Alex Cowart Class: Junior Hometown: Dearborn, Mich. High School: Edsel Ford Height / Weight: 5-9 / 175 Position: OF Birthdate: 10/06/1988 B/T: R/R

2008 Season: Played and started in 48 games missing just one contest...led the team in at-bats (172), hits (63), doubles (16), triples (4), RBI's (44) and total bases (105)...reached base by walk 16 times and was hit by a pitch eight times while sporting a .435 on-base percentage...led the team with 22 stolen bases in 23 attempts...recorded 88 putouts in the outfield with two assists and just one error sporting a .989 fielding percentage...batted .368 with runners on base and .375 with the bases loaded...batted .468 with two outs and had 17 two-out RBI's...hit .449 in MIAA play earning the batting title...hit 12 doubles, five home runs and drove in 33 runs in 27 conference contests...batted .231 in the postseason run for the Bulldogs while scoring six times...ranked in the top 130 in Division III in hits...ranked in the top 100 in Division III in stolen bases per game...named First Team All-MIAA and First Team All-Mideast Region by the ABCA...ranked second for MIAA single-season in batting average and doubles...ranked first in MIAA single-season in RBI's.

2007 Season: Started in 28 games and saw action in 33 games...named Honorable Mention All-MIAA while leading the team in hitting with a .375 batting average (30-for-80)...ranked sixth in the MIAA in batting average, second in slugging percentage (.613), first in triples (5), seventh in on-base percentage (.469) and eighth in runs scored (29)...had six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games...went 7-of-7 in stolen bases...scored three runs and drove in three runs with two doubles at Franklin on March 11...drove in five runs in a doubleheader versus Tri-State on March 24...had a 10-game hitting streak from March 11-29...collected nine doubles, 10 walks, five hit by pitches and 16 RBI...batted .368 (21-for-57) in MIAA contests with 19 runs scored, four triples and 10 RBI...hit .418 against right-handed pitching...batted .364 (12-for-33) with runners in scoring position.

Personal: Majoring in international business with a minor in economics...born in Detroit, Michigan on October 6, 1988...son of David and Rochelle Cowart...attended Dearborn Edsel Ford High School (Thunderbirds) graduating in 2006...played in the Mega Conference at Edsel Ford...finished as state runner-up in hockey in 2005-06...scored third most points in the state with 31 goals and 25 assists...received the Van Patrick Award in 2006 as most outstanding athlete in Dearborn...ranked eighth in graduating class with a 3.81 GPA...helped work at the Hope Center in Adrian...favorite sports teams are the Detroit Tigers, Lions and Red Wings...favorite athlete is Roberto Clemente...favorite class at Adrian is economic development.