St. John's University Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
Bowie, Gretchen
St. John's Softball Highlights at UConn 5.4
Sunday, May 04
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Highlights Game 3 4.27.25
Sunday, April 27
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Game 2 Highlights 4.25.2025
Friday, April 25
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Game 1 Highlights 4.25
Friday, April 25
Jersey Number 16
Gretchen Bowie
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Sparta High School
- Hometown:
- Sparta, NJ
Bio
As a graduate student in 2021: Started all 31 games for the Red Storm at third base… Led the team in hits and total bases… Tied for the team lead with Marissa Rizzi in stolen bases, triples and multi-hit games… tied with Peyton Cody for team lead in home runs with five round trippers… Named to All-BIG EAST First Team for the fourth time in her career… Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (March 22)… Homered in back-to-back games against UMass-Lowell (March 5-6)… Put together a six-game hit streak (March 13-March 21) with multiple hits in four out of six of those games… Hit a two-run home run in a win over Providence (April 19)… Hit a solo home run in a win against UConn (May 2).
As a senior in 2020… Started all 23 games for the Red Storm at third base… led the team with three roundtrippers, 10 runs scored and 15 RBIs to go along with 17 hits… Garnered the team’s lone BIG EAST Player of the Week accolade (Feb. 24)… Smacked her first hit of the season over the fence against Duke (Feb. 8)… Lined an RBI single against Clemson and drove in a pair of runs against UCF to close out the Black & Gold Tournament (Feb. 9)… Singled and scored a run in the Aggie Invitational finale against Texas A&M (Feb. 16)… Kicked off the Cardinal Classic with a 3-for-4 performance with three runs and a trio of RBIs while falling a double shy of the cycle against Northern Colorado (Feb. 21)… Followed with another 3-for-4 showing against Lamar (Feb. 21), driving in a run and scoring a tally… Went a combined 5-for-8 in the final two games against Northern Colorado (Feb. 22-23), knocking four runs in and crossing the plate twice... Singled and drove in a run against No. 16/16 Michigan… Went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored against FDU (March 11)…
As a junior in 2019: Earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST First Team for the third time in her career, becoming the first player in program history to be selected to three all-conference top team honors… Led the Johnnies with 44 runs scored along with four triples… Batted .298 with nine multi-hit games, driving 10 of her 42 hits over the outfield fence… Knocked in a second-best 37 runs… Swiped 19 bases without being caught, tying teammate Meisha Murray for the team’s lead… Smacked home runs in two consecutive games against UNC Greensboro (Feb. 15-16)… Posted back-to-back two-hit, three-RBI performances, falling a homer shy of the cycle with three runs scored against Toledo (March 8) before helping the Johnnies to an extra-inning win over USC Upstate (March 9)… Doubled in two runs and crossed the plate twice against Holy Cross at the St. John’s Invite (March 17)… Recorded a triple and a two-run dinger in the opening game of conference play against Providence (March 23)… Scored three runs along with two hits versus Stony Brook (March 27)… Recorded a pair of RBIs and runs scored to lift the Johnnies over Georgetown (March 30)… Against LIU Brooklyn (April 3), registered two hits, including a homer, and scored another run… Delivered a three-run shot and crossed home plate two additional times in the opening win over Creighton (April 6)… Garnered BIG EAST Player of the Week honors after batting .666 with nine RBIs and five runs scored in the squad’s final home series against Villanova (April 27-28)… Dominated in the BIG EAST Softball Tournament, landing on the All-Tournament team after driving in all four of the Red Storm’s postseason runs… Earned BIG EAST All-Academic honors for the third consecutive year.
As a sophomore in 2018: Named the inaugural BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year… Selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team… Posted a perfect fielding percentage with 20 putouts and eight assists in 18 conference games…Led the team in triples with two… Ranked second on the team with 51 hits, 15 home runs, 40 RBIs, six stolen bases, and a .728 slugging percentage… Had 31 runs and seven doubles for third on the Red Storm… Hit homers in three consecutive games twice this season: the first during the St. John’s Invitational (March 17-18) to land on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll… Downed LIU Brooklyn with an eventual game-winning grand slam and a solo shot, finishing the contest 4-for-4 with five RBIs and two runs (April 12)… Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week recognition on April 16 after hitting .571 with three home runs and eight RBIs… Smacked the program’s record-breaking 46th round-tripper of the year against Manhattan (April 26)... Served up five home runs in three contests, including back-to-back multi-homer games against Fordham (May 2) and Butler (May 5), to end the regular season... Secured BIG EAST Player of the Week honors following the Butler series, helping the Johnnies into the BIG EAST Tournament… Received Louisville Slugger/NFCA DI Player of the Week (May 8), and NFCA DI Selection to All-Great Lakes Region Second Team at the third base position...
