Alex Kowalczyk

Position:
C
Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 220
Hometown:
Downingtown, Pa.
Prev School:
Pitt Community College

CAREER: Appeared in 98 games, 97 of which were starts, in his two-year career as a Panther … owns a .289 career average, tallying 104 hits with 62 runs scored, 27 doubles, one triple and 12 homers for 72 RBI … logged a .469 career slugging percentage and .373 career on base mark … his 17 doubles in 2016 rank as the ninth best single season output in program history … was drafted in the 12th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers with the 369th overall pick.

2016: Served as Pitt’s No. 1 catcher in his senior season at Pitt, making 31 starts behind the plate and 18 starts at designated hitter … finished third amongst Panther batters with a .315 (57-181) average, collecting 45 RBI to finish one off the top … led the Panthers in doubles with 17, ranking 11th in the ACC … smacked nine home runs to rank second amongst the Panthers … led the squad with a .569 slugging percentage, which ranked eighth in the ACC … was one of four Pitt batters to post an on base percentage north of .400, earning a mark of .409 … led the team with 103 total bases … paced the Panther offense with 11 multiple-RBI games on the season, including six two-RBI outings, two three-RBI outings, two four-RBI performances and one five-RBI day … added 14 multiple-hit games to rank third amongst the Panther offense … led the team with four game winning RBI … ended the season on a six-game hit-streak … opened the season with a four-RBI performance in the opener against Niagara … recorded a three-run bomb in the first inning and added an RBI groundout … went 3-6 the following evening against Ohio State, adding two RBI, a run scored and his first double of the season … scored three runs and recorded an RBI in a 2-4 performance in game two versus Grambling State … concluded the Grambling State series with a phenomenal performance, going 4-5 with three doubles, one home run, two RBI and three runs scored … went 2-3 with a home run in the series opener against New Orleans … recorded a three-RBI performance against Kent State on March 16, going 2-6 with a double and a run scored … collected three hits, two RBI, one home run and two runs scored in the home opening series with Florida State … went 1-2 with two RBI, two runs scored and a triple in the series final with Boston College … was again dominant over Kent State (March 30) with a 4-4 performance, adding five RBI off of two home runs and a double … led Pitt to a win over nationally-ranked Clemson on April 2, going 2-6 with four RBI and a home run … opened the series at Virginia Tech, going 3-4 with an RBI and two runs scored … concluded the series with a 2-4 performance, adding two doubles, two RBI and a run scored … had two hits in each contest of the three-game series at Miami, going 2-3 with a home run and two runs scored to open the series … concluded the weekend with a 2-5 outing, adding two RBI and a double … posted a three-RBI performance against West Virginia on May 17, going 1-3 with a double and a run scored … concluded the season by going 3-4 against Duke, adding an RBI and a double.

2015: Walked twice and scored a run in his Pitt debut against Saint Louis ... went 2-for-5 in the opener versus VCU, hitting a two-run homer for his first hit of the season ... was a perfect 4-for-4 with a double, stolen base and run in the second game against VCU ... went 2-for-3 with a walk in the opener against No. 1 Virginia ... finished 3-for-6 with two RBI in the first game with Niagara ... doubled, drove in a run and scored twice in the second game against Niagara ... had a hit in all three games against No. 11 North Carolina, including a double and three RBIs in the opener ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored against Akron ... had one hit in each of the three games at Duke, doubling and scoring a run in the finale ... finished 3-for-5 with a career-high four RBI at Youngstown State ... doubled in the finale at NC State ... hit a two-run homer and scored three times against Youngstown State ... had a hit in all three games against Wake Forest, including a 2-for-4 effort with a double, a run and an RBI in game one and an RBI single and two runs in the finale ... scored a run in the opener at No. 13 Florida State ... drove in a run in the second game at No. 13 Florida State ... singled and walked in the finale at No. 13 Florida State ... registered a two-run single in the opener with Fairfield ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a walk at Penn State ... hit a two-run homer and finished with two hits and two runs in the opener against No. 16 Miami ... singled and walked in each of the last two games with No. 16 Miami ... went 4-for-5 to match career high in hits, scored three times also a career high, and drove in two in game two at GT... at West Virginia, went 1-for-3 while adding a run and getting walked.

2014 (at Pitt Community College): Was an All-Region Conference First Team performer ... played in 43 games as a sophomore for Pitt Community College in Greenville, N.C. ... finished second on the team with a .356 batting average, 39 RBI and 52 hits, while leading the squad with three homers and 14 doubles ... went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI in the season opener at Wake Technical CC ... doubled and drove in a run at Marshaltown CC ... was 2-for-4 with three runs in the series opener against Harford CC ... went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI against Cecil College ... homered in the series opener with Florence-Darlington Technical College ... hit two doubles, drove in two runs and scored two at N.C. Wesleyan College ... in a four-game series with Louisburg, hit .417 (5-12) with five RBI, one triple and two multi-hit games ... smacked two doubles against Brunswick CC ... went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs at Lenoir CC ... drove in a season-high four runs and hit a homer in the opener at Guliford Technical CC ... in a four-game set with USC Salkehatchie, batted .462 (6-13) with two three-hit games, and had seven RBI and two doubles ... had a season-best four hits at USC Lancaster with a homer and two RBI, and hit .750 (6-8) in two games.

2013 (at Old Dominion University): Played in 17 games and made 15 starts as a true freshman behind the plate ... recorded 10 hits, five RBI and three doubles on the season while hitting .208 ... in 72 opportunities, did not make a single error ... tallied three hits in a game versus Towson.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Downingtown East High School in Downingtown, Pa ... was a first team All-League and All-Sectional selection in 2012, helping the team go 17-3 ... received Atlantic Region Honorable Mention (2012) from Perfect Game ... 2011 All-Area team and second team All-Sectional ... 2010 Honorable Mention ... two-time All-Ches-Mont Team ... rated one of the area's top 12 catches by Philly.com in 2011 ... as a junior in 2011, batted .390 with eight home runs and 26 RBIs ... hit .393 as a senior ... played summer league for the Philadelphia Senators in 2011.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 17, 1993 ... son of Lisa and Jon Kowalczyk ... has one sister ... also played football as a freshman in high school.