Chris Cowell

Position:
Catcher
Height:
6-4
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Devon, Pa.
High School:
Malvern Prep

MLB Draft History: Selected in the 34th round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies ...

2012 (Senior): First-Team ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region ... All-Atlantic 10 First Team ... Second-Team VaSID All-State ... Started 55 of the 56 games for the Spiders ... Hit .271 on the season with 18 doubles, 20 home runs, 40 walks, and 58 RBIs ... His 20 home runs rank fourth all-time in school history for one season and tied for second in the nation this year ... Led the Atlantic 10 in slugging (.643), home runs, and total bases (135), tied for second in RBIs and walks, third in doubles, tied for third with seven sac flies, and fourth in runs scored (47) ... Ranked fourth in program history with 45 career home runs, eighth in career slugging (.572), and tenth in total bases (363) ... Had 16 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games ... Biggest game of the year came in a win in the first game on March 3 against Saint Peter's, going 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double, six RBI, and three runs scored ... Had a season-high four hits at Rhode Island on May 13, going 4-for-5 with two homers, three RBI, and two runs scored ... In a May 5 win at Massachusetts, had yet another powerful performance, going 2-for-5 with two home runs, six RBI, and 2 runs scored ... CollegeSportsMadness.com Preseason All-Atlantic 10 selection ...

2011 (Junior): Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection ... Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team pick ... Hit .291 for season, including the team's second-highest average in A-10 play of .353 ... Totaled 13 multi-hit and five multi-RBI games ... His 12 doubles were second on the club and his five homers were third ... Had a huge game in the A-10 Tournament as the Spiders avoided elmination with a 10-3 rout of Dayton ... He went three-for-four in the game with a double, a triple and four RBI ... Twice named A-10 Player of the Week during the season ... Earned his first honor after going six-for-10 with two doubles, a homer and three RBI as the Spiders won a weekend series from La Salle ... Two weeks later, Cowell won the award again as he led Richmond to a key late-season series win over Saint Louis ... Went six-for-11 with two homers, six RBI and four runs in the SLU series ...

2010 (Sophomore): Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection ... Enjoyed a breakout season, leading the team with a career-best 17 home runs and 52 RBIs ... His 11 homers in A-10 play tied for the league lead ... Hit .311 for the season, playing in 50 games and starting 49 at either catcher or designated hitter ... Launched a pair of homers in a 7-2 win over then second-place Saint Joseph's, while a dramatic ninth-inning grand slam versus Xavier tied the game, which the Spiders won in extra innings, 8-7 ... Heated up down the stretch, hitting .337 with 11 homers in the final 25 games of the season ... Doubled his previous career-long with a late-season 10-game hitting streak ...

2009 (Freshman): Enjoyed a solid rookie campaign playing in 30 games and making 25 starts at either catcher or DH ... Opened his college career in style with three hits, a homer and a career-high five RBIs in his debut versus Niagara ... Matched his career-high three hits on two other occasions -- versus George Washington and La Salle... Had two doubles in that La Salle game ... Hit homers versus Niagara, Bryant and La Salle ... Slugged .437 as a rookie ...

High School: Lettered four times in baseball and two in basketball at Malvern Prep near Philadelphia ... Led his team to a 9-1 league record and the league title in 2008 ... Was a two-time First Team All-League selection ... Also tabbed All-Main Line and All-City as a senior ... Twice named All-League in basketball ... Captain of the baseball team as a senior.