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2018 Baseball

10 Matt Ward

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Newton, NC
  • High School Fred T. Ford
  • Position 1B
  • Major Environmental Science

Biography

Senior (2018): Played in 37 games as the team's primary first baseman, hitting .270 with four homers and 27 RBI ... Was tied for third on the team with 38 hits ... Tripled and drove in four Feb. 18 at Averett ... Had back-to-back three-hit efforts Feb. 27 vs. No. 20 Methodist and March 3 at Guilford, part of a five-game hit streak ... Ended his career reaching in 17 straight contests.

Junior (2017): Battled of injury midseason to play in 30 games in his second season in a Hornet uniform ... Finished fourth on the team with 21 RBI, while hitting .267 with a .350 on-base percentage ... Best game came against Southern Virginia on Feb. 8 where he knocked in two runs on a triple and a double while scoring two runs ... Contributed three hits against Piedmont on April 21.

Sophomore (2016): Appeared in 36 games in 2016, tying for team lead ... Batted .312 with a .349 on-base percentage ... Showed great power for the middle of the lineup, smacking 10 doubles and a home run on the season ... Had 14 multi-hit games ... Best game came against Methodist on April 20 where he contributed three hits, one being a home run.

Before LC: Transferred from Ferrum College.


Personal

Parents: Kevin and Krista Ward

Siblings: Laura

Dream Vacation: Go scuba diving off the coast of Australia

Career Aspirations: Tag sharks of the East Coast of the United States

Why Is Being A Hornet Important To You?: Being a Hornet to me means family. I am surrounded by a great group of faculty and peers.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2016Sophomore

    3B/1B
    6'2" 195 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Junior

    INF
    6'2" 215 lbs
    2
  • 10

    2018Senior

    1B
    6'2" 215 lbs
    10