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Shaye Bowden

Assistant Coach

Shaye is a former 4 year starting utility player for the University of Oregon. She is also a former Firecracker Alumni for Firecrackers AZ. 

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Biography

SENIOR (2021)
Played in 45 games, starting 36, with 34 coming at first base and two at catcher … Hit .235 with four homers and 14 RBIs in addition to five doubles … Recorded five multi-hit games and a pair of multi-RBI performances … Hit .375 (15-for-40) over a 13-game stretch from April 17-May 14, recording five multi-hit games in that span and hitting safely in 10 of those games … vs. Montana (Feb. 12): Went 1-for-2 with a two-run double and a run scored in her first action of the season … vs. UCLA (Feb. 28): Provided some insurance with a sixth inning solo homer in a 3-1 win over the No. 1 team in the country … at Washington (Apr. 17): Went 4-for-6 in a doubleheader split against the Huskies, going 2-for-3 in each game and hitting solo homer in game one to put Oregon on the board … at Arizona State (Apr. 30): Went 2-for-5 with a solo homer in a 6-5 extra-inning win … at Arizona State (May 1, 2): Drove in runs in each of the final two games of the series, going 3-for-7 in those two contests … at California (May 14): Went 2-for-3 with a season-high three RBIs and a solo homer in a 9-4 win.

JUNIOR (2020)
Hit .294 with six RBIs and two doubles … Played in 20 games, with 19 starts, 12 coming at designated player and seven at first base … One of just nine players in the Pac-12 with a four-hit game this year … Led the team with four sacrifice bunts … Went 7-for-8 with three RBIs and a double in a doubleheader against Drake and Tulsa on Feb. 28 … vs. Nevada (Feb. 8): Drove in the game’s only run in a 1-0 win with an RBI groundout in the second inning … vs. Long Beach State (Feb. 9): Turned in first multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-3 … vs. Idaho State (Feb. 21): Went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored … vs. Drake (Feb. 28): Matched a career-high in hits with a perfect 4-for-4 day along with two RBIs and a double … at Tulsa (Feb. 28): Went 3-for-4 with an RBI in game two of the doubleheader, coming through with at least three hits in back-to-back games for the first time in her career.
 
SOPHOMORE (2019)
- NFCA Third Team All-Pacific Region
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 26)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
 
Hit .315 with seven home runs, 10 doubles, a triple and a team-high 33 RBIs while starting 49 of Oregon's 52 games ... Led the team in total bases (79) while finishing second in slugging percentage (.541) and extra-base hits (18) ... Second among Ducks with eight multi-RBI games and third with 12 multi-hit games ... One of the most versatile players in the country defensively, leading the Pac-12 during the regular season with 14 runners caught stealing in 38 games at catcher while also spending time at first base, second base, third base and right field ... Homered and had multiple hits in three straight games from April 20 to April 23 as part of a seven-game hitting streak (April 14 - April 26), during which she hit .500 with five RBIs ... vs. Kansas (Feb. 8): Went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs in season opener … vs. CSUN (Feb. 8): Turned in a perfect 4-for-4 day with a double and an RBI later that day ... Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 21-24): Named the Pac-12 Player of the Week after batting .412 with a home run, a double and seven RBIs … at Stanford (March 30): Blasted a first-inning grand slam to finish with a career-high four RBIs ... at Stanford (March 31): Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs the next day in the series finale ... vs. Oregon State (April 28): Recorded third three-RBI game of the year in series finale ... vs. Arizona State (May 10): Went 2-for-3 with a home run in the final series of the year.
 
FRESHMAN (2018)
Appeared in 27 games as a freshman, making 20 starts ... Hit .250 with 14 hits in 56 at-bats, including two doubles and a home run ... Recorded nine RBIs while scoring 13 runs ... vs. Fresno State (Feb. 9): Picked up first collegiate hit, an RBI single for the game's first run ... vs. Oklahoma State, vs. Texas A&M (Feb. 23): Recorded a hit in back-to-back games against the No. 18 Cowboys and the No. 6 Aggies, including her first career home run against the Cowboys ... at USF (March 1): Enjoyed the best game of her freshman season on, going 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored ... vs. Bryant (March 11): Drove in a season-high three runs while going 2-for-3 with two runs scored ... vs. Portland State (April 3): Went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored ... vs. Washington (June 1): Scored a run vs. the No. 5 Huskies in the Women's College World Series.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4, 2x, last vs. Drake (Feb. 28, 2020)
Runs: 2, 4x, last at Utah (May 4, 2019)
RBIs: 4, at Stanford (March 30, 2019)
Doubles: 2, at Stanford (March 31, 2019)
Triples: 1, vs. Seattle U (Feb. 10, 2019)
Home Runs: 1, 8x, last vs. Arizona State (May 10, 2019)
Stolen Bases: 2, vs. Oklahoma State (March 9, 2019)
Walks: 1, 22x, last vs. Louisville (Feb. 29, 2020)
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated the No. 23 recruit in the nation by FloSoftball...Played in the PGF High School All-American game in the summer on 2017...Named a second team MaxPreps All-American in 2017...Hit a career-high .654 as a senior with 53 runs, 84 RBIs, 25 doubles and 17 homers with just one strikeout in 33 games played...Named second-team all-state, all-Arizona and 5A all-conference by The Arizona Republic as a senior...Named preseason all-Arizona (catcher) by USA Today going into her senior season...Hit .595 as a junior with 44 hits, 40 RBIs, 11 doubles, six triples and eight homers in 26 games...A first team all-Arizona selection as a junior and a second team choice as a sophomore...The MaxPreps/NFCA national player of the week on March 7, 2015.
 
CLUB
Played for the Birmingham Thunderbolts and Firecrackers AZ.

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