Q&A with Mikayla
Favorite Car? Whatever I am driving-currently a Ford Escape
Favorite Singer? Idina Menzel
Favorite Book? The Bible
Favorite TV Show? Shark Tank
Favorite Food? Chocolate
Favorite Restaurant? Any dive bar with fantastic wings
Favorite Disney Movie? Frozen
Favorite Movie? Good Will Hunting
Favorite Musical? If/Then
Favorite Quote? "If you think you've blown God's plan for your life, rest in this. You, my beautiful friend, are not that powerful."
Favorite Superhero? Batman
What Superpower would you pick? Mind-reading
My biggest superstition? I don't believe in them.
Favorite Pro Athlete? None have made a large enough impact for me to mention-Alexis (my sister and former SFU teammate) is my favorite player and athlete ever.
What historical figure would you like to be? Demetrius Gallitzin
Three people I would invite to dinner? Jesus, Paul and David (Biblical figures)
If you had to pick a new name for yourself, what name would you pick for yourself? I would still pick Mikayla Bower because I dig my name-The one and only.
Biggest Softball Influence? My sister Alexis Bower
One thing I would change about softball? Make rise pitches an illegal pitch.
If I were coach for a day? I would blast worship music in the weight room and at the field as a reminder that we play to worship and glorify the Lord.
If you had a million dollars? I would start my small business and develop a plan of action for microlending in underdeveloped countries.
Your favorite thing about Saint Francis? Prince Gallitzin is buried here. If you don't know who he is or why he is significant, ask me sometime.
Why did you choose Saint Francis? Why did I stay is the better question- because once I chose it, I learned over time how special this place and the people in it are and how vital the atmosphere was to my growth as a person and in my faith.
What are your goals for the upcoming season? Win a conference championship followed by a regional championship.
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SENIOR (2019)- Second Team All-NEC...CoSIDA Academic All-District...NEC All-Tournament Team...Appeared in 59 games starting 58...Batted .226 with 43 hits, nine doubles, five home runs and 29 RBIs...Pitched in 32 games with 16 starts in the circle with an 6.16 ERA and a 9-12 record...Went 1-3 with a home run and a four RBIs against Savannah State (2/8)...Received the pitching start and battled 3-4 with two doubles and two RBIs against Georgia Southern (2/8)...Recorded the complete game win and a RBI against Winthrop (2/10)...Went 2-3 with a double and started in the circle against Purdue (2/15)...Went 3-4 against ECU (2/16)...Hit 1-3 with a RBI and threw three scoreless innings against Cleveland State (2/17)...Recorded the win and went 1-6 with a RBI against ETSU (2/22)...Pitched six innings and allowed one earned run against Gardner-Webb (2/23)...Got the start in the circle against #3 Alabama and threw six innings of three-run ball, striking out two...Appeared in relief against Villanova (3/2), Western Michigan (3/8), Army (3/10), Toledo (3/15) and Ohio (3/16)...Went 1-4 with a single and two runs scored in win over Ohio (3/15)...Pitched five innings for the win against Bryant (3/30)...Hit a three-run double against CCSU (3/31)...Slugged a home run and drove in two RBI in game two against Penn State (4/3)...Drove in three runs and hit a home run against RMU (4/6)...Collected four hits against Mount St. Mary''s (4/7)...Smashed a home run in game one and pitched six innings to win game two against Pitt (4/9)...Hit a home run with three RBIs in game one versus Wagner (4/14)...In the first game, went 3-4 with a double and two RBIs against Bucknell (4/27)...Went 3-3 in game two against Fairleigh Dickinson (5/4)...Started in the circle and went 1-2 with a RBI in the NEC title clinching game against LIU Brooklyn (5/11)...Received the start in the circle in the Ann Arbor Regional against Michigan (5/17)...
