Joshua Cowden
Outfielder Designated Hitter 17
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
     
  • Josh Cowden HR celebration Oregon State

    2021 BSB Josh Cowden HR celebration Oregon State

  • Joshua Cowden vs. San Francisco

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  • Joshua Cowden 2021 BSB

    Joshua Cowden 2021 BSB vs Portland 4-9 0368

  • Josh Cowden hit two home runs in a 7-0 win over Utah Valley Tuesday in Provo.

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  • Josh Cowden hit two home runs in a 7-0 win over Utah Valley Tuesday in Provo.

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  • Josh Cowden hit two home runs in a 7-0 win over Utah Valley.

    Josh Cowden vs UVU celebrate.jpg