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CAREER HONORS • 2005 Ninth-Round Major League Draft Selection ( • 2005 Second-Team All- • 2005 Second-Team All-Big 12 Conference (Big 12 Coaches) • 2005 First-Team All-Big 12 Conference (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) • 2005 First-Team All-Big 12 Conference ( • 2005 First-Team All-Big 12 Conference (San Antonio Express-News) • 2005 First-Team All-Big 12 Conference ( • 2005 First-Team All-Big 12 Conference (RosenblattReport.com) • 2005 • 2005 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List • 2005 Minute Maid College Classic All-Tournament • 2004 Second-Team All- • 2004 First-Team All-Big 12 Conference ( • 2004 Second-Team All-Big 12 Conference (Austin American-Statesman) • 2004 Second-Team All-Big 12 Conference ( • 2004 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference (coaches) • 2004 NCBWA National Player of the Week -- May 25 • 2004 Big 12 Conference Player of the Week -- March 23 • 2004 Big 12 Conference Player of the Week -- May 25 • 2003 Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist • 2003 Second-Team All-Big 12 Conference ( • 2003 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference (coaches) • 2003 Big 12 Conference All-Tournament Team • 2003 BAYLOR CAREER RECORDS BOOK • 4th in games played (234) • 6th in at bats (863) • 6th in hits (269) • 10th in runs scored (162) • 8th in doubles (52) • 6th in home runs (37) • t-6th in RBI (169) • 7th in extra-base hits (94) • 6th in total bases (442) • 2nd in times hit by pitch (34) • 4th in putouts (967) • 6th in Big 12 games played (90) • 7th in Big 12 at bats scored (338) • 6th in Big 12 hits (111) • 8th in Big 12 runs scored (62) • 8th in Big 12 doubles (19) • t-4th in Big 12 home runs (16) • 8th in Big 12 RBI (66) • 8th in Big 12 extra-base hits (38) • 6th in Big 12 total bases (184) • 10th in Big 12 slugging percentage (.544) • 7th in Big 12 bases on balls (35) • 2nd in Big 12 times hit by pitch (17) • t-10th in Big 12 sacrifices (7) • 4th in Big 12 putouts (334) SUMMER 2005 • Played for the Yakima Bears of the Arizona Diamondbacks organization • Appeared in 43 games and hit .282 with seven doubles and 25 RBI 2005 (SENIOR) • One of four Bears to start all 70 games, establishing a school record • Posted 22 multiple-hit (second on team) and nine multiple-RBI games (third on team) • Season-long 14-game hitting streak from March 26 to April 17, longest by a Bear in 2005 • Reached safely in 37 straight games from Feb. 19 to April 23, the second-longest streak in Big 12 Conference history • Reached safely in 68 of 70 games • Ranked 19th in Big 12 with .328 batting average • Seventh in Big 12 with 85 hits • Tied for seventh in Big 12 with 19 doubles • Seventh in Big 12 with 135 total bases • Ranked eighth in Big 12 with .337 batting average in league games • Tied for fourth in Big 12 with 34 hits in conference games • Ranked sixth in Big 12 with .433 on-base percentage in Big 12 play • Led team with .328 batting average, nine home runs, 135 total bases, .521 slugging percentage, 35 walks, 16 times hit by pitch and .436 on base percentage • Second on team with 47 runs scored, 85 hits and 19 doubles • 4-for-5 with a double, RBI, two runs vs. • 3-for-5 with two doubles, home run, four RBI, three runs at Vanderbilt (3/12) • 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, two runs at • 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, three runs vs. • 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI vs. • 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, two runs vs. Texas A&M (5/13) • 3-for-5 with a double, RBI vs. • Doubled and scored winning run in 10th inning of 2-1 victory over • Hit .538 (7-for-13) with two doubles, a home run and 4 RBI in three-game Super Regional series against Clemson • Recorded multiple hits and at least one RBI in all three Super Regional games • 3-for-4 with double, home run and two RBI in Super Regional clinching win (6/13) • Hit .308 (16-for-52) with three home runs, three doubles, 11 runs scored, seven RBI, a .538 slugging percentage, nine walks and a .429 on base percentage in postseason play • Led team with .350 batting average (14-for-40), three home runs, seven RBI and a .625 slugging percentage in the NCAA Tournament • Had Bears' lone home run at College World Series • Hit .353 (41-for-116) with runners on base, .419 (18-for-43) in Big 12 • Hit .309 (21-for-68) with runners in scoring position, .348 (8-for-23) in conference play • Hit .321 (26-for-81) with two outs, .424 (14-for-33) in Big 12 • Tallied 12 two-out RBI, six in conference play SUMMER 2004 • Remained at Baylor to continue rehabilitation 2004 (JUNIOR) • Bears' everyday starter at DH • Sidelined from C duties after off-season shoulder surgery • Hit safely in 20 of 25 conference games • Shared team lead with six multiple-RBI games in Big 12 play • Ranked seventh in batting average, tied for fifth in triples, tied for first with teammate Michael Griffin in home runs and third in total bases in league play • Home run total tied for second-best single-season Big 12 total ever by a Baylor player • Big 12 slugging percentage of .719 ranked third in school history • Tied for sixth in Big 12 with 14 home runs in all games • Overall slugging percentage of .579 ranked