Liam Bowen
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Towson |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Macalester College |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2010 | St. Mary's (MD) (asst) |
| 2011 | Lincoln Memorial (GA) |
| 2012–2019 | UMBC (asst.) |
| 2019–2026 | UMBC |
| 2027–present | Towson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 149–181 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Liam Bowen is an American college baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Towson Tigers.
Playing career
Bowen attended Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. Upon graduation, Bowen enrolled at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bowen pitched 4 seasons for the Scots.
As a freshman in 2003, Bowen made 4 relief appearances pitching 3.1 innings and striking out 2 batters.[1]
In 2004 as a sophomore, Bowen took on the ace role of the team's pitching staff. He led the team with 3 wins with a team low 4.19 ERA. He also led the team with 49 strikeouts.[2]
As a junior in 2005, Bowen pitched a team-high 59 innings, 11 starts, 4 complete games and 43 strikeouts.[3]
In 2006, Bowen went 6–2 with a 5.18 ERA.[4]
Coaching career
Upon graduation, Bowen accepted a position at St. Mary's College of Maryland as a pitching coach. He was at St. Mary's for 4 years, dropping the team ERA by 3 runs during his tenure. In 2011, Bowen became a graduate assistant at Lincoln Memorial University.
On September 7, 2011, Bowen was named a volunteer assistant coach for the UMBC Retrievers baseball team.[5] On May 1, 2019, Bowen was named the interim head coach for the Retrievers when Bob Mumma resigned.[6]
On May 22, 2019, Bowen was promoted to head coach of the Retrievers.[7]
On June 12, 2026, Bowen was hired by the Towson Tigers baseball team as their new head coach, replacing the retiring Matt Tyner.[8]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC Retrievers (America East Conference) (2019–2026) | |||||||||
| 2019 | UMBC | 2–9 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2020 | UMBC | 3–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | UMBC | 17–26 | 12–26 | 4th (Division B) | |||||
| 2022 | UMBC | 23–32 | 11–19 | 4th (Division B) | America East Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | UMBC | 30–27 | 16–8 | 2nd | America East Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | UMBC | 27–25 | 14–10 | 2nd | America East Tournament | ||||
| 2025 | UMBC | 18–28 | 8–16 | 6th | America East Tournament | ||||
| 2026 | UMBC | 29–24 | 15–9 | 2nd | America East Tournament | ||||
| UMBC: | 149–181 | 76–88 | |||||||
| Total: | 149–181 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "2003 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ↑ "2004 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ↑ "2005 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ↑ "2006 Macalester Season Statistics". www.macalester.edu. Macalester College. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ↑ "Liam Bowen Named Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach". www.umbcretrievers.com. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. September 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Digest (May 9): Loyola Maryland's Spencer, three Terps finalists for Tewaaraton Awards". www.baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Liam Bowen Named UMBC Baseball Head Coach". www.pressboxonline.com. Momentum Sports Network. May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ↑ Ryan, Eric (June 12, 2026). "Liam Bowen Named New Head Coach of Towson Baseball" (Press release). Towson Tigers. Retrieved June 13, 2026.