Kevin Bowers was named the Director of Recruiting in June 2024. The veteran coach, former administrator and longtime colleague of Coach Hannahs brings nearly 30 combined years of experience to the Bulls.
Bowers spent the 2024 season on staff with Hannahs at Indiana State University where the Sycamores won over 40 games for the second consecutive year and reached their second straight NCAA Regional. He also had a stint on staff with the Sycamores as an assistant coach from 1999-2000.
Prior to rejoining the Indiana State staff in the summer of 2023, Bowers had a decorated career at Lincoln Trail College where he served as the head coach and Athletic Director for the Statesmen since 2010. Bowers took over as head coach after Hannahs departed. The veteran coach led Lincoln Trail to a 33-18 overall record in his final season of 2023 that included a trip to the Region 24 Tournament. That success was consistent throughout his tenure featuring a trio of NJCAA Region XXIV titles and three GRAC titles.
Bowers’ teams achieved success both on and off the field. Since 2005, Bowers had over 175 of his players move on to NCAA D-1 institutions, seeing 23 sign professional contracts and four named NJCAA-All Americans.
In the classroom, his teams never received below a 3.0 team GPA, and the 2006 squad was named NJCAA Academic Team of the Year. On 11 other occasions, his teams were ranked in the top 25 in the nation academically.
Prior to his time at Lincoln Trail, he spent two years at UW-Platteville (2000-02) where he served as the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator. The 2001-02 Platteville team established school records in hits, runs, RBI and doubles, while posting its best record in 10 years.
Bowers graduated from UW-Parkside and was an assistant there for five years before moving on to Indiana State for the 1999-2000 season. In 2001, he received his Master's of Education from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
