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2019 (Jr.): Named second-team All-Mountain West after a breakout season where he threw 45.2 innings and boasted a 2.76 ERA … Was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 5th round of the 2019 MLB Draft, Nevada’s highest selection since 2013 … His 28 appearances ranked second in the Mountain West … Set career-highs in wins (5), saves (5) which also led the team, strikeouts (51), and opposing batting average (.195) … Earned both wins for the Wolf Pack over defending national champion and No. 2 Oregon State in extra innings … Was named the Mountain West Pitcher of the Week following a sweep at San Jose State where he threw 5.2 innings with seven strikeouts, one hit allowed, one win and one save … Nevada needed to sweep the Spartans to keep its Mountain West Tournament hopes alive, which it then reached … His win over San Jose State was one of the best appearances of the season for him, tossing 3.1 innings with only one hit allowed and five strikeouts … Only allowed more than two earned runs in an appearance one time during the year … Lettered for the third time.

2018: (So.): Made 20 appearances with two starts in his second season with the Pack … Pitched 32 innings with an 8.16 ERA and a 1-1 record … Set a career-high with 41 strike outs … Set a career-high with seven strike outs twice during the season, against UC Riverside (3/18) and against UNLV (3/15) … Recorded his first career save pitching a perfect 11th inning at San Jose State to secure a 5-4 victory over the Spartans.

2017 (Fr.): In his freshman year with the Wolf Pack, started four weekend games and pitched the third most innings on the team with 57.1 while recording a 7.53 ERA and finishing with a 3-6 record … Recorded 30 strikeouts, the third most on the team … Best performance of the season came against Utah (3/15) with six innings pitched, allowing only four hits and one run and picking up his first career win … Helped the Wolf Pack post the second best team ERA in Mountain West play at 5.79 … First-time letter winner.

PRIOR TO NEVADA
High School: Lettered all four years in both baseball and basketball at Pioneer High School in San Jose, Calif. … Team honors for offense and team MVP for baseball … Team USA Pitcher of the Week … Pitched 38.1 innings with an ERA 2.74 … Batted .345 with four home runs and a slugging percentage of .618.

PERSONAL
Majoring in business … Son of Allan and Lynn Ford … Career highlight was throwing a no-hitter on high school’s senior day … Sports hero is Nolan Ryan … Looks forward to growing as a pitcher while at Nevada.