WEEK 8 STATS: 4 starts, .588 BA (10-for-17), 6 2B, 2 BB, 8 runs, 4 RBI, 3-for-3 SBA
Ward has spent much of his redshirt freshman season raking at the top of the Bryant batting order and the Bulldogs’ recent trip to Brooklyn yielded similar results. Adding to his league-leading hits total, the 5-foot-11 outfielder batted .588 (10-for-17) with six doubles, two walks, three steals, four RBI and eight runs scored during a four-game road set at NEC rival LIU Brooklyn. Ward, who leads the conference with 49 hits and 12 doubles this season, reached base at least twice and scored at least one run in each of the four road contests. His second-inning RBI single opened the scoring in Game 1 and the rookie went on to add a sacrifice fly in the eventual 11-1 triumph. Ward, who finished 3-for-3 with a walk, led off Game 2 by singling and eventually coming around to score the first run in Bryant’s 7-2 victory. After recording a pair of two-baggers during a 7-6 setback in the first half of Saturday’s double dip, Ward smashed three doubles in the triumphant nightcap. His lone single during the 4-for-6 performance came leading off the eventual 20-2 win.