MAJOR: Management2014-15 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award2014-15 MVC Honor Roll2013-14 MVC Honor Roll2012-13 MVC Honor Roll AS A JUNIOR (2015): MIssouri Valley Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award...MVC Honor Roll...Appeared in 45 games, making 44 starts with the majority of them at shortstop…Hit .239 with four home runs and 25 runs batted in…Finished third on the team in home runs…His 12 walks in Missouri Valley Conference action was third highest on the team…Set season-highs in hits (three) and runs (three) in a 6-4, seven inning win over Western Illinois (Mar. 6)…Missed eight games (Apr. 22 – May 2) due to a broken hand…Returned to play as a pinch-runner vs. Southern Illinois (May 3)...Started at second base for the final 10 games of the season (May 3 – May 21)…Tied career-highs in hits (three) and RBIS (three) in 19-2 win vs. UT-Martin (May 6).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): MVC Honor Roll...Appeared in 48 games, making 45 starts, with a majority of them coming at shortstop…Hit .294 with 13 doubles and 33 RBI…Tied for second on the team with four home runs and ranked third on the squad with a .450 slugging percentage…Drew 17 walks and was hit by six pitches for a .380 on-base clip…Tied for second on the team with seven stolen bases in 11 attempts…Recorded multiple hits in 16 games and drove in multiple runs eight times…Tallied a season-high three hits three times at Mercer (Feb. 22), vs. Bradley (Apr. 26) and vs. Illinois State (May 11)…Drove in a season-high three runs vs. Bradley (Apr. 26) by going 3-for-4 with home run and two runs scored…Recorded an extra-base hit in five-straight games (Apr. 13 – 19)…Hit .311 in Missouri Valley Conference play with seven doubles, a pair of homers and 18 RBI…Ranked second on the team with a .525 slugging percentage in league play, tallying 32 total bases in 61 at bats…Committed just three errors in league games as a shortstop for a .966 fielding percentage.
AS A FRESHMAN (2013): MVC Honor Roll...Appeared in 55 games, making 54 starts…Hit .258 with six doubles, two home runs and 20 RBI in his first season as a Purple Ace…Drew 15 walks and was hit by four pitches for a .322 on-base percentage…Recorded multiple hits in 14 games and drove in multiple runs three times…Put together a nine-game hitting streak and 16-game on-base streak…Hit his first career home run, going 1-for-4 with two RBI at Kennesaw State (March 9)…Went a perfect 3-for-3 in game two of a doubleheader against Purdue (March 16)…Recorded multiple hits in six of his first eight games in the month of May…Went 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored in UE’s final regular-season game at SIU Edwardsville (May 15)…Stole a pair of bases in four chances and fielded .932 as a shortstop, making 17 errors, but committed just two errors over the final 15 games of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-sport athlete and three-year baseball letterwinner at Rockford High School for head coach Ian Hearn...three-time all-district and all-conference selection...two-year team captain and team MVP...named First Team all-state and to the Michigan Dream Team as a senior...guided the Rams to a pair of 30-win seasons and a state championship as a junior...led Rockford to a district title as a senior...played summer ball for the Diamonds Sports Training Academy for head coach Bill Peterson...helped summer team to Connie Mack state and regional championships.
SHOWERS’ CAREER STATISTICS
Overall Season Statistics
YEAR | AVG. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-ATT |
2013 | .258 | 55-54 | 190 | 19 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 43 | 2-4 |
2014 | .294 | 48-45 | 160 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 29 | 7-11 |
2015 | .239 | 45-44 | 180 | 27 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 37 | 3-5 |
CAREER | .262 | 148-143 | 530 | 74 | 139 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 78 | 51 | 109 | 12-20 |
MVC Regular-Season Statistics
YEAR | AVG. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-ATT |
2013 | .323 | 20-20 | 65 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 1-2 |
2014 | .311 | 19-18 | 61 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 0-1 |
2015 | .235 | 16-15 | 51 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1-2 |
CAREER | .294 | 55-53 | 177 | 26 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 43 | 2-5 |
MVC Tournament Statistics
YEAR | AVG. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-ATT |
2013 | .250 | 4-4 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
2014 | .250 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
2015 | .250 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
CAREER | .250 | 8-8 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0-0 |
SHOWERS’ CAREER HIGHS (as of 6/1/15)
At Bats: 6, 4x, last vs. UT-Martin (5/6/15)
Runs Scored: 3, 2x, last vs. Western Illinois (3/6/15)
Hits: 3, 7x, last vs. UT-Martin (5/6/15)
RBI: 3, 4x, last vs. UT-Martin (5/6/15)
Doubles: 2, vs. Southern Indiana (4/29/14)
Triples: 1, 2x, last at Indiana (4/15/15)
Home Runs: 1, 10x, last vs. Southern Indiana (4/8/15)
Walks: 3, 2x, last at Indiana State (3/29/15)
Stolen Bases: 2, vs. Western Illinois (3/1/15)
Hit By Pitch: 2, vs. Bradley (4/27/14)
Hit Streak: 9 (3/29/13 - 4/9/13)
