General: Exteremely gifted athlete who can help the Rams in numerous ways... Powerful right arm will supply valuable depth at the back end of the Black & Gold bullpen... Contact hitter who provides depth off the bench.

Prior to VCU: Four-sport athlete for nearby Trinity Episcopal... Played five years of baseball, four years of football, four years of basketball and one year of volleyball... Helped the Titans reach the State Quarterfinals in each of his final three baseball seasons... Named MVP and captain of his baseball squad for his junior and senior seasons... Was First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-State in baseball for his final two years... Current Trinity Episcopal record holder for single-season home runs with eight, set during his senior campaign... Earned First-Team All-State honors in football during his final three years.

Personal: Son of Tom and Lynn Alford... Born on July 10, 1989... Majoring in biology... Uncle, Dale Travis, was a basketball standout at Christopher Newport University.