As a freshman in 2017:
Named to the Weekly Honor Roll three times in her debut season … Had a respectable rookie year, starting in all 48 games, recording 48 hits, 46 of them resulted in RBI’s … Finished with a .327 batting average … Collected 12 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games … Batted in five runs in one game against Creighton (April 2) … Leads the team in doubles (13) … Holds the number one spot in the BIG EAST for triples, with four on the season … Reached base 90 times, the most of any player on the season … Went 4-for-5 on stolen base attempts … Holds the highest team slugging percentage (.612) and ranked sixth overall in the BIG EAST … Recorded seven home runs on the season, tied with Savannah Warren for most home runs on the team … Memorable performance came against Savannah State in the ‘Strike-Out Cancer’ Tournament (Feb. 17), Bowie collected four RBI’s and with the bases loaded in the fourth inning she hammered a grand slam for her first career homerun … Defensively Bowie capped off the season with 43 put-outs, 66 assists and a .901 fielding percentage.
Before St. John's:
Was a three-sport athlete that lettered in softball, field hockey and basketball at Sparta High School ... earned First-Team All-State as a senior after hitting .519 other 2016 accolades include Muggs Media Player of the Year, New Jersey Herald Player of the Year and Sparta High School Female Athlete of the Year ... broke the Sparta career-hits record (135) ... named First-Team All-Group III (Star Ledger) and Second Team All-State as a junior after hitting .464 with two home runs and 11 RBIs ... led Sparta to a North I Group III Sectional Championship and State Runner-up in 2015 ... received NJAC/American Division Team and First Team All-County honors in 2014 ... played for the New Jersey Rocks club team.
Personal: Full name is Gretchen Paige Bowie ... born in Sparta, NJ. ... daughter of Craig and Diana Bowie ... older brother, Alec, plays baseball at Keuka College ... hobbies include watching Netflix and listening to music.
Bowie Up Close...
Favorite T.V. Show: One Tree Hill
Age when started playing softball: 4 years old
Favorite Food: Sushi
Best Piece of Softball Advice: "It's just a game." – Jim Peter's (8U Sparta Diamonds Coach)
As a senior in 2020… Started all 23 games for the Red Storm at third base… led the team with three roundtrippers, 10 runs scored and 15 RBIs to go along with 17 hits… Garnered the team’s lone BIG EAST Player of the Week accolade (Feb. 24)… Smacked her first hit of the season over the fence against Duke (Feb. 8)… Lined an RBI single against Clemson and drove in a pair of runs against UCF to close out the Black & Gold Tournament (Feb. 9)… Singled and scored a run in the Aggie Invitational finale against Texas A&M (Feb. 16)… Kicked off the Cardinal Classic with a 3-for-4 performance with three runs and a trio of RBIs while falling a double shy of the cycle against Northern Colorado (Feb. 21)… Followed with another 3-for-4 showing against Lamar (Feb. 21), driving in a run and scoring a tally… Went a combined 5-for-8 in the final two games against Northern Colorado (Feb. 22-23), knocking four runs in and crossing the plate twice... Singled and drove in a run against No. 16/16 Michigan… Went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored against FDU (March 11)…
As a junior in 2019: Earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST First Team for the third time in her career, becoming the first player in program history to be selected to three all-conference top team honors… Led the Johnnies with 44 runs scored along with four triples… Batted .298 with nine multi-hit games, driving 10 of her 42 hits over the outfield fence… Knocked in a second-best 37 runs… Swiped 19 bases without being caught, tying teammate Meisha Murray for the team’s lead… Smacked home runs in two consecutive games against UNC Greensboro (Feb. 15-16)… Posted back-to-back two-hit, three-RBI performances, falling a homer shy of the cycle with three runs scored against Toledo (March 8) before helping the Johnnies to an extra-inning win over USC Upstate (March 9)… Doubled in two runs and crossed the plate twice against Holy Cross at the St. John’s Invite (March 17)… Recorded a triple and a two-run dinger in the opening game of conference play against Providence (March 23)… Scored three runs along with two hits versus Stony Brook (March 27)… Recorded a pair of RBIs and runs scored to lift the Johnnies over Georgetown (March 30)… Against LIU Brooklyn (April 3), registered two hits, including a homer, and scored another run… Delivered a three-run shot and crossed home plate two additional times in the opening win over Creighton (April 6)… Garnered BIG EAST Player of the Week honors after batting .666 with nine RBIs and five runs scored in the squad’s final home series against Villanova (April 27-28)… Dominated in the BIG EAST Softball Tournament, landing on the All-Tournament team after driving in all four of the Red Storm’s postseason runs… Earned BIG EAST All-Academic honors for the third consecutive year.
