Campbell University

MLB:
Signed free agent deal with the Cincinnati Reds organization on July 21, 2021.

Career Honors:
2020 Preseason All-Big South (Perfect Game)
Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week (2/14/20, 2/28/20)
 
2021: Was the opening day starter against Liberty, pitching four innings allowing three hits and two runs… Missed the remainder of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery… 

2020: Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll… Collected Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week honors twice... Served as the Friday starter for the shortened 2020 season... Across four starts, earned two wins (Army 2/28, Furman (3/6)… Tallied 36 strikeouts over 24 innings… In his Campbell debut, struck out 15 against South Alabama (2/14), tying the CU record for strikeouts in a game... Surrendered just one run on three hits over 8.1 innings with a walk in addition to his 15 punchouts against USA… Led the Big South Conference in total strikeouts and strikeouts looking, also standing fourth in batting average against… Registered eight or more strikeouts in three of his four starts... His opening day performance at South Alabama ranked at No. 25 on Baseball America’s “Best Pitching Performances of 2020”…

Kirkwood CC (Cedar Rapids, Iowa): Played two years of NJCAA Division II baseball at Kirkwood Community College… Finished his junior college career with 87 strikeouts across 72.1 innings pitched for a 10.82 strikeouts per nine innings pitched average… In 2018, helped lead KCC to its first NJCAA Worlds Series appearance since 1999… Coached by Todd Rima…

Prep: First team all-conference, first team all-district and first team all-state recipient as a senior at Ankeny Centennial High School… Named an Iowa All-Star Selection in 2017… Racked up 63 strikeouts across 57 innings his senior year, while boasting a 1.61 ERA… Held opponents to a .163 batting average as a senior… Three-year baseball letter winner, earning academic all-conference each year… ACHS’s career ERA record holder… Struck out 51 batters in 55 innings as a junior… Coached by Mark Hey… Also earned four letters in football and three letters in basketball…

Personal: Full name is Cameron Ross Cowan… Born October 25, 1998… Parents are Chris and Lisa Cowan… Has one sister, Bri… Business administration major…