ninth in Big 12 • Went 1-for-5 with a run and two RBI in season opener against Loyola Marymount • Was 1-for-2 with two walks, a run and an RBI in first game of doubleheader against LMU (2/15) • Went 1-for-3 with two runs and a key two-run double against UT-San Antonio (2/17) • Posted a 2-for-4 outing in first game of doubleheader at • Went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a double in game one of doubleheader against • Posted a 1-for-3 evening against Vanderbilt with a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of first inning that sparked Baylor offense to 12-0 victory (3/12) • Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs against • Backed that with a 3-for-5 outing at Texas A&M with a home run and two RBI (3/19) • Went 2-for-4 and homered for third straight game with two RBI against Texas A&M (3/20) • Went 4-for-7 with three runs, two RBI, a double and a triple in the • 3-for-5 outing with an RBI, a double and a triple in the series' second game (4/11) • Homered in both games of • Homered and went 2-for-4 against • Went 6-for-11 with two runs and two doubles in the • Went 1-for-3 with a game-winning grand slam and five RBI against • Was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run against • Went 3-for-4 with a pair of homers, four runs and four RBI at Texas Tech (5/22) • Became first Baylor player to hit for the cycle in a Big 12 game, doing so in series finale at Texas Tech (5/23) • Blasted 427-foot home run into the third deck at Ameriquest Field in a first-round game against Texas Tech at the Big 12 Tournament (5/26) • Went 2-for-4 with a run, two RBI and two doubles against SUMMER 2003 • Spent second straight summer in the Cape Cod League with the Wareham Gatemen • Hit .188 in 39 games with two home runs and 12 RBI • Appeared in 28 games at catcher, 11 as designated hitter • Threw out 12 of 34 runners attempting to steal (35 percent), tied for sixth in the league 2003 (SOPHOMORE) • Threw out 31 percent of runners attempting to steal on the season (18-of-59) • Finished among the Big 12 leaders in home runs (t-6th), RBI (6th), hits (t-8th), doubles (8th), runs (10th) and total bases (10th) • Went 4-for-5 with four RBI against • Hit a sixth-inning grand slam that gave the Bears the lead to stay in a 9-8 win over • Also doubled, scored three runs and totaled five RBI in the game as Baylor completed a doubleheader sweep of the seventh-ranked Trojans • Two-out, bases-loaded single in the fifth scored two runs and broke a 4-4 tie in an eventual 7-4 Baylor win against UT-Arlington (3/4) • Powered out an opposite-field home run to tie the game at 5-5 in an eventual 6-5 Baylor win against • The next day, drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-out, bases-loaded single in the seventh that scored two in a 4-3 win over the Sooners • Singled, doubled, drove in two runs and scored three times against UT-San Antonio (4/1) • First-inning homer got Bears off to early lead in 18-6 win at • Later doubled and finished the day 3-for-4 with four runs scored against the Cowboys • Recorded first career two-homer day at • Led off the 10th inning with a home run, his second of the night, to give Baylor a 5-4 walk-off win against • Went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI at • Earned All-Big 12 Tournament honors after hitting .280 (7-for-25) with two doubles and five runs scored; also threw out three of five baserunners attempting to steal • Drove in the winning run with an eighth-inning, two-out single against • Went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in game one of the Super Regional at LSU (6/6) SUMMER 2002 • Hit .206 with six doubles, 11 RBI and nine runs scored with the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod League • Saw the majority of his playing time at first base • Helped lead 2002 (FRESHMAN) • Shared duties behind the plate and saw time at first base and DH as a true freshman • Went 2-for-3 against TCU (2/9) at the Astros College Classic in second collegiate start with an RBI and a run scored • Was 3-for-4 with a three-run double against • Connected on first collegiate home run, a two-run shot, against • Added a second round-tripper later in the week, a solo shot in an 11-5 victory against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/13) • Pinch-hit RBI double added insurance in a game Baylor eventually squeaked out 6-5 at • Singled and doubled against HIGH SCHOOL • Earned first-team all-state honors three times while playing at • For his career, hit .452 with 34 home runs and 165 RBI • Was named district MVP as a junior • Followed that with preseason All-Greater Houston and preseason All-America selections his senior season • Also earned two varsity letters in football and played freshman basketball • Member of National Honor Society • Graduated in the top seven percent of his class PERSONAL • Full name is Joshua • Born • Son of Mike and Debbie Ford • Chose Baylor over Stanford and • Says that if he were not playing baseball, he would be in a Strong Man competition CAREER BESTS Hits: 4, five times Runs: 4, twice Doubles: 2, four times Triples: 1, five times Home Runs: 2, four times RBI: 5, twice Stolen Bases: 1, eight times Walks: 3, three times Hitting Streak: 14 games ( |
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