ELON, N.C. – Elon University senior outfielder Quinn Bower has been selected as a member of the Capital One Academic All-District 3 baseball team as announced on Thursday, May 7, by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This marks the second consecutive year that Bower has earned the honor.
A native of New Cumberland, Pa., Bower sports a 3.79 GPA as a finance major. He was an Academic All-Southern Conference honoree in both 2013 and 2014. On the field, Bower is hitting .282 with 34 runs scored and a team-best 10 stolen bases in 41 games. He has eight multi-hit outings this season, including two four-hit games. At one point this year, Bower reached base safely in 11 consecutive games.
Bower ranks seventh in program history with 61 career stolen bases. He is a career .284 hitter over 680 at bats in 200 games. He has scored 138 runs, has 23 doubles, six triples and one home run.
With his all-district selection, Bower is now eligible to earn Academic All-America accolades.
2015 Capital One Academic All-District 3 Baseball Team
NCAA Division I
P – Parker Dunshee, Wake Forest (3.32 – Finance)
P – Benton Moss, North Carolina (3.87 – Business administration/economics)
C – Alec Diamond, Belmont (3.72 – Finance)
INF – Alex Close, Liberty (3.81 – Business administration and finance)
INF – Nate Mondou, Wake Forest (3.32 – Business and enterprise management)
INF – Erik Payne, Virginia Tech (3.75 – Finance)
INF – Christian Triplett, North Carolina Central (3.76 – Accounting)
INF – Tucker Tubbs, Memphis (3.87 – Accounting)
OF – Quinn Bower, Elon (3.79 – Finance)
OF – Taylor Douglas, UT Martin (4.00 – Management)
OF – Ronnie Jebavy, Middle Tennessee State (3.85 – Concrete management)
DH – Matt Parrish, Campbell (3.84 – Mathematics)