Bio

Head Coaching Tenure

• Nine seasons
• Overall Record: 172-90 (.656)

Medals

• 2024 CCSA Silver Medal
• 2023 CCSA Bronze Medal
• 2x OCAA Provincial Champion ('19, '25)
• 2024 OCAA Silver Medal
• 3x OCAA Bronze Medal ('21, '22, '23)

Coaching Accolades

• 2023 OCAA Coach of the Year
• 2020 Doug Fox Coach of the Year

CCSA Nationals

• National Titles: 0
• Record: 13-17 (.433)
• Tournament Appearances: 6 ('16, '21, '22, '23, '24, '25)
• Final Four Appearances: 3 (2021, 2023, 2024)

OCAA Postseason

• Provincial Titles: 2 (2019, 2025)
• Postseason Record: 13-15 (.464)
• Postseason Appearances: 9 ('16-'25)

OCAA Regular Season

• Record: 146-58 (.716)
• OCAA League Titles: 1 (2019) 

About

Duaine Bowles, Humber softball's longest-tenured and winningest coach, recently completed his ninth season as head coach of the softball program in 2025, winning the team's fourth provincial title. Bowles owns a 172-90 overall record, including a 146-58 mark in OCAA league play.

Bowles was introduced as head coach by athletic director Ray Chateau on May 2, 2016, following four seasons as the assistant coach. During that time, the Hawks captured two OCAA titles and accumulated an overall record of 60-26 (.697).

Bowles' teams have produced 16 All-OCAA League selections, as well as two OCAA Player of the Year and two OCAA Pitcher of the Year selections.

2019 was Humber softball's most successful season under the guidance of Bowles, as the Hawks ran the table and captured the program's first provincial title since 2013. After giving up a late lead in the final inning, freshman Jessica MacPherson played late-game hero, singling up the middle to score Meagan Muir to win the game in extra innings. Humber won a program-record 22 games, becoming the first team to record 20-plus victories in a season. Softball's 19 wins clinched the regular-season conference title for the first time in program history. 

The Hawks were rewarded for their outstanding season with two All-OCAA Conference selections. Presly Buchanan became the first player in program history to be named the OCAA Pitcher of the Year and later became the first softball student-athlete to be named the 2020 Humber Varsity Female Athlete of the Year. Coach Bowles went on to be selected as the 2020 Doug Fox Coach of the Year recipient.

In 2025, Bowles guided the Hawks back to the top of the OCAA for the first time since 2019, capturing the program’s second provincial championship under his leadership. Humber overcame injuries, offensive slumps and postseason adversity throughout the season, showing resilience and determination on its way to reclaiming gold on home soil at Connorvale Park. After opening the year with a program-best 10-0 record, the Hawks battled through every challenge before defeating the St. Clair Saints in the championship final and Rilee Rothwell was named the OCAA Player of the Year.

In all nine seasons, Humber softball has reached the OCAA Championship tournament, with three final-four appearances at the CCSA National Tournament.

Bowles' coaching philosophy completely changed Humber's offence, culminating in a program-record 24 home runs in 2022. In nine seasons, the Hawks have hit 106 long balls while swatting the most in the conference, five times. 

Bowles made his coaching debut in 2008 as an assistant coach for the men's baseball team at Thompson River University in British Columbia, learning under the guidance of Ray Chadwick. In three seasons with him on staff, the Wolfpack appeared in three conference title games, winning the CCBC title in 2009. After returning home to Toronto, Bowles became the head coach of the York Baseball U18 team, followed by stints with West Toronto Baseball's U16 and U18 teams. In 2018, he was named the Director of Softball Operations for the Fieldhouse Raiders, coaching the U16 team.

A four-year starter (2003-07) for TRU baseball, Bowles was named the Freshman Athlete of the Year in his first season. A two-time CCBC conference champion ('05, '07), he was later named the Sports Taskforce Male Athlete of the Year in his final season. In 2011, he played for the Humber baseball team, leading the CIBA in doubles and finishing the season with a .400 batting average.

A 2007 graduate of TRU in Technical Theatre and Stage Management, he later earned a Radio Broadcasting diploma from Humber College in 2012.

Duaine Bowles Yearly Record