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Head Coach Jack Leggett on Owens: "Brad is our first-year baseball operations director. We are excited about what he brings to our program. He has tremendous organizational and computer skills. He has baseball knowledge about how the program is run. He is very loyal and has handled a lot of tasks within our office to help us be more efficient with our program. And for that, we really appreciate the job he is doing."
Brad Owens is in his first season with the program, serving as the director of baseball operations. The 24-year-old native of Barnwell, SC attended nearby Anderson (SC) University, where he was a four-time letterman.
At Anderson, the righthanded middle reliever lettered from 2003-06 and served as team captain as a senior. In his four-year career, he made 52 appearances (one start) and pitched 73.0 innings.
In both 2005 and 2006, he won the Trojan Challenge, the squad's offseason conditioning competition. Owens was also a member of the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference All-Academic team as a senior and Dean's List student for three years.
During his playing days, Owens worked in a variety of roles at Anderson. He was a sports information department intern and later an assistant. He was also a residence advisor in the Anderson Residence Life Department.
In the summer of 2006, Owens was an operations assistant for the Greenville Drive (A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox). He also served as a player development intern for the Red Sox during the 2007 season, including duties performed in spring training in Fort Myers, FL.
Owens currently is a graduate student at Clemson working toward his master's degree in human resource development. During the 2006-07 academic year, he served as an administrative graduate assistant for the Student-Athlete Enrichment Programs in Vickery Hall. He provided academic advising for student athletic staff members, including monitoring of grades, and assistance with registration, general guidance, and daily communication with coaching staffs.
Owens, who had a 3.30 career GPA as an undergraduate, received a bachelor of science degree in business management at Anderson in May of 2006. He was born September 2, 1983 in Augusta, GA and is single.
Full Name: Bradley Robert Owens
Born: September 2, 1983 in Augusta, GA
Education: Bachelor of science degree in business management at Anderson (2006)
Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at Anderson (2003-06)
Family: Single
