GLENDALE CC: Attended Glendale (CA) College in 2007-08 … Played 2007 season, racking up a .345 batting average and a .519 on-base percentage, scoring 33 runs and notching four outfield assists.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Pine Ridge Secondary School in Toronto, Canada, graduating in 2005 … Played four years of varsity baseball, serving as a four-year team captain … Four-time team MVP … Hit .501 with 12 doubles, five triples and five homers in senior season … Served as two-year captain on varsity basketball team and captain on varsity football squad, twice earning basketball team MVP and earning one football team MVP award … Also ran track and field. 

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 8, 1986 in Toronto, Canada, to Ellis Sr. and Icilma Bowen … Has two sisters (Lencil, 31, and Ellisa, 23) … Majoring in business with a minor in sports management … Plans on pursuing baseball professionally … Enjoys spending time with family and friends.