2025 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2025 (Freshman): Appeared in 56 games with 49 starts, primarily at shortstop … Slashed .287 / .356 / .448 with 11 doubles, six home runs, 34 RBI, 41 runs scored and eight stolen bases … Recorded a .956 fielding percentage with 67 putouts, 108 assists and eight errors … His first collegiate home run was a grand slam at Tennessee Tech (3/3) … Went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored at EKU (3/19) … Had four RBI in a 2-for-4 performance with a home run against Sam Houston (3/29) … Went 4-for-5 with a home run and a run scored against Jax State (5/17) … Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
At Forest Park HS: Lettered four times in baseball and basketball … Had a .440 / .523 / .930 slash line … Notched 40 home runs in his high school career … Had 80 at-bats in 25 games his senior season and produced 36 hits, 20 RBI and four home runs … Four-time all-conference team member in baseball and basketball … Played for head coach Jarred Howard, his father.
Personal Info: Born June, 17, 2005 in Huntingburg, Ind. … Son of Jarred and Natalie Howard … Has two siblings, Drew and Bree … Majoring in sales at WKU … Biggest thrill in sports is winning sectionals … Chose WKU because he loved the campus and the coaching staff … Favorite athlete is Trea Turner because he loves the way he plays the game … His dad is the biggest influence on his athletic career because he got him into baseball and taught him everything he knows … Hobbies include videos games, hunting and fishing.
