#8 - Josh Alford
Position: RHP
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Midlothian, Va.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Previous School: Trinity Episcopal
Bats/Throws: R/R

GENERAL

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

2010/SOPHOMORE

• Appeared in 17 games, making two starts in the field for the Black & Gold
• Made nine appearances on the hill for the Rams in 2010, all out of the bullpen
• Finished the season with 13.1 innings pitched and seven strikeouts; also drove in three runs at the plate for VCU
• Limited Western Kentucky to one hit over two scoreless innings with one strikeout (3/19)
• Tossed three scoreless innings allowing just one hit against UNC Wilmington (5/1)
• Picked up a season-high two strikeouts against VMI (4/28)
• Pitched a season-long 3.1 innings against conference rival James Madison (5/21)

2009/FRESHMAN

• The two-way product appeared in 31 games with 23 starts in the field
• Finished the season with a .281 batting average
• Recorded 27 hits with 11 RBI and four doubles
• In a double header against Long Island (2/27), he went 5-for-6 with three RBI, a run and three walks
• Came off the bench and went 2-for-2 with a double, run and RBI against ODU (5/9)
• Went 2-for-5 with a double and a run against Delaware (5/15)
• Registered a hit in nine of his first 10 games as a Ram
• Offensively, posted a season-high two walks against Long Island (2/27)
• Made 11 appearances on the mound with one start
• Logged 19.2 innings and tallied 11 strikeouts

HIGH SCHOOL

• 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 July 10, 1989
• Majoring in biology at VCU
• Uncle, Dale Travis, was a basketball standout at Christopher Newport University