AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024)
Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll ... Made 14 appearances, with five starts ... Tallied a 2-2 record with a 4.75 ERA ... Logged 36 IP, allowing 30 hits and striking out 40 ... Limited opposing hitters to a .229 batting average ... Earned the win against Shepherd, going five innings with a career-high seven punchouts ... Followed that up with a win over eventual World Series participant, IUP, going five complete and allowing just one earned run, to go along with six strikeouts ... Threw 3.2 hitless and scoreless innings with five strikeouts against Young Harris in the NCAA Southeast Regional.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMOREÂ (2023)
Made two appearances, including one start ... Did not record a decision and posted a 0.00 ERA ... Logged 5.1 IP, allowing only three hits and striking out four ... Held opponents to a .176 batting average ... Made season debut against Francis Marion, throwing two shutout relief innings ... Got the start against Columbus State in the NCAA Southeast Regional, going 3.1 IP and allowing only one hit while striking out three.
BEFORE UNCP
Played two seasons (2021-22) at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in Hudson, N.C. … Saw action in 16 games from the mound as a sophomore, including 13 starts … Earned third team All-American honors, while also raking in All-Region and Region Pitcher of the Year accolades … Posted a 10-1 record and a 2.63 ERA in 78.2 IP with 98 strikeouts and 26 walks … Also tallied six complete games … Recorded 10 or more strikeouts three times … Made 10 appearances as a freshman, including four starts … Registered a 2-1 record and a 5.33 ERA in 27 IP with 42 strikeouts and 11 walks … Recorded two complete games … Struck out 13 in game two of series at Virginia Peninsula CC.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Bandys High School for coach Frank Porter … Made two starts amid a COVID-shortened senior campaign … Went 2-1 with a 1.19 ERA as a junior with 24 strikeouts in 17.2 innings pitched … A three-sport letterwinner for the Trojans … Also ran cross country and was a two-time All-Conference and All-County basketball player for the Trojans.
PERSONAL
The son of Chris and Candy Ledford … Has an older brother, Bryson, and a younger brother, Easton … Maintained a 3.2 GPA at Bandys High School … Hobbies include playing golf … Names his dad as his hero … Favorite movie is Top Gun and his favorite sports team is the Atlanta Braves … Favorite food is shrimp.
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| CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP (Updated: 4/8/25) |
| Pitches Thrown |
104 vs. Belmont Abbey (4/4/25) |
| Innings Pitched |
6.0, twice - last at Emmanuel (3/28/25) |
| Strikeouts |
12 vs. Shepherd (2/14/25) |
