Catawba's Bowden Earns National Hitter of the Week from the NCBWA

DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its NCAA Division II National Players of the Week awards for the week ending on March 29.  Catawba first baseman Chance Bowden earned the National Hitter of the Week.

Bowden, a sophomore from Salisbury, N.C., posted 13 hits, including nine doubles, and nine RBI to lead the Catawba Indians to a 5-0 record last week, including a series sweep over Mars Hill.  He posted multiple hits in every game he played, including four doubles versus the Lions in game one of the doubleheader on March 26.  He drove in multiple RBI in three contests and finished the five-game span with a slugging percentage of 1.042.  For the week, he batted .542 with an on-base percentage of .556 to go along with nine runs scored.

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