Personal
Born in Provo ... parents are Colby and Robin Ward ... father pitched for BYU from 1983-86 ... father pitched for the Cleveland Indians (11th round draft, 1986) in the majors in 1990, posting a 1-3 record in 22 appearances with one save and a 4.25 ERA in 36 innings ... played summer ball for th Arlington A's ... recruited by TCU, Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Texas A & M and Louisiana Tech.
Before BYU
Prepped at Keller High where he was coached by Rob Stramp ... had a 13-1 pitching record and batted .413 ... three-time all-district and two-time all-area in baseball ... all-state as a junior in baseball ... was all-state and two-time all-district in football as his team's starting quarterback.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO
2007 3.21 3-1 20 0 0 0 28.0 28 16 10 11 27
2008 8.77 1-1 25 0 0 1 25.2 39 27 25 22 15