Bowyer Inducted into Northern Sun Hall of Fame
9/4/2009 4:04:41 PM
Bowyer to be Honored by Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Former Maverick Baseball Coach Will Be Inducted into Hall of Fame by League July 31st
Mankato, Minn. --- Former Minnesota State baseball coach Dean Bowyer will be formally recognized by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Friday, July 31st when he is inducted into the NSIC Hall of Fame.
The induction ceremony is slated to take place at 7:00 p.m., at the Kelly Inn and St. Cloud Convention Center in St. Cloud, Minn.
Began in 1986, the NSIC Hall of Fame was established to recognize and honor those who made significant contributions to the conference, to create favorable publicity and public relations for the league, and to help preserve the history of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference, its member institutions, student-athletes, and other significant individuals with the league.
Led by Bowyer, Minnesota State (formerly Mankato State) captured Northern Intercollegiate Conference baseball championships in 1979, 1980 and 1981. The Mavericks made three NCAA postseason tournament appearances during that time (1978, 1979 and 1980) and captured two NCAA regional titles (1979 and 1980). MSU went 3-0 in regional action in 1979 and went on to post a fourth-place finish at the NCAA national tournament. The 1980 team earned the regional title with a 4-1 mark and then went 2-2 at the national tournament to finish third nationally. Bowyer was a two-time NCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year during this time (1979 and 1980) and guided the Mavericks to a 123-57-2 won-loss record in four seasons in the NIC (1978-81). He also was a graduate assistant coach with the 1971 MSU baseball team that captured the NIC and NCAA regional championships and went on to post a fourth-place finish at the national tournament.
The Ada., Minn., native completed his collegiate coaching career in 2008 with a 1064-538-7 overall record in 32 years. He ranks fifth on the NCAA Division II all-time coaching wins list and led the Mavericks to 20 NCAA postseason appearances.
Bowyer becomes the sixth former MSU coach/administrator in the NSIC Hall of Fame, joining Rummy Macias (1986), Bud Myers (1986), Bob Otto (1990), Chuck Peterson (1990) and Georgene Brock (2001) as an inductee.
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