Guilford College

Career: Had 148 hits in 123 games, the 15th-highest total in school history... 2010: Quakers' starting third baseman... finished the season with a .312 slugging percentage... best performance came Feb. 18 against cross-town rival Greensboro College when he had two hits, three RBI and two runs scored in Guilford's 11-6 win... also had two hits, a run and an RBI in Guilford's 3-1 victory over Emory and Henry College on Mar. 6... 2009: Appeared as the starting third baseman...named Honorable Mention All-ODACand 3rd-team All-Region... finished second on the team in hitting with the fourth-highest figure in Guilford history... ranked among ODAC leaders in batting average (2nd), hits (3rd), and RBIs (4th)... finished the season third on the team in home runs and doubles, both career highs... had 21 multiple-hit games and 11 contests with at least two RBIs... compiled a .890 fielding percentage... was 3-for-4 with two home runs and a career-high six RBIs against Case Western Reserve... 2008: Guilford's starting second baseman... had nine multiple-hit games... went 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored against ODAC opponent Virginia Wesleyan... 2007: Worked himself into the starting lineup in the second half of the season with 19 starts in the last 24 games... primarily at shortstop, Ward's 43 assists ranked third on the team... had seven multiple hit games... went 4-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in a win over Washington and Lee... also had a home run and two RBI in a victory over Lawrence... Personal: Two-time Academic All-ODAC... won Guilford baseball's Gold Glove Award... six-time member of Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll… lettered three years under coach Daniel Ward at West Wilkes H.S… earned Northwest Conference Player of the Year and all-state honors in 2006… named to the all-conference and the All-Wilkes County teams as a junior and senior… helped his team to the 2006 league title and the second round of the state playoffs… employee of the NC Department of Transportation in the summer… serves on Guilford's Student Athlete Advisory Committee... son of Shanon Sturgill and Daniel and Charlene Ward