Ht/Wt
6'
2"
|
185 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Payson,
Utah
Last School
Salt Lake CC
Roster Years
2020-2023
Personal
- Parents are Shaun and Brooke
- Brother, Mitch, played baseball at Grand Canyon
- Majoring in exercise and wellness
Before BYU
- Two-time All-State First Team
- Played in Utah State All-Star Game
- All-Region First Team
- Hit .410 with eight home runs and 25 RBIs as a senior
- Also recruited by Utah, Navy and San Diego, among others
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
2021
- WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention, 2021
- WCC Commissioner’s Bronze Honor Roll for academic excellence, 2021
- Played 48 of 50 games
- Started 43 games — 23 at catcher, 17 at DH and three in RF
- Hit .239 with 39 hits, 23 RBI, 29 BB and 29 runs scored
- Third in the team in runs scored (29) and home runs (5); fourth in total bases (59), hits (39), walks (29), OBP (.369) and slugging (.362); fifth in BA (.239) and RBI (23)
- Had nine multiple hit games, seven multiple RBI games and a four-game hitting streak
- Nominated for WCC Player of the Week for twice on March 9 and April 19
Junior Year
2022
- Played in 44 games in 2022
- Started 25 games – 12 in left field, one at catcher and 12 as a DH
- Hit .252, with 18 runs and 13 RBI
- Led the team in games as a sub (19)
- Fourth on the team in stolen bases (3)
- Four games with multiple hits
- Five games with multiple RBI
- Had a five game hitting streak and a seven game reach base safely streak
Senior Year
2023
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
Sophomore
2020
- Played in seven games
- Had four starts at catcher and designated hitter
- Totaled four hits, four RBI and one run
- The 2020 season was cut short after 16 games when the NCAA canceled baseball due to the Covid Pandemic
2021 BSB Josh Cowden HR celebration Oregon State
Cowden, Joshua 20-21BSB vs San Francisco 3-25 0375.jpg
Joshua Cowden 2021 BSB vs Portland 4-9 0368
Josh Cowden vs UVU HR.jpg
Josh Cowden vs UVU-2.jpg
Josh Cowden vs UVU celebrate.jpg