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2008
Strong candidate to be the Friday starter.
2007
Proved to be the Gauchos most reliable starter going 2-2 in 13 starts...His 13 starts were tied for first on the team...Freshman lead the team in innings pitched with 82...Strong right-hander stabilized the rotation with a 5.05 ERA good for third on the staff...First on the Gauchos and among all Big West freshman pitchers in strikeouts with 68...Sported a 68 to 34 strikeout to walk ratio. Struck out at least five batters on eight different occasions...Took the ball into the eigth inning four times...Had a career day against TCU on April 1 when he took a no-hitter into the 7th inning, finishing the game with one earned run on seven innnings pitched and three strikeouts...Against Cal State Northridge on March 11, Ford pitched eight innings, allowing only one earned run, while striking out five...Struck out a career-high 10 batters against Long Beach State on May 12...Struck out nine batters on April 28 against Cal State Northridge...Pitched into at least the sixth inning in five of his last six starts.
High School
Played for Brandon Buck at Mountain Pointe High School, where he pitched and played outfield for the Pride...Also recruited by Arizona State and the University of Arizona.
Personal
Born April 22, 1988 in Seattle, Wash...Major is undecided at UCSB...Aspires to become a professional baseball player...If he didn't play baseball he would play paintball...Roots for the Seattle Mariners...Favorite athletes are Lance Armstrong and Nolan Ryan...Enjoys watching "Saving Private Ryan"...Would invite Garth Brooks, Robin Williams, and Lance Armstrong to dinner if he could...His favorite aspect about UCSB is playing on the baseball team...Best advice he has ever received about baseball was from his father who said: "Believe in yourself". Has one brother and one sister, Joey and Emily...Son of Jim and Michelle Ford.
