MAJOR: Sport Management2014-15 MVC Honor Roll AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll...Appeared in 12 games, all out of the bullpen…Was 1-0 with a 7.62 ERA…Made season debut going 0.1 innings at #1 Vanderbilt (Mar. 3)…Tossed 1.1 innings with season-high two strikeouts at Ohio State (Mar. 15)…Threw season-high 2.2 innings vs. Dallas Baptist in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (May 21)…Posted seven scoreless outings on the season.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in 13 games on the mound, making five starts…Finished 0-4 with a 8.91 ERA, recording 12 strikeouts against 11 walks in 32.1 innings…Made his collegiate debut at Lipscomb (Feb. 16), allowing a run on three hits in 3.0 innings of relief…Tallied a season-high three strikeouts vs. Western Illinois (Mar. 1)…Recorded scoreless relief efforts three times, including 2.0 frames of scoreless ball vs. Murray State (Apr. 22)…Made one appearance in Missouri Valley Conference play, allowing a run on three hits in 1.0 innings in a start at Missouri State (May 17).
Background: Four-year letterwinner at Hoffman Estates High School under head coach Todd Meador...Compiled a 7-3 record with a 2.28 ERA and 61 strikeouts as a junior...Played summer ball for the Illinois Sparks for coaches Dave Payton, John McCarthy and John Cangelosi.
WARD’S CAREER STATISTICS
Overall Season Statistics
YEAR | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
2014 | 8.91 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 52 | 38 | 32 | 11 | 12 |
2015 | 7.62 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
CAREER | 8.54 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 68 | 50 | 43 | 16 | 21 |
MVC Regular-Season Statistics
YEAR | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
2014 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 24.30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
CAREER | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
MVC Tournament Statistics
YEAR | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
2014 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CAREER | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
WARD’S CAREER HIGHS (as of 6/1/15)
Innings (Starter): 6.0, at Austin Peay (3/26/14)
Innings (Reliever): 3.0, 2x, last at Southern Illinois (5/3/14)
Strikeouts: 3, vs. Western Illinois (3/1/14)
Hits Allowed: 9, 2x, last at Austin Peay (3/26/14)
Runs: 8, vs. Western Illinois (3/1/14)
Earned Runs: 7, vs. Western Illinois (3/1/14)
Walks: 3, vs. Western Illinois (3/1/14)
