PERSONAL: the daughter of Robert and Francine Bowman, was born in Hartford, CT... has sister Elaine... played for Coach Tom Verrengia at Conard high (West Hartford, CT)... three-time all-Central Connecticut Conference-West, all-state as senior... was team captain as junior and senior... team played in five state tournament games... high school senior stats: batted .509, 17 runs, 21 runs batted in, 12 stolen bases... also basketball and soccer...

2006: 38 games (18 starts), 23 at bats, 7 runs, 3 hits, 1 double, 2 sacrifices, 5 walks, 7 strike outs, 0 RBI, .130 average, 4 total bases, .174 slugging percentage... 22 put outs, 30 assists, 0 errors, 1.000 fielding percentage...

2007: 34 games (29 starts), 98 at bats, 6 runs, 28 hits, 2 doubles, 4 sacrifices, 6 walks, 15 strike outs, 5 RBI, .286 average, 30 total bases, .306 slugging percentage... 64 put outs, 57 assists, 7 errors, .945 fielding percentage...

2008: 32 games (25 starts), 68 at bats, 5 runs, 18 hits, 1 double, 5 sacrifices, 5 walks, 13 strikeouts, 6 RBI, .265 average, 19 total bases, .279 slugging percentage... 57 put outs, 37 assists, 3 errors, .969 fielding percentage...