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An extremely versatile utility player and one of the Bears' top catchers...this past summer won the Rawlings Silver Glove Award as the top defensive catcher for the Mankato (Minn.) Moondogs of the Northwoods League...was a high school battery mate with fellow Cal sophomore Alex Rollin...
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2005): Batted .188 with three doubles and nine RBI...started 19 games behind the plate...had the game-winning squeeze bunt in the 11th inning versus Stanford May 9...was 1-for-3 with a RBI versus Hawaii Apr. 20...went 1-for-3 with a RBI double at Nevada Apr. 5...was a career-high 3-for-4 with an RBI double versus San Francisco Mar. 1...went 1-for-2 with two RBI at Long Beach State Feb. 20...was 2-for-5 versus UC Irvine Feb. 5...
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Los Gatos High School batted .506 with 10 home runs and a .933 slugging percentage as a senior, earning first-team all-league and all-state honors...was also 2003 De Anza League MVP and San Jose Mercury News Central Coast Section first-team catcher...was twice named Los Gatos High School Athlete of the Year...was a standout football player, earning all-state honorable mention and first-team all-league honors as a linebacker and fullback...majoring in social welfare... parents are Jon and Grace Howell...born January 19, 1985 in San Jose, Calif.
Howell's Career Statistics
YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
2005 .188 28 69 9 13 9 3 0 0 10 17 1
Career vs. the Pac-10
AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG
vs. ASU .000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
vs. OSU .000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
vs. STAN .500 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
vs. USC .000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
vs. UW .000 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 .000
vs. WSU .333 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333
Career Bests
Most Hits: 3, Mar. 1, 2005 vs. San Francisco (3-for-4, 2B, RBI)
Most Runs: 2, Apr. 20, 2005 vs. Hawaii
Most RBI: 2, Feb. 20, 2005 at Long Beach State (1-for-2)
Career Grand Slams: None
Longest Hitting Streak: 2, Feb. 13-20, 2005 (2-for-5, .400, 2B, 2 RBI)
