University of Richmond Athletics
2017 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Caleb Ward
- Position:
- RHP/OF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hampton, Va.
- High School:
- Phoebus
2017 (Sophomore)
- Saw time in the field in 31 games, including 27 starts in the outfield
- Finished the season hitting .230 with 23 hits, including five doubles and one triple
- Made 10 appearances on the mound and made his first career start vs. Norfolk State (3/22)
- In his first career start he registered a career-best four strikeouts
2016 (Freshman)
- Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
- Played the field in 13 games, including 12 starts where he went 20-of-46 from the plate (.435)
- Team-best 20 appearances on the hill with a 2-1 record and a 4.33 ERA
- Second on the pitching staff with four saves in 27 innings of relief work
- In just his second appearance on the hill tossed a career-best three innings with a career-best five strikeouts against Saint Peter's (2/28)
- Earned his first win against Penn State (3/13)
- Picked up his first save against Miami (OH) (3/19) where he matched his career-long outing of three-innings
- Had a career-best three hits (3-for-5) against Miami (OH) (3/18)
- Knocked in three runs against UMBC (3/16) where he hit his first collegiate home run
High School
- Rated 20th-best RHP in the state of Virginia by Perfect Game
- 2014 17U Perfect Game BCS Finals All-Tournament Team
- Led the Hampton Roads Hurricanes (coached by Bryan Kersey) to an 18-8 record this past summer
- Posted a 9-2 record with a 2.13 ERA on the mound along with a .436 batting average with four home runs, seven doubles and two triples
- Named 2014 Second-Team Ironclad Conference Pitcher
- Also named Second-Team Ironclad Conference outfielder his junior season
- National Honor Society
- National Math Honor Society
- National Science Honor Society
Baseball Postgame vs Penn State: Head Coach Mik Aoki
Sunday, February 22
Baseball Highlights vs. JMU
Thursday, February 19
Baseball Press Conference
Wednesday, February 11
DIII Transfer Brady O' Brien Staying Hot at the Plate
Wednesday, May 07
