#8 -
Josh Alford
Position: RHP
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Midlothian, Va.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Previous School: Trinity Episcopal
Bats/Throws: R/R
Position: RHP
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Midlothian, Va.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Previous School: Trinity Episcopal
Bats/Throws: R/R
| JOSH ALFORD - CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | ERA | W-L | APP. | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | OPP AVG. | WP | HBP |
| 2009 | 8.24 | 0-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 19.2 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 11 | .386 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6.75 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 13.1 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | .292 | 2 | 5 |
2011 | 3.21 | 0-0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 28.0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 | .240 | 1 | 6 |
2012 | 8.68 | 1-0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 9.1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | .425 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 6.01 | 1-2 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 70.1 | 91 | 61 | 47 | 19 | 31 | .323 | 6 | 17 |
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
- Sidearm delivery allows for him to pitch almost every day
2012/SENIOR
- Made 12 appearances out of the bullpen
- Finished the season with a 1-0 record and a 8.68 ERA
- Threw a season-high two innings in a game at Hofstra (3/17)
2011/JUNIOR
- Made 24 appearances for the Black & Gold
- Finished the season with a 3.21 ERA in 28.0 innings pitched
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
