Christopher Mowday (born 24 August 1981) is an Australian former

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Career

Mowday started his professional baseball career when in 1997 he signed with the

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organisation as an international free agent. He spent six years, including 177 minor league appearances in the minor league system, being traded to the

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and

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before being released in the 2004 season. Since being released, Mowday returned to amateur baseball in the

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and played for the

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, who he debuted for in the

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. Mowday would go on to play in independent and European baseball leagues. In 2010, he was announced on the

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inaugural

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roster for the 2010–11 season. He debuted in the team's first ever match, picking up the win in relief. At the conclusion of the season, Mowday recorded a league leading 6 wins and 2.74 ERA in 20 appearances. Mowday has been affectionately nicknamed after the fictional baseball character Kenny Powers presumably due to his similar hairstyle.Bite vs Bandits Preview
– ABL Buzz

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mowday, Chris 1981 births Living people Australian expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Brisbane Brisbane Bandits players Sportsmen from Queensland Auburn Doubledays players Calgary Vipers players Charleston AlleyCats players Chinatrust Whales players Daytona Cubs players Dunedin Blue Jays players Edmonton Cracker-Cats players Kane County Cougars players L&D Amsterdam Pirates players Medicine Hat Blue Jays players Modesto A's players Queens Kings players Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States Australian expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Australian expatriate baseball players in the Netherlands 21st-century Australian sportsmen