University of South Carolina Upstate

Before USCUpstate: Howard Played four years at South Fork HighSchool under head coach Mike Harper… Named to the PerfectGame 2012 18U WWBA National Championship All-Tournament team whenhe hit .458 with two doubles, two triples, three RBI and five runsscored in the tournament… Also went 3-for-3 with a double,triple and RBI in the opening round of the WWBA NationalChampionships… Helped lead high school team to districtchampionship in 2010 as a sophomore.

Personal: Born onNov. 27, 1993 in Jacksonville, Fla… Son of Joel and JackieHoward… Major is undecided… Has one older sister,Jessica… Enjoys playing baseball, hunting andfishing… Favorite food is lobster… Favorite movie is“Step Brothers”… Favorite TV show is“SportsCenter”… Favorite actor is WillFerrell… Favorite singer is Chris Young… Favoriteseason is summer… Favorite book is “The Young Man andthe Sea”… Favorite sports figure is Cam Newton…Hero growing up and the person he most admirers is his dad…Plans to become a firefighter after college.