2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Dowdy, Kollin

Jersey Number 32
Kollin Dowdy
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 231
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Harrisburg, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Olney Central
Bio
2014
Appeared in 37 games...hit .292 with 14 doubles, three triples, two home runs and a27 RBIs...reached safely in first 17 games he played...drove in two runs in three-straight games...went 4-for-6 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs against Mid-Continent...drove in two runs in a victory over Bowling Green...returned to lineup against Austin Peay...collected a hit in all three games...drove in a pair of runs in the series finale...recorded three doubles and drove in four runs in series opener against Eastern Illinois...tied game in 10th after being hit by a pitch in middle game of series...drove in a pair of runs with a double at Ole Miss...ripped a two-run double into the gap against Evansville...went 7-for-9 over final two games at Ohio State, including 4-for-4 with an RBI in series finale...walked in first at-bat at Evansville, extending streak to reaching safely in seven-straight plate appearances...doubled, tripled and scored two runs in series finale against Tennessee Tech...ignited eight-run inning at SEMO with a leadoff double...drove in a pair of runs with a triple in victory over Belmont...hit a pair of home runs in middle game of series against Eastern Kentucky...became first player since 2010 to hit two homers in a game.
BEFORE MSU
Spent two seasons playing for head coach Dennis Conley at Olney Central Community College...earned all-conference and all-region honors as a sophomore after hitting .339 with 14 doubles, school-record 10 triples, 12 home runs and 50 RBIs in 53 games...also led the team with 57 runs scored, and tied for team lead with 14 stolen bases...ranked third nationally in home runs, while ranking sixth in triples and total bases (132)...red-shirted his first season with the Blue-Knights...began career at Southern Illinois...made 22 starts for the Salukis, hitting .202 with four doubles and 22 runs scored...went 5-for-5 in stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner for head coach Jay Thompson at Harrisburg High School...helped the Bulldogs to a 40-1 record and a state runner-up finish his senior season...hit .420, with 10 home runs, on his way to earning first-team all-state honors...selected in the 37th round by the Atlanta Braves in the 2010 MLB Draft...named to all-conference team as a sophomore and junior...also earned all-conference honors in football.
PERSONAL
Born Kollin Denean Dowdy on Jan. 11, 1992...son of Kevin and Shelia Dowdy...has one sister, Kaci...majoring in sociology.
Appeared in 37 games...hit .292 with 14 doubles, three triples, two home runs and a27 RBIs...reached safely in first 17 games he played...drove in two runs in three-straight games...went 4-for-6 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs against Mid-Continent...drove in two runs in a victory over Bowling Green...returned to lineup against Austin Peay...collected a hit in all three games...drove in a pair of runs in the series finale...recorded three doubles and drove in four runs in series opener against Eastern Illinois...tied game in 10th after being hit by a pitch in middle game of series...drove in a pair of runs with a double at Ole Miss...ripped a two-run double into the gap against Evansville...went 7-for-9 over final two games at Ohio State, including 4-for-4 with an RBI in series finale...walked in first at-bat at Evansville, extending streak to reaching safely in seven-straight plate appearances...doubled, tripled and scored two runs in series finale against Tennessee Tech...ignited eight-run inning at SEMO with a leadoff double...drove in a pair of runs with a triple in victory over Belmont...hit a pair of home runs in middle game of series against Eastern Kentucky...became first player since 2010 to hit two homers in a game.
BEFORE MSU
Spent two seasons playing for head coach Dennis Conley at Olney Central Community College...earned all-conference and all-region honors as a sophomore after hitting .339 with 14 doubles, school-record 10 triples, 12 home runs and 50 RBIs in 53 games...also led the team with 57 runs scored, and tied for team lead with 14 stolen bases...ranked third nationally in home runs, while ranking sixth in triples and total bases (132)...red-shirted his first season with the Blue-Knights...began career at Southern Illinois...made 22 starts for the Salukis, hitting .202 with four doubles and 22 runs scored...went 5-for-5 in stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner for head coach Jay Thompson at Harrisburg High School...helped the Bulldogs to a 40-1 record and a state runner-up finish his senior season...hit .420, with 10 home runs, on his way to earning first-team all-state honors...selected in the 37th round by the Atlanta Braves in the 2010 MLB Draft...named to all-conference team as a sophomore and junior...also earned all-conference honors in football.
PERSONAL
Born Kollin Denean Dowdy on Jan. 11, 1992...son of Kevin and Shelia Dowdy...has one sister, Kaci...majoring in sociology.
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