Charleston Southern University Athletics

2023 at Charleston Southern: Made 18 appearances and had nine starts during his senior season ... Threw 51.2 innings and had a 3-4 record to go with one save ... Had a 1.000 fielding percentage taking on 12 outs ... Held a 5.40 ERA on the season ... Threw his career-long of 5.2 innings at Gardner-Webb (5/18) during the final weekend of the season and only allowed one run ... Picked up his first career save at Georgia (3/11) in three innings of relief work, allowing one run ... Had three different outings holding opponents scoreless with each over 2.0 innings ... Hurled 2.0 innings against Kansas (3/14), allowing a double and striking out the other six batters faced ... Threw a perfect 2.1 frames against UNC Asheville (3/18) and struck out five opponents.

2022 at Charleston Southern: Finished the year with a 6.09 ERA and 6-5 record as one of the team's primary starters ... Made nine starts on the year while appearing in 15 total games ... Led the team in innings pitched with 68.0 and strikeouts with 64 ... Allowed just three home runs off him all season ... Had one of his best career performances on April 1 against North Carolina A&T as he went 7.1 frames and struck out nine batters, each marking career-highs ... Threw six shutout innings at Longwood (5/19).

2021 at Crowder College: Saw action in 14 games and started in 13 ... Had five complete games and threw 74.1 innings to go with 84 strikeouts ... Finished the season with a 3.30 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP ... Compiled a 10-1 record by the season's end ... Allowed just two home runs all season.

2020 at Crowder College: Appeared in five games starting in all of them ... Posted a 4-1 record on the year and had a pair of complete games during the year ... Threw 27.0 innings on the year and posted a 4.00 ERA on the year while striking out 34 batters ... Posted a 1.00 WHIP on the season and walked just seven batters.

2019 at Ole Miss: Made 14 relief appearances ... Finished with 0-0 record and 7.71 ERA ... Gave up 11 runs (10 earned) on 15 hits with eight walks and 14 strikeouts over 11.2 innings of work ... Didn't give up more than two runs in an outing all season ... Made Rebel debut against Wright State, going 2.0 innings with one run allowed on one hit with two walks and one strikeout (2/16) ... Turned in 0.1 innings with no runs or hits allowed, striking out one at Tulane (2/24) ... Allowed one run on two hits against UT Martin (2/26) ... Allowed one run on two hits against Little Rock (3/5) ... Contributed to first combined no-hitter in school history against Arkansas-Little Rock, throwing 2.0 scoreless and hitless innings, striking out four and walking two (3/20) ... Went 1.0 scoreless in SEC debut against Florida, giving up two hits and striking out two (4/6) ... Got two key outs against Mississippi State, turning in 0.2 perfect innings of work (5/11) ... Made critical relief appearance in SEC Tournament against Georgia, posting a line of 0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K (5/25).

High School: Drafted in the 39th Round of the 2018 MLB Draft to the Cleveland Indians ... Multi-year letterman at Watson Chapel High School in Pine Bluff, Ark., under head coach Chad Cope … Pitched and played outfielder for the Wildcats, as well as receiver for the football team and forward for the basketball team … Named All-Conference in each of his years with the baseball team, as well as All-State in his last three years … Went two years in a row with an ERA under 0.70, his senior and junior years where he pitched 0.55 and 0.69, respectively … Has a career ERA under 1.00 with the Wildcats, at 0.92, including 184 strikeouts and a career batting average against of just .123 ... Son of Tara Ward … Born June 3, 2000.