2020: Appeared in eight games, earning one start … Worked 19.2 frames … Sported a 2-1 record with two saves and a 1.83 ERA … Struck out one in an inning of work in the series finale victory over the Railsplitters … Worked two innings, striking out four, in the win over Shepherd … Went 1.2 frames and struck out one while picking up the win over No. 20 North Georgia … Tossed 3.2 innings, striking out seven, at UNC Pembroke … Went 3.1 innings without giving up a run at Georgia Southwestern … Pitched two-thirds of an inning, picking up the save in the win at Georgia Southwestern … Went 6.2 innings, striking out three, while picking up the victory over No. 18 Georgia College.
2019: Appeared in 17 games … Struck out 20 batters … Worked 1.2 frames and had one strikeout in the series finale win over LMU … Tossed two innings, striking out seven, in the win over the Rams … Went three innings against No. 5 Florida Southern … Threw two frames, striking out two, in the win at FMU … Worked a scoreless inning in the win over Emmanuel … Struck out both batters he faced in the series opener at North Georgia … Struck out five in 4.1 innings against Augusta … Struck out one while throwing a scoreless frame in the 11-3 win over Augusta … Tossed two frames, striking out one, in the series-opening win at Lander … Worked a scoreless frame against Catawba … Threw a scoreless inning, striking out one, in the series-finale victory over Young Harris.
2018: Saw time in 14 games … Worked 15.2 innings … Went 1-1 on the season … Struck out one in an inning of work in the series-opening win over Shepherd … Struck out one in the win over Emmanuel … Worked 2.1 innings, striking out three, against the Bobcats … Picked up the win after striking out two in 1.2 innings of work against Chowan … Struck out two in two innings of work in the PBC Championship against Georgia College.
2017: Saw time in 17 games and posted a 6-1 record … Had a 2.49 ERA in 21.2 innings … Struck out two while tossing a shutout frame in the season-opening victory over Lincoln Memorial … Saw time in the series finale victory over LMU … Worked 1.2 innings, striking out two, and picked up the victory in the series-opener against Shepherd … Pitched two shutout innings to pick up the victory at Mount Olive … Struck out three in the win over Paine … Tossed 1.1 scoreless frames in the win over the Mountain Lions … Worked an inning in the victory at Armstrong State … Worked 1.1 frames, striking out one en route to earning the victory in the series finale win at Armstrong State … Struck out three and picked up the victory in the series-opening win over No. 1 Nova Southeastern … Worked two scoreless innings, striking out two, in the win over Emmanuel … Tossed a scoreless inning in the win at Newberry … Worked two innings, picking up the win over Newberry … Tallied two frames of work, earning the victory at
Montevallo.
High School: Attended East Clarendon H.S. … Three-time all-state honoree … Four-time all-region selection … Guided his team to three Region VII championships … Led his squad to four district titles …
HSSR scholar-athlete.
Personal: William Webster Ard was born Feb. 24, 1997 in Columbia, S.C. … Son of Ike and Lisa … Brother Douglas, played baseball at USC Aiken … Majoring in biology.
