Brandon Rowan – Head Coach
Office Phone – (901) 320-9742 225
Cell Phone - (901) 626-5005                                      
E-mail – browan@crichton.edu

2nd Season at Crichton College
Crichton College Record: 33-28

Brandon Rowan will begin his second season as Head Coach and third overall with the Crichton baseball program in 2008.  Last season Rowan led the Comets to their first ever birth in the Region XI Tournament.   Under his leadership, the 2007 Comets led the Transouth Conference in team batting average and team defense, and finished second in runs scored per game.  Rowan coached three players to All-Transouth Conference honors while another was named to the All-Region XI Team. 

Coach Rowan joined the baseball staff in August of 2005 and served as the Comet’s pitching coach.  Before joining Crichton, Rowan pitched three seasons for the University of Memphis.  Pitching as both a starter and reliever, Rowan led all pitchers in 2003 with a 3.63 ERA.  In 2004, he finished second on the team in appearances with 21.  Voted permanent team captain by his teammates in 2005, Rowan suffered an elbow injury during preseason practice ending his senior season.  While at Memphis, Rowan was a member of the Tiger’s 3.0 Academic Club and was a three time member on Conference USA’s Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.  Rowan graduated Cum Laude in May 2004 with a B.B.A. in Marketing Management.

Before attending Memphis, Rowan played baseball at Northwest Mississippi Community College where he was an All-State selection in 2002.  He helped lead Northwest to a Division crown in 2002 as well as a runner-up finish in the State Tournament.  Rowan posted a 7-1 record with a 2.40 ERA that season.  His crowning achievement at Northwest came in the State Championship game when he belted 3 homeruns against Jones County.  Rowan also earned NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American Honors while at Northwest.

A three sport standout in high school, Rowan played football, basketball, and baseball at Senatobia High School in Senatobia, Mississippi.  He earned All-Conference honors in all three sports while garnering All-State honors in baseball as a senior.  That same year, he was selected to play in Mississippi High School All-Star Game.  Rowan graduated with honors in 2000.

Coach Rowan, 26, resides in Memphis.

Brandon Patton– Assistant Coach
Office Phone – (901) 320-9742
Cell Phone -                                      
E-mail – bpatton@crichton.edu

This will be Brandon Patton's first year as an assistant coach at Crichton College. He will bring knowledge and experience to the Comets baseball program. Prior to arriving at Crichton, Patton recieved his degree in Fitness Mgt. at Mississippi State University in May 2004. Before attending MSU, Coach Patton played one season at Alabama Southern Community College. Elbow surgery in the fall limited Patton to DH and finished the season with a .358 batting average. Patton was a three year letter winner at Starkville High School were he finished his career with a .368 batting average.

Patton, 27 is single and resides in Memphis, Tennessee.