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Southern Illinois Athletics
Natalie Howard
Gary Roberts
Bob Shallenberger

5 Drew Howard

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 175
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Ferdinand, Ind.
  • Highschool Forest Park HS

Biography

2024
  • Appeared in 14 games for the Purple Aces in the infield
  • Scored four runs while walking twice
  • Mostly used as a pinch runner with only five at-bats on the season
  • Had a perfect fielding percentage with one putout and one assist at Mississippi State (3/8/24)
  • Spent his summer with the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders of the Northwoods League with teammates Cal McGinnis and Jacob Jarvis
2023
  • Played in 10 games with five starts on the UE infield as a freshman
  • Hit .143 with an RBI and three runs scored
  • Made his UE debut and scored a run as a pinch-hitter against Eastern Michigan (2/25/23)
  • Collected his first collegiate hit in his first career start against Southeast Missouri State (3/29/23)
  • Went a season-best 2-for-4 with two runs scored and his first collegiate RBI against WKU (4/18/23)
  • Made two starts at DH, two starts at second base, and one start in left field
  • Also appeared as a defensive replacement at third base against #14 Indiana State (4/30/23)
  • Played summer baseball for the Dubois County Bombers in the Ohio Valley League
  • Hit .210 with five doubles, six RBI and seven runs scored in 18 games played at second base, shortstop and third base for the Bombers
  • Went 10-for-11 in the stolen base department for the Bombers in summer league play
PREP
  • Multi-sport standout at nearby Forest Park High School
  • Outstanding shortstop and pitcher for his dad, Jarred Howard’s Rangers
  • Rated as the 13th-best shortstop in Indiana as a senior by Perfect Game
  • Played in the IHSBCA North-South All-Star Series
  • Threw a no-hitter to help Forest Park win its first sectional title in 20 years in a 10-0 win over Tell City as a senior
  • Also named to the Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association’s East-West All-Star Game on the hardwood
  • Named the Southwestern Indiana Basketball Player of the Year by the Evansville Courier & Press
  • He led Forest Park in scoring (22.3 ppg), rebounds (151), assists (75), and steals (64)
  • Finished his basketball career as Forest Park’s all-time leading scorer with 1,602 points
PERSONAL
  • Son of Natalie and Jarred Howard
  • First name is actually Benjamin
  • Has two younger siblings – Reid and Bree
  • His father, Jarred, played at nearby Oakland City University
  • Lists basketball as his second-best sport
  • Favorite food is BBQ chicken
  • Wants to get into marketing or business/sales when his baseball days are done
  • Lists his hidden talent as the ability to walk on his hands

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2023Freshman

    Infielder
    5'11" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2024Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'11" 175 lbs
    4
  • 5

    2025Junior

    Infielder
    5'11" 175 lbs
    5
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