Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Chris Ward is in his fourth season with the Yellow Jackets.....returned to the line-up as a junior to hit .388 with 13 doubles, a team-high six triples, four homers, and 43 RBI’s.....started all 51 games in which he played - all in the outfield.....team leader with 46 runs scored, a .632 slugging percentage, and a .495 on base percentage.....struck out just 13 times in 193 plate appearances.....led the squad with 19 hit by pitch.....piled up 17 multi-hit games.....went 4-for-4 with a double, triple, two RBI’s, and three runs scored in an 11-1 win over Ohio Christian at Dayton’s Fifth Third Field.....tallied three hits and four RBI’s in a 19-9 rout at Wilmington.....had three more hits in a 7-3 victory at Oakland City.....All-NCCAA Midwest Region Team selection.

2011 - Started the first five games of the season and then went to the sidelines for the remainder of the year with an injury.....opened the campaign 5-for-10 at the plate with a double and four runs scored.

2010 - Made an immediate contribution to the Yellow Jackets after transferring from Purdue University.....appeared in 48 games as a rookie with 43 starts in center field.....batted .273 with two homers and 16 RBI’s.....recorded two hits in a game 13 times.....drove in a season-high four runs with a two-run home run and two-run triple in a 12-6 victory at NCAA Division II Indianapolis.....tallied three RBI’s in a 6-4 win at Wittenberg.....rated second on the club with 11 stolen bases.....posted a .956 fielding percentage with six assists.

High School - Prepped at Heritage Christian High School under former Yellow Jacket Dan Ambrose.....member of 2009 IHSAA Class AA state championship team as a senior.....played two years of football.

Personal - Finance major at Cedarville University.....born 12/13/90 in Indianapolis, IN.....son of James and Dorothy Ward.....has two older brothers.