University of South Carolina Upstate

2014: Started in 48 of the 51 games he appeared in and served as the team’s primary left fielder … Ended the year with a .240 batting average to go along with eight doubles and 25 RBIs … Ranked first on the team with seven multi-RBI games … Was tied for first on the team with two triples … Went 3-for-4 in Upstate’s 8-6 upset win over No. 25 Kentucky (Feb. 17) … Had three hits and scored a run in a 6-2 win over The Citadel (Feb. 18) … Went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and one double in a 7-5 win at Gardner-Webb (Mar. 5) … Registered two hits, three RBIs and one run scored in Upstate’s 7-6 victory at Northern Kentucky (Apr. 11) … Collected his first career home run when he connected for a three-run blast against Jacksonville (May 9) … Went 3-for-5 with three RBIs at Stetson (May 15).

Before USC Upstate: Spent the last two seasons playing at Florence-Darlington Technical College under head coach Preston McDonald … Named to the all-region second team in 2013 and the all-region first team in 2012 … Hit .356 as a freshman with 11 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 40 runs batted in … Stole 17 bases and scored 49 runs as a freshman … Played his high school career at Irmo High School under head coach Ray Canady.

Personal: Born on April 2, 1992 in Columbia, S.C. … Son of Curtis and Theresa Dowling … Majoring in Interdisciplinary studies … Has one brother and one sister … His favorite TV show is “Seinfeld” … Favorite season is spring … Favorite sports figure is Chipper Jones.