About Triple Crown All Stars Baseball & Softball Academy

BRENT BOWERS

Brent Bowers is the owner and founder of Triple Crown All Stars Baseball & Softball Academy.

He brings more than 30 years of practical baseball experience and knowledge to the Academy, together with years of coaching know-how at the youth, high school, and professional levels. Brent has played, coached and worked with some of the greatest names in professional baseball.

Throughout all of his vast baseball experiences, Brent has learned and strives to bring the physical and mental components of the game to each and every student who walks through the Triple Crown All Stars doors. He especially encourages fun and a love for the game. Brent founded TCAS with that philosophy in mind, and focuses on student training that reflects his positive learning experiences gleaned throughout his baseball career.

With 25 years of professional baseball experience, and more years of knowledge covering all facets and levels of the game, Brent offers a unique training perspective to all students at Triple Crown All Stars Baseball & Softball Academy.

As Brent says, “Remember… when you’re not practicing, someone else is!” It is this statement which has led to the success of owning and managing Triple Crown All Stars since 2010.

Major League Baseball Career

Brent was drafted in the 2nd round — 56th pick overall — in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. He was drafted by Toronto Blue Jays General Manager and Hall of Famer Pat Gillick. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays for six years with players such as Carlos Delgado, Shawn Green and Alex Gonzalez of the Chicago Cubs.

Brent was a left fielder who threw right, but batted left. He continued his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles, helping his team to a wild card berth in 1996 and advancing to the American League Championship Series. The Orioles lost the AL Championship Series to the eventual 1996 MLB World Champion New York Yankees.

Brent furthered his career and went on to play with the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and Houston Astros. Brent has had the privilege of playing with Hall of Famers Cal Ripken Jr., Roberto Allamor Jr., Eddie Murray, and Rafael Palmeiro.

His career also sent him off to the adventures of international play in Korea with the Hyundai Unicorns, and then winter ball in Venezuela with the Barquisimeto Cardinelles and Pastora de los Llanos, and in the Dominican Republic with the Licey Tigres.

Coaching/Manager Career

Brent started his managerial career in 2002, managing in the Western League with the Solano Steelheads in California. Brent went on to be the Hitting/Third Base Coach with the Gary SouthShore Railcats under Manager Gary Templeton in the Northern League. Brent also managed the Windy City Thunderbolts of the Frontier League for two years before moving on to a bench coach position in the Northern League with the Winnipeg Goldeyes.

Brent then received the opportunity as Manager of the Edmonton Capitals in the Golden League, which he continued for three years. During this time he also managed in the Colombian Winter League with the Barranquilla Electricos, Sincelejo Toros, and the Monteria Leones. As Manager, he guided his team to the Colombian Winter League Championship, and had the privilege of managing two All Star games with the likes of MLB players Donavon Solano of the MInnesota Twins and Jose Quintana of the New York Mets, as well as two former MLB players Orlando Cabrera of the Chicago White Sox, and Edgar Renteria of the St.Louis Cardinals.

Personal

Brent was born in Bridgeview, Illinois, in 1971. He graduated from St. Laurence High School, in Burbank, Illinois, in 1989, the year he was drafted to the Major Leagues. He has been married to his wife Shayla since 2011.