The Bellingham Bells announced the signing of Matt Bower, a pitcher out of Washington State University, on Wednesday, Feb. 20.

Bower is a left-handed starter who is a freshman with the Cougars.

Bowers, a Federal Way product and graduate of Todd Beamer High School, lettered three times in high school. He was a 2011 second-team all-league pitcher and first-team all-city, and in 2012, he was first-team all-league, all-city, and all-state, after posting a 0.50 ERA with six wins and 81 strikeouts in only 56.1 innings pitched.