7. OF Micah McDowell

Name: Micah McDowell

Hometown: Coldwater, N.S.

Born: Kentville, N.S.

Height/Weight: 6’ 1” 190 lbs.

Bats/Throws: L-R.

School: Oregon State.

Coach: Mitch Canham.

Previous Teams: Junior National Team, Okotoks Dawgs, Kentville Wildcats, Team Nova Scotia 17U, 15U and 13U.

Previous Coaches: Greg Hamilton, Val Helldobler, Jeff Duda, Tyler Hollick and Allen Cox, David McDowell, Kevin Richardson.

Twitter: @MicahMcDowell7

The most influential person in my baseball life: “Definitely Tyler Hollick, one of my coaches at the academy, who has been by my side since I showed at Okotoks. He has worked with me to get to the point I am and took hours out of his day to do so.”

2024 spring at Oregon State _ Batted .382 with 12 doubles, two triples, six home runs and drove in 33 runs. Scored 42 runs, with 27 walks a .632 on-base percentage ... Played in and started 39 games with a 1.117 OPS ... . Finished with 15 multiple-hit games and nine multi-RBI efforts ... Was 3-for-5 and knocked in a run against UC Irvine ... Went 4-for-5, driving in two while scoring a run against Tulane ... Hit two home runs, including a fifth-inning grand slam, and tied career-highs with six RBIs and four runs in the finale against UCLA ... Homered, went 3-for-4 and scored four runs in the UCLA opener ... Was 3-for-6 with two runs, a double and an RBI in the series finale at Washington State ... Tripled in a 2-for-3 day in the series finale facing Washington ... Doubled twice and knocked in a run against Washington ... Tripled and finished 2-for-5 against Portland, extending his hit streak to 17 games ... Finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs, including a double and a homer in the finale facing Utah ... Homered was 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the series finale over CSUN ... Doubled home two in the first versus CSUN ... Was 2-for-3 with a double in the win over Michigan ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a double in the win over Texas Tech ... Drove in a pair going 1-for-4 against Minnesota ... Homered, doubled and finished 3-for-4 in the season-opening win over New Mexico.

2023 spring at Oregon State _ Finished batting .345 with 16 doubles, seven homers and 47 RBIs. Had a .936 OPS in 56 games, going 15-for-18 stealing bases ... At Baton Rouge regional _ Went 4-for-4 with six RBIs with a homer against Sam Houston ... Had a 2-for-5 day against LSU ... At Pac-12 tournament _ Was 2-for-6 in opener ...Four hits, including double and two RBIs in three game series against Western Carolina ... Had a solo homer facing Portland ... Six hits with a homer and four RBIs in a three-game set against UCLA ... Singled against Portland ... Had five hits, including a double with four RBIs against Utah ... Doubled in a run against Oregon ... Three hits with a homer and three RBIs in game against Grand Canyon ...Three knocks including a double with three RBIs in three-game series facing Arizona ... Singled in a run against Seattle ... Four hits with three doubles and four RBIs in three-game set against USC ... Had a 3-for-4 day with a homer and three RBIs against Gonzaga ... Homered and had three RBIs against Oregon ... Two hits against California ... A pair of hits, including a double and an RBI in three-game series facing Stanford ... Two hits in two games against Nevada ... Three hits with a double against Washington State ... Was 3-for-4 with an RBI double ... Six hits with a homer and six RBIs facing Cal Poly ... Had a 5-for-6 days with four RBIs and a double against Coppin State ... Singled twice facing Santa Barbara ... Was 3-for-5 driving in a run against New Mexico ... Knocked in a run against Minnesota ... Doubled in opener facing New Mexico.

2022 summer with Okotoks Dawgs in Western Canadian League _ Batted .381 with six doubles, three triples, two homers and 24 RBIs ... Had a 1.067 OPS in 34 games.

2022 spring at Oregon State _ Batted .147 with one double and three RBIs ... Finished 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk in the opener against Arizona State ... Played in 13 games, starting seven.

2021 summer with Ridgefield Raptors in West Coast League _ Batted .190 with a homer and four RBIs in 22 games ... Had a .560 OPS in 22 games.

2021 spring at Oregon State _ Batted .169 with two doubles and one RBI ... Posted 2-for-5 day with two runs in the opener against Utah ... Was 2-for-3 and scored a run in a win over New Mexico ... Played in 27 games, starting 20.

2020 spring at Oregon State _ Batted .244 (11-for-45) with seven runs scored, two RBI and seven walks ... Tallied three hits with an RBI in the opener at San Diego State ... Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in his collegiate debut against New Mexico ... Played in 12 games, making 11 starts.

2019 summer with Okotoks Dawgs _ Batted .191 in 18 games with a .511 OPS.

2018 season with Okotoks Dawgs _ Tore his UCL and his thumb sliding into second base ... Batted .471 with six runs, six stolen bases at the Canada Cup ... Batted .333 with five runs and seven steals at the T12 tournament.

2017 season With Team Nova Scotia and Okotoks Dawgs _ Went 5-for-15 (.333) earning Tournament 12 MVP honours, hitting scoring three runs, stealing four bases, with two RBIs with an OPS of .708 ... Ran a 7.07 60 ... Was hitless in two at-bats in a loss to Prairies in the opener ... Then, 3-for-4 with an RBI in a win over Futures ... Was 1-for-3 against Quebec ... Didn’t play against BC Orange ... Hitless with an RBI against Ontario Green ... And 1-for-3 in the final against Quebec ... Batted .333 with four runs and three steals at Canada Games ... 2016 with Team Nova Scotia _ Batted .500 with two doubles and five stolen bases at Nationals.

Honours: 2024 season _ Named to Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team ... 2019 season _ Perfect Game Preseason All-American and All-Region Teams Canada/Puerto Rico - All Region 1st Team ... Honour Roll at Foothills Composite ... 2018 season _ Tournament 12 all-star outfielder at Rogers Centre ... Honour Roll at Foothills Composite ... 2017 season _ MVP of Tournament 12 at the Rogers Centre ... Honour Roll at Foothills Composite ... 2016 summer with Team Nova Scotia _ Earned All-Star honours at the 15U Nationals ... Honour Roll at Foothills Composite.

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