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2009 (Sophomore)
• Tied for ninth in the country with 36 appearances.
• Was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First
Team as a relief pitcher.
• Finished fourth in The Valley with six saves.
• Led the league in appearances and games in relief
(36).
• Had seven game scoreless streak in which he struck
out six in 6.2 innings (3/7-20).
• Coincided with a 12-game stretch where allowed just
one run in 16.1 innings (3/7-4/1).
• Posted first career save at Evansville (4/3).
• Earned first win with 2.2 innings of relief at Indiana
State (3/21).
• Threw season-high 3.0 innings at Southern Illinois
(3/28), winning his second game of the year.
• Struck out season-best four against IPFW (3/8).
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2008 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Was second on the team with a 2.35 ERA.
• Appeared in 15 games in his rookie season.
• One of three pitchers to pitch at least 23.0 innings
without surrendering a home run.
• Had the most appearances on the team without receiving
a decision.
• Allowed earned runs in just five of 15 appearances.
• Against Big 12 opponents had a 1.93 ERA in 9.1 innings.
• Made his first appearance of the season against Chicago
State (3/16), throwing a perfect inning.
• Threw one shutout inning, allowing just one hit vs.
Illinois State (3/29).
• That outing started a streak of seven appearances
without allowing an earned run, the longest of the year.
• Threw three shutout innings vs. Nebraska (4/23), allowed
four hits and striking out one.
• Had best road outing of the regular season at Missouri
(5/6), throwing 2.0 innings without allowing a run.
• Appeared in three of four games during the MVC Tournament.
• Had his longest outing of the season vs. Missouri State
(5/22), going 3.1 innings without allowing a run .
• Struck out two without walking a man in that appearance,
setting a season-high mark for K’s.
2007 (Redshirted)
• One of six freshmen to redshirt in their first season in
the program.
Brandon Valley High School (2003-06)
Lettered four years in baseball and basketball, and three
years in football ... Three-time all-state and all-conference
selection in baseball ... As a junior, he led the Lynx
to a runner-up finish at the state tournament ... Voted to
the all-conference basketball team three times and was
named to the state all-tournament team as a senior ...
Honorable mention all-state as a senior in football ... As
a quarterback, he set school records for single-season
passing attempts (219) and completions (117).
Profile
Birthday: October 2, 1987
Parents: Brad and Janelle VanLeur
Siblings: Megan and Joe
Major: Business Management
Career Ambitions: Be a successful business owner
Why Creighton: Academics, atmosphere
Favorite Athlete: Lew Ford
Favorite MLB Team: Twins
Did You Know: Threw a perfect game at age 15
Joey
BOWENS
Sophomore • #1
C • 5-11 • 175 • R/R
Libertyville, Ill.
Libertyville High School
Single Game Highs
At-Bats
1 (2x, 5/16/09)
Runs
1 (3/28/09)
Hits
0
doubles
0
Triples
0
Home Runs
0
RBIs
0
2009 (Freshman)
1
Walks
0
Strikeouts
1 (2x, 5/16/09)
Total Bases
0
HBP
1 (3/7/09)
Sacrifice Hits
1 (2x, 4/17/09)
Stolen Bases
1 (4/4/09)
Errors
0
2009 (Freshman)
• Made 15 appearances and led the team in games as
a sub with 15.
• Made 10 pinch-running appearances and had two
pinch-hit at-bats (0-2).
• Made collegiate debut at Sam Houston State with
pinch-running appearance (2/20).
• Scored first career run on March 28 against Southern
Illinois.
• Stole first career base at Evansville (4/4).
2008 (Redshirted)
Bowens did not appear in a game during his freshman
season.
Bowens’ Career Hitting Statistics
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Player Profiles
Year AVG GP-GS oBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld.
2009 .000 15-0 .333 .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1-1 0 1.000
Total .000 15-0 .333 .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1-1 0 1.000
VanLeur’s Career Pitching Statistics
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So
2008 2.35 0-0 15 0 0 0 0 23.0 27 9 6 4 7
2009 4.44 3-4 36 0 0 0 6 48.2 49 25 24 15 31
Total 3.77 3-4 51 0 0 0 6 71.2 76 34 30 19 38
Libertyville High School (2004-07)
Led Libertyville High to a 22-14 record and a secondplace
finish in the North Suburban Conference as a
senior ... He was named first-team all-conference and
all-area following the season ... Went 5-for-5 in a game
during his senior season, hitting for the cycle with two
homers ... Also a talented football player for the Wildcats,
he committed to play free safety at Drake before
deciding to play baseball in college ... As a senior on
the gridiron, he led his team to a 10-1 record and the
conference championship ... He earned all-conference
and all-area recognition and was the team MVP ... Selected
to the Academic All-State team his senior season
... Named an Academic All-Conference as a junior and
senior in both football and baseball ... Football team
won the state championship his sophomore season ...
Member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship
of Christian Athletes ... Also participated in Peer Mediation
... Coached defensive backs and special teams for
a traveling youth football team for four years ... On the
honor roll all four years at Libertyville.
Profile
Birthday: August 11, 1988
Parents: Kevin and Pat Bowens
Sibling: Megan
Major: Biology, spanish minor
Career Ambitions: Go to med school and become a radiologist
Why Creighton: Baseball tradition and academic reputation
Favorite Athlete: Walter Payton
Favorite MLB Team: Cubs
Did You Know: Won several art shows in high school
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