27  Darrell Bowles Class: Senior Hometown: Vancouver, Canada High School: North Delta Senior Secondary Last College: Southeastern Louisiana Height / Weight: 6-3 / 225 Position: First Base Birthdate: 02/06/1978 Experience: 1V

Transfer from a small junior college in Washington who brings power and good bat control to the Aztec lineup...Will compete for playing time at first base this season...Competed for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in the Alaska League last summer...Was previously a catcher and has also played in the outfield.

2000: Appeared in 16 games, starting on eight occasions...Had an on-base percentage of .410...Errorless in 17 chances at first base...In back-to-back games at Air Force, went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a pair of runs batted in.

Junior College: Played one season as a catcher at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Wash., for coach Glen Johnson...As a sophomore there in 1999, led his team in hitting with a .341 average...Also had 23 runs scored, eight doubles, a pair of triples, one home run and 20 runs batted in. Previous College: Began his collegiate career at Southeastern Louisiana in 1997... Redshirted for the Lions that season...Played during the 1998 campaign.

High School: Attended North Delta Senior Secondary (high school) in North Delta, British Columbia, Canada...Did not play baseball in high school as the sport is not offered at that level in Canada...Played football for the Huskies...Lettered twice in that sport and was named the team’s Defensive MVP as a senior.

Personal: Darrell John Bowles was born Feb. 6, 1978, in Surrey, BC, Canada...Son of Art and Leslie Bowles...Lists favorite athlete as hockey player Eric Lindros...Majoring in physical education.

Bowles’ SDSU Career Statistics
Year  G-GS  AB   R   H   2B   3B   HR   RBI  BB  SO  SB-A   AVG
2000  16-8  33   6  10    0    0    0    7    5   9   0-0  .303