Completed Event: Baseball versus Arizona State on May 30, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 17
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Drew McDowell
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Billings, Mont.
- High School:
- Billings West H.S.
- Major:
- Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2026: Performed well down the stretch of the 2026 season ... tied for team lead with four victories ... limited the opposition to a .138 batting average in his 13 appearances, which included six starts ... struck out 48 batters in 45 innings of work ... threw two shutout innings of relief in season debut against UTSA (2/15) ... did not alllow an earned run over three innings of relief against Northwestern (Ill.) in the opening game of the Cambria Classic in Minneapolis (3/6) ... won three consecutive decisions, starting with a four-inning stint against Briar Cliff in which he struck out five (4/22) ... pitched the first six innings of a combined seven-inning no-hitter against Buena Vista, registering a career-high seven strikeouts (4/28) ... in his next outing, against pitched six no-hit innings and fanned seven batters as the Jackrabbits secured a spot in the league tournament with a 5-0 victory at Omaha (5/13) ... logged a career-best seven innings in first title matchup against Oral Roberts at the Summit League Baseball Championship (5/23) ... earned the start in the team's second game of the NCAA Lincoln Regional and pitched the first four-plus innings versus Arizona State, striking out five and allowing three runs in a losing effort (5/30)
2025: Split time as a reliever and spot starter during freshman campaign ... appeared in 12 games, including three starts ... recorded season highs of 2 2/3 innings pitched and three strikeouts in collegiate debut at Pacific (Calif.) (2/21) ... made first career start in mid-week game at Kansas (4/2) ... also started games at Minnesota (4/8) and in home series versus Oral Roberts (5/15) ... logged 1 1/3 scoreless frames against ORU in Summit League Baseball Championship (5/21)
 BEFORE SDSU: Drew was a first-team all-state selection as a pitcher while attending Billings West High School ... helped lead his team to a runner-up finish at the state tournament as a junior, when he posted a 2.58 earned run average and struck out 48 batters in 41 innings ... also excelled on the mound during the summer season, playing a key role for a Billings Scarlets squad that qualified for the American Legion World Series in 2024 ... tossed two no-hitters during the 2024 American Legion season, a five-inning, run-rule game at a tournament in Omaha, Nebraska, in June, followed by a seven-inning complete game with nine strikeouts in elimination game at the Northwest Region 7 tournament in August ... in addition to baseball, he competed in football and basketball at the prep level ... academic all-state honoree in multiple sports and a member of the National Honor Society
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2025)
2026: Performed well down the stretch of the 2026 season ... tied for team lead with four victories ... limited the opposition to a .138 batting average in his 13 appearances, which included six starts ... struck out 48 batters in 45 innings of work ... threw two shutout innings of relief in season debut against UTSA (2/15) ... did not alllow an earned run over three innings of relief against Northwestern (Ill.) in the opening game of the Cambria Classic in Minneapolis (3/6) ... won three consecutive decisions, starting with a four-inning stint against Briar Cliff in which he struck out five (4/22) ... pitched the first six innings of a combined seven-inning no-hitter against Buena Vista, registering a career-high seven strikeouts (4/28) ... in his next outing, against pitched six no-hit innings and fanned seven batters as the Jackrabbits secured a spot in the league tournament with a 5-0 victory at Omaha (5/13) ... logged a career-best seven innings in first title matchup against Oral Roberts at the Summit League Baseball Championship (5/23) ... earned the start in the team's second game of the NCAA Lincoln Regional and pitched the first four-plus innings versus Arizona State, striking out five and allowing three runs in a losing effort (5/30)
2025: Split time as a reliever and spot starter during freshman campaign ... appeared in 12 games, including three starts ... recorded season highs of 2 2/3 innings pitched and three strikeouts in collegiate debut at Pacific (Calif.) (2/21) ... made first career start in mid-week game at Kansas (4/2) ... also started games at Minnesota (4/8) and in home series versus Oral Roberts (5/15) ... logged 1 1/3 scoreless frames against ORU in Summit League Baseball Championship (5/21)
 BEFORE SDSU: Drew was a first-team all-state selection as a pitcher while attending Billings West High School ... helped lead his team to a runner-up finish at the state tournament as a junior, when he posted a 2.58 earned run average and struck out 48 batters in 41 innings ... also excelled on the mound during the summer season, playing a key role for a Billings Scarlets squad that qualified for the American Legion World Series in 2024 ... tossed two no-hitters during the 2024 American Legion season, a five-inning, run-rule game at a tournament in Omaha, Nebraska, in June, followed by a seven-inning complete game with nine strikeouts in elimination game at the Northwest Region 7 tournament in August ... in addition to baseball, he competed in football and basketball at the prep level ... academic all-state honoree in multiple sports and a member of the National Honor Society
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