As a sophomore in 2018: Named the inaugural BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year… Selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team… Posted a perfect fielding percentage with 20 putouts and eight assists in 18 conference games…Led the team in triples with two… Ranked second on the team with 51 hits, 15 home runs, 40 RBIs, six stolen bases, and a .728 slugging percentage… Had 31 runs and seven doubles for third on the Red Storm… Hit homers in three consecutive games twice this season: the first during the St. John’s Invitational (March 17-18) to land on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll… Downed LIU Brooklyn with an eventual game-winning grand slam and a solo shot, finishing the contest 4-for-4 with five RBIs and two runs (April 12)… Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week recognition on April 16 after hitting .571 with three home runs and eight RBIs… Smacked the program’s record-breaking 46th round-tripper of the year against Manhattan (April 26)... Served up five home runs in three contests, including back-to-back multi-homer games against Fordham (May 2) and Butler (May 5), to end the regular season... Secured BIG EAST Player of the Week honors following the Butler series, helping the Johnnies into the BIG EAST Tournament… Received Louisville Slugger/NFCA DI Player of the Week (May 8), and NFCA DI Selection to All-Great Lakes Region Second Team at the third base position...
As a freshman in 2017:
Named to the Weekly Honor Roll three times in her debut season … Had a respectable rookie year, starting in all 48 games, recording 48 hits, 46 of them resulted in RBI’s … Finished with a .327 batting average … Collected 12 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games … Batted in five runs in one game against Creighton (April 2) … Leads the team in doubles (13) … Holds the number one spot in the BIG EAST for triples, with four on the season … Reached base 90 times, the most of any player on the season … Went 4-for-5 on stolen base attempts … Holds the highest team slugging percentage (.612) and ranked sixth overall in the BIG EAST … Recorded seven home runs on the season, tied with Savannah Warren for most home runs on the team … Memorable performance came against Savannah State in the ‘Strike-Out Cancer’ Tournament (Feb. 17), Bowie collected four RBI’s and with the bases loaded in the fourth inning she hammered a grand slam for her first career homerun … Defensively Bowie capped off the season with 43 put-outs, 66 assists and a .901 fielding percentage.
Before St. John's:
Was a three-sport athlete that lettered in softball, field hockey and basketball at Sparta High School ... earned First-Team All-State as a senior after hitting .519 other 2016 accolades include Muggs Media Player of the Year, New Jersey Herald Player of the Year and Sparta High School Female Athlete of the Year ... broke the Sparta career-hits record (135) ... named First-Team All-Group III (Star Ledger) and Second Team All-State as a junior after hitting .464 with two home runs and 11 RBIs ... led Sparta to a North I Group III Sectional Championship and State Runner-up in 2015 ... received NJAC/American Division Team and First Team All-County honors in 2014 ... played for the New Jersey Rocks club team.
Personal: Full name is Gretchen Paige Bowie ... born in Sparta, NJ. ... daughter of Craig and Diana Bowie ... older brother, Alec, plays baseball at Keuka College ... hobbies include watching Netflix and listening to music.
Bowie Up Close...
Favorite T.V. Show: One Tree Hill
Age when started playing softball: 4 years old
Favorite Food: Sushi
Best Piece of Softball Advice: "It's just a game." – Jim Peter's (8U Sparta Diamonds Coach)