Josh Bard
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Josh Bard | |
Joshua David Bard | |
Bat/Throw: | S/R |
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Height: | 6' 3" |
Weight: | 205 |
Born: | 1978-3-30 at Ithaca, NY (US) |
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Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Brother, Mike, head baseball coach at Dallas Baptist University.
Pre-professional career
- Led his high school team to back-to-back state titles in 1995-96
- Was a high school teammate of Darnell McDonald and Donzell McDonald
- Two-time All Big 12 and all-American at Texas Tech
- Played with Team USA in the Intercontinental Cup in 1997 and the 1996 USA Baseball Junior National Team
Achievements
- Hit .286 in four games for Team USA in November 2001
- Hit a walkoff home run in his major league debut on August 23, 2002 -- the first since Billy Parker on September 9, 1971.
Sources
- 2003 Cleveland Indians Media Guide.
Further Reading
- Last Baseball Register entry: 2007 Baseball Register. St. Louis, MO: Sporting News, 2007.