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Brad Owens is in his second season with the program, serving as the director of baseball operations. He is in charge of all team travel and camps for the Tiger program along handling with many other administrative duties.
The 25-year-old native of Barnwell, SC attended nearby Anderson University, where he was a four-time letterman. The righthanded middle reliever lettered from 2003-06 and served as team captain during his senior season. In his four-year career, he made 52 appearances (one start) on the mound 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. Owens was also a residence advisor in the Anderson Residence Life Department.
In the summer of 2006, Owens was an operations assistant for the Greenville (SC) 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.
In 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 along with assistance with registration, general guidance, and daily communication with coaching staffs.
Owens, who had a 3.30 GPA in his career as an undergraduate, received a bachelor of science degree in business management from Anderson in May of 2006. He earned his master's degree from Clemson in human resource development in May of 2008.
Owens was born September 2, 1983 in Augusta, GA and is single.
