Drew Dowd Season 2023

• 3/11/21: Former Serra pitcher Drew Dowd’s first Stanford start was a wild one - Terry Bernal (The Daily Journal)

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