AS A JUNIOR IN 2015: Made 16 appearances total and two starts on the year while splitting time in the infield … Scored four runs and had one hit – a two-run homerun on March 15, 2015 at Flagler.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2014: Saw action at second and third base while starting 28 of her 38 games played…Batted .218 with 19 hits and 11 RBI…Posted two doubles and a triple and homer in her 87 at bats…Went 1-for-3 on March 12 at Catawba with a two-run home run.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013: Played sparingly at shortstop while adjusting to the collegiate level…Hit .123 in 57 at-bats…Started 22 games of her 33 played and knocked seven hits with one double and one homerun.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in four years of softball under Garrett Black at Greenbrier High School in Evans, Ga. … Graduated in 2012 … Named 2012 Best Offensive Player of the Year and 2-AAAA Region Player of the Year … Earned All-Region for all four years of high school and named first-team All-State her senior season … Her 17 homeruns broke Greenbrier’s record … Named Columbia County Player of the Year … Region champs her freshman and sophomore year, and state runner-up her junior season.
PERSONAL: Born in Augusta, Ga., daughter to Carole Rowland … Sister to Jeffrey Rowland, Jennifer Rowland, and Carolyn Sowder … Her brother Jeffrey played center field for Georgia Tech in 2007-2010 and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2010 … Full name is Casey Layne Rowland … Enjoys surfing, hiking, and traveling … Her favorite book is “Into the Wild” … She hopes to work in the missionary field one day.
