Owen Bishop

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Dennis Hubbard

Photo by: Courtesy Photo

Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Position:
Pitcher
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Arlington, Wash.
High School:
Arlington H.S.
Major:
Construction Management

PRONUNCIATION

2024: Returned to the rotation and made seven appearances with four starts ... did not factor into any decisions while logging 27 innings ... pitched two shutout innings of relief in season debut, at New Mexico State (2/18) ... missed nearly two months before marking return by allowing one run over three innings in starting series finale against St. Thomas (4/21) ... also made starts in Summit League play at Northern Colorado (5/5), against North Dakota State (5/12) and Omaha (5/18) ... struck out season-high five batters in 6 2/3 innings versus North Dakota State

2023: Sat out the entire season

2022: Solidified a spot in the Jackrabbit starting rotation, while also seeing limited action at the plate and in the field … tied for second on the team with four victories and ranked third in both innings pitched (58.0) and strikeouts (50) ... worked five or more innings in seven of his 11 starts ... struck out eight batters over 6 2/3 innings of one-run baseball in second game of doubleheader at Incarnate Word (2/25) … fanned seven batters and allowed one earned run in series-opening win at Northwestern State (3/17) … went a combined 4-for-7 with two doubles, four RBIs and two runs scored in doubleheader against Northwestern State two days later to close out series (3/19) … hit first collegiate home run and drove in two runs in series opener at St. Thomas (4/2) … closed out series at St. Thomas by tossing 8 1/3 innings of one-run baseball, striking out six (4/3) … tossed five scoreless innings to pick up the win in series-clinching victory at Omaha (5/8) … matched career high with eight strikeouts over seven strong innings to complete series and season sweep of St. Thomas (5/15) … started the Jackrabbits’ second game of the Summit League Baseball Championship, versus North Dakota State (5/27)

2021: Earned a spot in the starting rotation as a true freshman ... started nine of the 11 games in which he pitched ... also started four games in the field at first base and one as the designated hitter ... in first career start, pitched 4 1/3 innings with three strikeouts in series finale at Northern Colorado (2/28) ... pitched six-plus innings in back-to-back Summit League starts at Omaha (3/21) and Western Illinois (3/28) ... struck out six batters and allowed two runs in no-decision against WIU ... fanned season-high seven batters over six innings of one-run ball in second game of doubleheader at Oral Roberts (5/1) ... earned first collegiate victory by limiting Oral Roberts to two runs over seven innings in regular season finale (5/22) ... singled and drove in a run in first official collegiate at-bat, at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (3/5)

BEFORE SDSU: Owen was named conference MVP after excelling as both a pitcher and outfielder during his junior season at Arlington High School ... repeated on the all-league first-team as a pitcher after compiling an 8-0 record with 85 strikeouts and a 0.68 earned run average, while posting a .429 average at the plate ... compiled a 19-2 career pitching record at the prep level ... member of the National Honor Society ... nephew of Jackrabbit head coach Rob Bishop