Daniel Bowman - Baseball Coach - James Madison University Athletics

Daniel Bowman

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Email:
bowmandj@jmu.edu
Phone:
540-568-3630
Physical Address:
Memorial 1150 (395 South High St.) / MSC 6925

Daniel Bowman is heading into his fifth season as a volunteer assistant coach for the James Madison baseball program.

In 2020, the Dukes finished with a 10-6 record. All following contests in the 2020 season were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2019, the Dukes posted a 31-26 record, becoming the first team since the 2011 season to post a winning record and win more than 30 games. The Dukes landed four players on CAA All-Conference teams. Fox Semones and Nick Robertson led the way for the Dukes, both earning spots on the first-team. Trevon Dabney and Kyle Novak both earned their way onto the third-team and the All-Rookie team for their freshman performances. The Dukes pitching staff also recorded 553 strikeouts on the season to shatter the previous program record.

In 2018, the Dukes compiled a 26-26 overall record, marking the best finish since the 2011 campaign. For the second consecutive year, the Dukes landed five players on CAA All-Conference teams. Adam Sisk and Fox Semones led the way, earning spots on the Third Team. Three freshman secured spots on the All-Rookie team in Nick Stewart, Michael Morgan and Josh Jones. The three All-Rookie selections are the most by JMU since 2008.

In 2017, the Dukes matched their win total from the previous year in four fewer games, finishing at 24-27. JMU garnered national attention, receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll, and collecting two Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week awards (Brett Johnson - Feb 27, Colton Harlow - March 13). The Dukes placed five players on CAA All-Conference teams, highlighted by Adam Sisk on the All-CAA Second Team. Kevin Kelly and Fox Semones were named Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-Americans, the first time since 2008 that JMU has had multiple players receive the honor.

As a team in 2017, the Dukes ranked 37th in the country with 65 home runs, the most for the program since 2011's banner campaign. JMU saw improvements in batting average, homers and RBI in 2017, with junior infielder Kyle McPherson becoming JMU's first MLB First-Year Player Draft selection in three years when he went to the San Francisco Giants in the 26th round.

In 2016, his first season with the Dukes, JMU finished 24-31, a six-win improvement over the previous season. The Dukes finished with a 13-11 Colonial Athletic Association record and won their first CAA Tournament game since 2013.

Bowman, a Bridgewater, Va. native and former standout at Turner Ashby High School, came to JMU after spending the 2015 season as a member of the coaching staff at East Tennessee State, where he worked with the Buccaneers’ outfielders, hitters and baserunners.

Prior to ETSU, Bowman spent the 2014 season playing in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system after a pair of seasons playing for the Lake Erie Crushers in the Frontier League.

Bowman was a collegiate standout, leading Coastal Carolina to Big South Conference regular-season and tournament championships in all four of his seasons with the Chanticleers, as well as a 2010 NCAA Regional Championship.

As a senior, Bowman capped off his career by garnering Big South Player of the Year and All-America honors. He graduated from Coastal Carolina as the program’s leader in games played (246), games started (244), at bats (963), hits (309), RBIs (206) and total bases (526). He was also the first player in Big South history with 200 runs scored, 200 RBIs and 300 hits.

At Turner Ashby, Bowman batted over .400 in each of his final three seasons, including an eye-popping .510 in his final prep campaign. His average as a senior, coupled with 11 home runs and 36 RBIs, earned him First Team All-State honors and saw him named the District and Region Player of the Year. He also helped the storied program capture state championships in both 2007 and 2006.