versus Virginia ... Finished that contest with three hits and three RBIs ... Plated four runs against both Radford and Liberty ... Hit a home run to give himself a pitching victory at Duquesne ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs scored, five RBIs and three home runs in the last of Tech's three wins at Duquesne ... Combined for 10 hits, 14 RBIs and two home runs on the way to MVP honors in the Atlantic 10 Championships ... Also delivered a complete-game win over Massachusetts in the tournament, striking out a career-high 12 and allowing only one earned run ... Put together a 27-game hitting streak that ended against Richmond in the first game of the NCAA Regional at Winston-Salem ... Named second team all-conference as a pitcher and second baseman ... Selected third-team All-America by both Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association ... One of 40 players invited to try out for the 1999 USA Baseball National Team ... Left the tryouts due to a sore elbow ... Underwent elbow surgery during the summer ...

1997-98: Made eight starts at DH, five as a pitcher, five in right field, two at first base and one in left field ... Got off to a slow start at the plate with just one hit in his first 14 at bats ... His first hit was a three-run, pinch-hit double against West Virginia ... Contributed a double, home run and four RBIs against Purdue ... Had three hits in a win over James Madison ... Collected four hits, including a key two-run homer during a pair of A-10 wins against Duquesne ... Picked up a pitching victory in relief against Toledo ... Went the distance against Liberty in his first pitching start, posting eight strikeouts and no walks ... Also hurled a complete game for a win at Dayton ... Held his ERA under 4.00 until his last two appearances ... Carried a 3-3 record and 6.04 ERA ... Walked just 10 batters in 44.2 innings, while striking out 39 ... Batted .250 with 18 RBIs ... Twelve of his 18 RBIs came with two outs ...

High School: Was an outstanding all-around player for Coach F.L. Slough at Franklin County High School ... Played first base, outfield and pitched on the way to three varsity letters ... Compiled an 11-1 pitching mark and a 2.36 earned run average as a senior ... Also carried a .443 batting average with 28 RBIs ... Collected seven doubles, four triples and three homers on the way to Roanoke Valley District Player of the Year honors ... Earned first-team all-district and all-region recognition three straight years ... Was named all-state his junior and senior years ... Hit .452 as a junior and compiled an 8-0 record and 1.85 ERA on the mound ... Drove in 32 runs that season ... Turned in a 7-3 pitching mark his sophomore year and hit .365 ... Helped the team to a 74-16 record, three district titles and a regional championship ...

Personal: Larry Allen Bowles II ... Born 3/18/79 in Roanoke, VA ... Son of Larry A. Bowles and Aleasia Asbury ... Is studying forestry and wildlife.

W-LIPHR-ERERABBSOGSCGSHOSV
19983-344.26135-306.041039105200
199910-3105.112058-504.27281061815810
Tot.13-6150.018193-804.803814528201010

GABRHRBIBAvgBBSO2b3bHRTBSB-SBA
1998287281818.250415602301-1
199956210498258.3903018173141471-1
Tot.842825710076.3553433233161772-2