Tadd Bower - Class of 2008

During Tadd's Career at Cosby

Two-time district champions at Cosby High School … In 2008, team also won the region and were Virginia state semi-finalists … During his senior season, batted .479 with four home runs and 21 RBI … Batted .360 with three homers and 22 RBI during his junior year … Hit the first grand slam in school history during his junior season … Won the USSSA State Championship with his AAU team … Member of the National Honor Society … Was a scholar-athlete award winner for three years … Two-time member of the All-Academic team …

During Tadd's Career at William and Mary

Senior Year (2012): Made 48 starts in 48 appearances ... Finished the season batting .295 with 34 RBIs, 17 doubles and 33 runs scored ... Tallied 14 multi-hit games ... Drove in multiple runs on nine occasions including a season-high four against UMES (April 3) ... Ranked fifth in the CAA with 34 walks ... Reached base in 18-straight games ... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored at Georgia State (April 15) ... Recorded two RBIs and two runs scored on one hit versus Delaware (April 6) ... Propelled W&M to a 3-1 victory at JMU (March 17) with a two-run home run in the eighth inning ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a double against Quinnipiac (March 13) ... Registered three RBIs and two hits at VMI (Feb. 28) ... Connected on his first home run of the season at No.1 Florida (Feb.25) ...

Junior Year (2011): Appeared in 54 games, earning 53 starts ... Finished second on the team with a .315 batting average, five home runs, and nine stolen bases ... Tied for the team lead with 40 RBIs ... Tied for 12th in the CAA with 32 walks ... Also scored 30 runs ... Reached base in 38 consecutive games, best on the team ... Had a team-high 12 game hit streak and ended the season having collected a hit in eight straight contests ... Totaled 17 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games ... Went 1-for-3 with a grand slam in the Tribe's win at Delaware on March 26 ... Knocked in three runs and hit a longball against George Mason on March 18 ... Had a season-high three hits against both UNC Wilmington (April 17) and Georgia State (May 13) ...

Sophomore Year (2010): Ranked 13th in the CAA with 53 RBIs … Was eighth in the conference with 39 walks … Batting average of .321 ranked second on the team … Led Tribe in slugging percentage (.610), total bases (114), home runs (10) and tied for first in triples (3) and on-base percentage (.440) … Named CAA Player of the week February 23rd … Had 17 multi-hit games, including three games with three hits or more … Went 5-for-6 with two doubles, a triple and two runs scored versus Delaware (March 27) … Picked up four RBIs against Virginia (March 10) … Drove in two runs in the win over North Carolina (March 09) … Batted 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs versus Old Dominion (April 18) … Reached base safely in all five plate appearances against UMass with four walks on the day (March 21) … Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored versus Northeastern (April 30) … Picked up five RBIs against UMES thanks to a triple and a home run (February 19) … Batted 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs versus UNC-Wilmington (May 14) …

Freshman Year (2009): Batted .279 in 165 plate appearances, leading all underclassmen in hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage and total bases … Finished fourth on the team in RBIs and fifth in doubles as well as tying for fourth in total number of hits … Named Fall 2009 MVP … Went 3-for-5 against Richmond including a solo homerun in the ninth to put the Tribe ahead in a 9-7 win (April 1) … Went 8-for-18 in the season opening DeMarini Classic, driving in five runs … Drove in winning run versus Buffalo (February 20) … Had a single and a key base running play in the six-run, ninth-inning comeback against Virginia Tech (April 21) … Went 3-for-4 against the Hokies, driving in three runs and scoring two in a 14-10 victory … Scored three runs in the Tribe's only victory at UNCW (April 12) … Went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI and two runs scored in the 12-3 victory over James Madison (May 2) … Went 3-for-5 in the following game with 2 RBI versus Longwood (May 10) … Went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI in the first game of the season-ending series at Hofstra (May 15) …