University of South Carolina Upstate

Before Upstate: Attended Jupiter High School where was a three-year baseball letterwinner…Earned First Team District 9A honors…Florida District 9A Offensive Player of the Year and Florida Large School Player of the Year for District 7-9A…First Team South Florida All-American…First Team All-Area and All-Conference…Played in the 2015 and 2016 Florida Futures All-Star Game…Named Jupiter HS MVP…Played for the Orlando Scorpions travel ball team…Earned Perfect Game National Overall Ranking #500…2015 Perfect Game Underclassmen All-American honorable mention…

Personal: Born Sept. 22, 1997 in Chicago, Ill…son of Christopher and Elaine Ward…His father played volleyball at Long Beach State while his mother played volleyball at Pepperdine…Has one brother, Tyler…Majoring in criminal justice…Hobbies include hanging out with friends, playing baseball and wiffleball…Is ambidextrous and double-jointed…Has been bitten by a river otter and a snake…Favorite food is steak…21 Jump Street is his favorite movie…”Family Guy” is his favorite TV show…Jonah Hill is his favorite actor and Melissa McCarthy is his favorite actress…Favorite singer is Chief Keef…Favorite season is summer…Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is his favorite athlete…Favorite quote is “For with God nothing shall be impossible” from Luke 1:37 in the Bible…Dream job is to be a Major League Baseball player.