Versatile athlete who has the ability to play many positions ... Possesses good discipline at the plate ... Should see more time in the circle this season.
2006: SDSU Single-Season Rankings: T-8th in walks (21)
Had an impressive collegiate season debut ... Tied with two others (Meagan Hartung and Megan McDonald) for the team lead with 21 walks ... The 21 walks were tied for the eighth-most in a single season by an Aztec ... .410 on-base percentage was third-highest on the squad and would have been the ninth-highest in school history if she had one more at-bat to qualify ... Her nine stolen bases tied Tamani Wells for second on the team ... Nine swipes came on 11 attempts for an impressive 81.8 stolen base percentage ... Drew a walk once every 4.71 at-bats, most among the team with 39 or more at-bats ... Started 36 of the 41 games she appeared in ... One of four Aztecs (Monica Alnes, Megan Hartung and Chrissie Markham) to record at least one single, double, triple and home run on the season ... Had a career-long four-game hitting streak from Feb. 26-March 4 ... Had three hits on four occasions this season ... Only classmate Erin Floros (five) had more games with three or more hits ... Went 3-for-3 and tied a career high with three RBI in the second game of a home doubleheader vs. Brigham Young on May 4 ... Also had three hits (3-for-4) against Brigham Young in the first game of a doubleheader on March 31 ... Was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored versus Indiana State (Feb. 26) and finished 3-for-3 with a career-high three runs scored against Rider on Feb. 17 ... Had her first career triple, scored two runs and had her first three-RBI game in the nightcap against BYU (March 31) on the way to a 2-for-2 game ... Recorded her first career homer in SDSU[apos]s 3-1 victory over Oklahoma State on Feb. 11 ... Other home run came in the Aztecs[apos] 3-1 first-game win over Cal State Fullerton on March 10 ... Batted .343 (12-for-35) in MWC games for the fourth-highest average on the team ... Reached base 53.1 percent of the time in MWC contests and stole a base in four of her five attempts ... Led the Aztecs with a remarkable .692 batting average (9-for-13) and .750 on-base percentage in games against the MWC preseason favorite Brigham Young ... Her .381 batting average (8-for-21) in night games was the third-highest on the squad ... SDSU went 14-0 when she scored a run, 15-3 when she had a hit, 15-2 when she got on base via a walk, 10-2 when she recorded an RBI, and 7-2 when she stole a base ... Started seven games for the Aztecs and went 3-0 with a 1.75 ERA in 36 innings ... ERA would have been the lowest on the team if she pitched enough innings to qualify ... Struck out 37 batters and walked only five for a 7.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... Earned her first start in a game against No. 2 UCLA on Feb. 12 ... Tossed three innings and struck out four batters, while allowing three hits and one run ... Went the next 15 2/3 innings without giving up a run ... Threw a one-hit, complete game shutout (six innings) and struck out a career-high eight batters against San Diego on March 1 ... Three days later versus Loyola Marymount, Owens threw four scoreless innings and struck out two ... Was rewarded when she was named the MWC Pitcher of the Week on March 8 ... Tossed 6 1/3 innings of scoreless ball against Oklahoma State on March 16, but did not get a decision.
High School: Earned four letters at Christian High School in El Cajon, Calif. ... Led Christian to two CIF championship titles (2002, 2004) and two runner-up finishes (2003, 2005) ... Earned first-team all-CIF honors as a senior ... Also a member of the San Diego Union-Tribune all-section team ... Named team most valuable player her final three years after winning the offensive player of the year award in 2002 as a freshman ... Played club ball for coach Tom Peronto and the San Diego Renegades from 2001-05 ... Also played for the Santee Heat (2000-01).