JUNIOR (2018) – Appeared in 58 games, starting all 58 games. Made 49 starts at shortstop, four at catcher, four at designated player and one at third base… Batted .254 with 46 hits, including 11 doubles and 11 homers. Drove in 29 runs and scored 27. Posted a slugging percentage of .497 and an on-base percentage of .295… In NEC play, hit .269 with 14 hits, including a double and five homers, 12 RBI and 10 runs… NEC Player of the Week on February 12 and April 2… Went 2-for-3, with an RBI double and a solo homer, and three runs vs. Presbyterian (2/9)… Had two hits, including a double and scored a run against UNC Greensboro (2/10)… Went 2-for-3 with a two-run double against Georgia State (2/16)… Had two hits, including a solo homer, in game two vs. Georgia State (2/17)… Went 2-for-3 and drove in the game’s only run on an RBI single vs. Maryland (2/18)… Hit an RBI double against Ball State (2/24)… Contributed an RBI double and a solo homer in a win over Omaha (3/2)… On 3/3, doubled and scored a run vs. Maine and had two hits, including a solo homer, vs. Omaha… Hit a game-tying RBI double against Iowa State (3/18)… Went 2-for-3, including a two-run double, in game one vs. Mount St. Mary’s (3/31). In game two, went 3-for-3 with an RBI single and a two-run homer… Had two hits, including a double, two runs and an RBI at Marshall (4/3)… Drove in two runs, including a solo homer, at Maryland (4/11)… Hit a three-run homer and scored two runs at LIU Brooklyn (4/15)… Had a solo homer against Bryant (4/22)… At Robert Morris (5/2), hit a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth and a clutch two-run homer in the eighth… Hit a solo homer and scored two runs in the NEC Championship game vs. LIU Brooklyn (5/12)… Hit an RBI single in the NCAA Regional game vs. Mississippi State (5/19).
SOPHOMORE (2017) – Appeared in 31 games, including 16 starts, with seven at third base, one at shortstop and eight as designated player… Batted .190 with 11 hits, including three doubles, a triple, two homers, five RBI and seven runs… Drew four walks and had a slugging percentage of .379… Made two appearances in the circle, with a 1-0 record and a 1.40 ERA in five innings. Allowed one run on four hits and struck out two batters… Hit a double and a triple and scored two runs against Maryland Eastern Shore (2/11)… Had a single, drove in a run and scored a run at Campbell (2/12)… Hit a pinch-hit solo homer against Cleveland State (2/18)… Threw three innings to earn a win against NC Central (3/10), giving up a run on two hits and striking out a batter… Hit an RBI double and drove in two runs against Rhode Island (3/11)… Threw two shutout innings at Fairleigh Dickinson (4/3), striking out a batter and allowing two hits… Had a pinch-hit double at Central Connecticut State (4/23)… Hit a solo homer to left in SFU’s NCAA Regional win over New Mexico State (5/20).
FRESHMAN (2016) – Appeared in 32 games this year, including 16 starts, while splitting time between third base and designated player… Batted .286 with 16 hits, including two doubles and two home runs, 11 runs and nine RBI… Ended the season with a .355 on-base percentage and a .429 slugging percentage… Also stole two bases… Made four pitching appearances with a 6.56 ERA in 5.1 innings… First start came against Eastern Kentucky(2/14), when she had a hit and a run… Threw a shutout inning against Mount St. Mary’s (2/28)… Went 2-for-2 and hit a walkoff RBI double in a mercy-rule win over Cornell(3/12) in the first game of a doubleheader. Followed that with a 4-for-4 performance, scoring three runs and driving in four, including a three-run homer in the sixth inning, which also served as a walkoff in a mercy-rule victory… Hit a solo home run against Canisius(3/18)… Went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a double against Cornell(3/19)… Had a hit and a run vs. Lafayette(3.24) and LIU Brooklyn(4/2)… Allowed one run and struck out a batter in two innings vs. Bryant(4/23)… Drove in a run vs. Central Connecticut State(5/5).
BEFORE SFU – Three-time Lycoming County ESPN Outstanding Player honoree at Williamsport Area High School for Head Coach Quint Bower... Batted .492 last season with 31 hits, including 11 doubles, three triples and a home run. Also scored nine runs and knocked in 20… On the mound, went 9-4 with a 1.03 ERA in 14 appearances. She struck out 100 batters, while only walking 12 in 81.2 innings… Selected First Team All-State in class AAAA in 2015… Also a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL – Daughter of Patricia and Quint Bower… Sister of Alexis Bower, who also played softball for the Red Flash… Intends to major in Business Management at Saint Francis.
