Biography
Misc.: Howie completed his fourth and final season with the Mighty Macs … majoring in Business and Criminology.
2017: First Team All-CSAC designated hitter … D3Baseball Second Team All-Region … Named CSAC Hitter of the Week once (4/24/17) … Named to CSAC Weekly Honor Roll once (4/10/17) … Named to the NCBWA Weekly Honor Roll (4/27/17) … Started 25 games and made one appearance off the bench after being slowed by an injury early … Led the team with a .440 batting average with 40 hits in just 91 at bats … Tied for the team lead with 32 RBIs, led the team with six home runs and a slugging percentage of .747 … Scored 27 runs, had six doubles, and two triples … Recorded an on-base percentage of .523 … Hit safely in 22 of 26 contests and had 15 multi-hit games … Had a monster game in a CSAC elimination contest against Gwynedd Mercy (5/12/17) when he went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, a double, a home run, two walks, a hit by pitch, and a career-high five runs scored … Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a season-high four RBIs, a double, and a home run against Cairn (4/17/17) … Hit a go-ahead eighth inning two-run home run against Cairn (4/12/17) … Hit a home run in the first of three straight games against Marywood (4/9/17) to go with a single, two RBIs and a run scored … Went 3-for-5 with a run scored, two RBIs and a double against Gwynedd Mercy (4/28/17).
2016: Honorable Mention All-CSAC outfielder … Named to the CSAC Weekly Honor Roll once (4/11/16) … Started 42 games in the outfield for the Mighty Macs … Batted .297 with a slugging percentage of .529 … Led the team with eight triples and three home runs … Had 41 hits total with seven doubles, 32 RBIs, and 34 runs scored … Was hit by a pitch 13 times and walked 13 times while stealing 16-of-18 bases … Had zero errors in 52 chances … Recorded his first of two walk-off home runs against Elizabethtown (2/29/16) with a solo home run in extra innings on a day where he went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, four RBIs, a triple, and two stolen bases … Helped the Mighty Macs clinch a CSAC playoff berth with a walk-off three-run home run against Gwynedd Mercy (4/30/16) as he went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs … Had 12-multi hit games … Tied a career high with three hits against Neumann (5/14/16) in the CSAC playoffs with two RBIs, a double and a run scored … Went 2-for-2 with three RBIs, two runs scored, a triple, and a home run against Widener (3/5/16) … Had a 13-game hitting streak in the middle of the season … Member of the 2015-16 CSAC Winter/Spring All-Academic Team.
2015: Made 22 starts in 25 games this past season … Hit .213 with 13 hits in 61 at bats … Scored 14 runs and had seven RBIs … Led the team with two home runs, and added two doubles, one triple, and eight stolen bases in 10 attempts … Went 3-for-3 with a run scored and a double in the first game of the year against Susquehanna (3/1/15) … Hit his first home run against Neumann (4/1/15) and collected three RBIs total … Hit a solo home run in the CSAC Championships against Neumann (5/8/15) for his second home run of the season.
2014: Made 32 starts and one appearance off the bench in his rookie season with the Mighty Macs … Hit .272 (25-for-92) with four doubles, two triples, and two home runs … Drove in 17 runs, scored 18 and had the third highest slugging percentage at .424 … Stole 10 bases in 11 attempts … Hit safely in 17 games as a freshman … Had seven multi-hit games … Against Elizabethtown (3/6/14) in a doubleheader, he went 4-for-6 with two runs scored, two RBIs, one double, and the first home run of his career … Had a breakout game against Messiah (4/8/14) when he went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs scored and the second home run of his season … Had another three-RBI game against Cairn (4/12/14) … Had two runs scored and two stolen bases in the first game of his career against Chestnut Hill (3/2/14) … Scored a career-high three runs against Lebanon Valley (4/16/14) when he also doubled … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two walks in a CSAC postseason game against Gwynedd Mercy (5/7/14) … Had a string where he had a hit in 12 of 13 games.
High School: Four-year member of the baseball team at Middletown … Named a USSSA All-American, Perfect Game All-American, and USSSA Best of the Best … Honorable Mention and All-East Coast Honorable Mention … First Team All-County his senior season … Had a 23-game hitting streak … Also a member of the basketball team.
