Adam Ward (baseball)

Adam Ward (born January 12, 1986) is an American baseball coach and former catcher. He played college baseball for Clemson for coach Jack Leggett from 2006 to 2009. He then served as the head coach of the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (2017–2019).

Adam Ward
Biographical details
Born (1986-01-12) January 12, 1986
Hanahan, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
2006–2009Clemson
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2011Liberty (assistant)
2012–2016Charleston Southern (assistant)
2017–2019Charleston Southern
Head coaching record
Overall64–100
Tournaments1–4 (Big South)

Playing career

Ward attended Hanahan High School in Hanahan, South Carolina. Ward played for the school's varsity baseball team. Ward then enrolled at the Clemson University, to play college baseball for the Clemson Tigers baseball team.

As a freshman at Clemson University in 2006, Ward didn't appear in a single game.

As a sophomore in 2007, Ward had a .000 batting average, a 1.000 on-base percentage (OBP) appearing in 3 games and having just a single plate appearance.[1]

In the 2008 season as a junior, Ward hit .375 while making one start and driving in 1 run.[2]

As a senior in 2009, Ward had a .167 batting average, a .375 on OBP and appeared in 6 games.[3]

Coaching career

Once Ward was out of college, he accepted the volunteer assistant coach for the Liberty baseball team.[4] Ward spent two seasons at Liberty, helping the team to a school record 43 wins in 2010.[5]

In 2011, Ward was hired as an assistant for Stuart Lake's staff on the Charleston Southern Buccaneers baseball team.

On January 26, 2017, Ward was named the interim head coach of the Buccaneers.[6] After a 22–29 season, Charleston Southern named Ward their permanent head coach on May 11, 2017.[7] On December 31, 2019, Ward stepped down as the head coach of the Buccaneers after compiling a record of 64–100 in three seasons.[8]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Charleston Southern (Big South Conference) (2017–2019)
2017 Charleston Southern 22–299–159th
2018 Charleston Southern 19–3510–177thBig South Tournament
2019 Charleston Southern 23–3611–167thBig South Tournament
Charleston Southern: 64–10030–48
Total:64–100

References
  1. "2007 Clemson Baseball" (PDF). www.clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  2. "2008 Clemson Baseball" (PDF). www.clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. "2009 Clemson Baseball" (PDF). www.clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. "Ward Joins Liberty Baseball". www.liberty.edu. Liberty University. August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  5. "2016 Liberty Flames Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.liberty.edu. Liberty University. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  6. Rob Gantt (January 26, 2017). "Lake leaves CSU; Ward takes over baseball program". www.ourgazette.com. The Gazette. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  7. "Adam Ward named CSU baseball's permanent head coach". www.csusports.com. Charleston Southern University. May 11, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  8. Rob Gantt (November 26, 2019). "Ward stepping down at CSU". www.postandcourier.com. The Summerville Gazette. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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