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Jersey Number 88
Nicole Bowman
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- IF
- Bat/Throw:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Downers Grove, Ill.
- High School:
- Downers Grove South
- Major:
- Journalism & Media Studies
Statistics: Career | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
Sophomore Year (2018)
- Concluded her season with a 4-for-7 series at Michigan State (April 27-29) with two doubles, a run and an RBI
- Had four RBIs in a game for the third time in 2018, going 3-for-3 against Northwestern (April 22) with two home runs for Rutgers' first player to hit multiple home runs in a game in over a year, also scoring three runs and walking once
- Launched a two-run home run against No. 22 Ohio State (April 8)
- After missing the first four games of the Bear Classic at Mercer with an illness, returned with a vengeance in the final game against Bucknell (March 18), smashing a home run and driving in four in the comeback, 10-9 victory
- Posted the first of two games with four RBIs during a 2-for-3 day with a home run in an 8-2 victory over North Dakota (March 4)
- First hit of the season was a solo home run against Pittsburgh (Feb. 10)
Freshman Year (2017)
- Started all 51 games
- Sent in the winning runs with a three-RBI hit in the top of the seventh of RU's 6-4 win over Penn State (April 23)
- Went 3-for-3 in the middle game of the series at No. 25 Ohio State (April 2)
- Fueled a three-run fourth inning by sending in RU's first run of the game with the first triple of her career in a 6-5 comeback win over North Dakota State (March 19)
- Notched three RBIs for the fourth time of the season in the 7-5 win over Florida A&M (March 18)
- Registered a double, a home run and three RBIs in the 8-0 shutout of Lehigh (March 4)
- Led RU with two hits and three RBIs in the 4-0 shutout of Boston College (Feb. 25)
- Finished second on the team with a .400 batting average across the first weekend of play
- On a full count with two outs in the top of the first, hit the first homer of her career, bringing in two runs to give RU an early 2-0 lead at Ohio (Feb. 19), also adding three RBIs in the contest
Prior to Rutgers
- A three-year letterwinner at Downers Grove South HS
- Three-time Western Suburban Gold Conference Champion (2013-2015)
- Registered a .475 batting average as a junior in 2015, including 18 doubles and 42 RBIs
- Earned All-Conference Team honors and named All-Area Honorable Mention as a right fielder
- Posted a .393 batting average with four homeruns and 33 RBIs and earned a spot on the All-Conference team as a left fielder
- As a freshman batted at a .433 clip
- Earned the Academic Letter for the 2013-14 year
- Led her club team, the Chicago Cheetahs, with a . 524 batting average in the fall of 2015 as the team finished 25th in the country in PGF Premier
- Daughter of Brian and Tami Bowman
- Uncle, William Petersen, starred as Gil Grissom in the original CSI television series
- Interested in education major
2025 Rutgers Athletics Hall Of Fame Induction
Tuesday, December 16
Rutgers Athletics Launches the Athletic Excellence Fund
Monday, October 06
2025 Rutgers Softball Big Ten Highlights
Friday, August 08
R Fund, Knights of the Raritan are YouKnighted | Million Dollar Match
Friday, February 28
