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Drew Dowd Season 2021
PositionLHP
Weight195 lbs
Height6-2
ClassFreshman
HometownBelmont, Calif.
Career Accolades
- Two-time Pac-12 team champion (2022-23)
- Drafted in the eighth round (No. 243) of the 2023 MLB Draft (Tampa Bay Rays)
- ABCA All-Region first team (2023)
- Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention (2023)
- Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
As a Junior (2023) • Pac-12 Champions
- Drafted in the eighth round (No. 243) of the 2023 MLB Draft (Tampa Bay Rays)
- ABCA All-Region first team
- Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Registered a 9-3 record and two saves with a 4.52 ERA over a team-best 32 appearances, including three starts
- 32 appearances were the sixth-most in Stanford history for a single season at the close of the 2023 season
- Struck out 88 hitters in 65 2/3 innings while limiting opponents to a .233 average against
- Pitched to a 6-1 record with a 2.77 ERA (12 ER in 39 IP) and 58 strikeouts while allowing 25 hits over his last 19 appearances
- Was 8-1 with a 4.35 ERA and two saves over 16 relief appearances and 31 innings in Pac-12 play ... struck out 46 Pac-12 hitters compared to 12 walks while limiting opponents to a .189 average against
- Made seven appearances and compiled a 3.75 ERA with 15 strikeouts over 12 innings in the postseason
- Stranded 22 of his 33 inherited runners over the course of the season
- Struck out six over four innings in a start vs. CSU Bakersfield (March 4)
- Three scoreless innings with four strikeouts to earn the victory vs. Oregon State (March 19)
- Earned the victory after tossing 3 2/3 scoreless innings with six strikeouts at Oregon (April 16)
- Season-best seven strikeouts over three scoreless innings vs. Washington (April 21)
- Struck out six and earned the victory after pitching three innings vs. Arizona (May 12)
- Three scoreless innings of work with four strikeouts to earn the win at Washington State (May 18)
- Made two appearances in the College World Series, tossing a combined 3 1/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts, including two innings with a strikeout vs. No. 1 Wake Forest (June 17)
As a Sophomore (2022) • Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Made 22 appearances, including 15 starts, while compiling a 6-0 record with a 4.54 ERA
- Struck out 77 batters over 75 1/3 innings and combining on one shutout
- 4-0 with a 6.08 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 10 appearances (eight starts) and 37 innings in Pac-12 play
- Stranded four of his seven inherited runners out of the bullpen
- 5-0 with a 4.71 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings over 15 starts
- Earned the win vs. Cal State Fullerton after tossing 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run and striking out four (Feb. 20)
- Earned the win vs. Indiana, tossing four scoreless with eight strikeouts (Feb. 27)
- First career quality start and earned the win vs. Oregon after allowing three runs over six innings with six strikeouts (March 13)
- Quality start with a career-best nine strikeouts in a no decision at #11 Arizona (March 21)
- Earned the victory vs. Washington State after tossing a career-high seven innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts (March 27)
- Earned the victory at Washington after allowing one run on four hits in five innings (April 30)
- Made four appearances (two starts) and posted a 1.46 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 12 1/3 innings pitched in the postseason
- Struck out five over three innings in a start vs. No. 20 UC Santa Barbara (June 5)
- Three scoreless innings of relief against Connecticut (June 13)
- Got the start at the College World Series against Auburn, contributing four scoreless innings with six strikeouts (June 20)
As a Freshman (2021)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Made 19 appearances, including six starts, while pitching to a 2-1 record and a 6.99 ERA
- Logged 37 1/3 innings while striking out 37 hitters
- Made two starts in nine appearances against Pac-12 foes
- Compiled a 1-0 record with a 6.14 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 14 2/3 innings in Pac-12 play
- First career appearance came at Santa Clara (Feb. 28)
- Struck out seven over five innings vs. UC Irvine (March 13)
- Four scoreless innings with three strikeouts vs. UCLA (April 11)
- Earned the victory at Arizona State after tossing 2 1/3 innings and striking out two (April 18)
- Credited with the win after logging a scoreless inning vs. San Jose State (May 11)
- Struck out five in two innings pitched vs. California (May 17)
Prior to Stanford
- 2020 graduate of Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif.
- Helped guide his team to the 2018 West Catholic Athletic League Championship
- Perfect Game Preseason All-American (2019-20)
- Member of CCB Elite (2016-20) and Canes National (2019-20) travel teams
- Helped guide Canes National to a Perfect Game WWBA national title and a No. 1 ranking according to Perfect Game
- WWBA World Championships Jupiter All-Tournament (2019)
- Perfect Game MLK West All-Tournament (2019)
Personal
- Born in Milbrae, Calif.
- Son of Beth and Brian Dowd
- Has one brother, Luke
- Grandfather, Arthur Dowd, was the captain of the Yale baseball team
Baseball
Seven Called on Day Two
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Ninth Inning Woes
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Cardinal Drops Game to Aggies
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Cardinal Scores Big Late
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Stanford Cleans Up Yearly Awards
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Stanford Walks Off with Game One
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Stanford Wins Tuesday Slugfest
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Series Secured
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Card Rallies To Down Ducks
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Stanford Splits with Texas Tech
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Stanford Falls a Run Short
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Scott Tosses Gem to Win Series
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Bowser Walks Off Utes
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Stanford Drops Series at USC
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Doubleheader Split
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Cardinal Clinches Series Victory
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Cardinal Wins a Thriller
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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2022 Season in Review
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Season Comes to Close
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Ticket Punched
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Instant Classic
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Alone at the Top
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Sweep of the Utes
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Down but Never Out
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Series Even
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Saturday Split
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Series Evened
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Weekend Sweep
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Stanford Suffers Sweep
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Cardinal Claims Finale
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Cardinal Secures Series Win
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Season in Review: Back to Omaha
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Super Regional Bound
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Long Balls Back Williams
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No. 9 Arizona Evens Series
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Another Series Win
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Stanford Tops Cal 4-3
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Cardinal Wins Wild One
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Cardinal Takes Series
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Doubleheader Split
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Cardinal Stumbles in Finale
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Meet the Freshmen
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Individual Single-Season Records
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Stanford MLB Draft History
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Conference Honors
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