Nick Ward
Nick Ward
Born: October 19, 1995
Kennett Square, PA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 34 (2018 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: West Chester University
Career: 2018-2025
Nick Ward compiled a career batting average of .279 with 64 home runs and 337 RBI in his 610-game career with the Nashville Sounds, Athletics, Beloit Snappers, Vermont Lake Monsters, Washington Wild Things, Jersey Shore BlueClaws, Reading Fightin Phils, Rome Emperors and Lancaster Stormers. He began playing during the 2018 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
 Nashville Sounds |
 Athletics |
 Vermont Lake Monsters |
 Beloit Snappers |
 Washington Wild Things |
 Reading Fightin Phils |
 Jersey Shore BlueClaws |
 Reading Fightin Phils |
 Rome Emperors |
 Lancaster Stormers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Vermont Lake Monsters | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Stormers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | 48 | 190 | 154 | 33 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 37 | .273 | .400 | .429 | .829 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Vermont Lake Monsters | 13 | 60 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | .267 | .433 | .444 | .878 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 85 | 343 | 293 | 35 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 91 | .232 | .334 | .328 | .662 | 96 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ind | FRON | Washington Wild Things | 80 | 369 | 279 | 50 | 75 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 67 | 37 | .269 | .420 | .409 | .829 | 114 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Ind | FRON | Washington Wild Things | 82 | 368 | 292 | 71 | 102 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 63 | 49 | .349 | .478 | .620 | 1.098 | 181 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 21 | 92 | 80 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .200 | .293 | .325 | .618 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | 94 | 392 | 318 | 70 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 22 | 3 | 54 | 80 | .270 | .392 | .371 | .763 | 118 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Rome Emperors | 80 | 298 | 248 | 28 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 68 | .222 | .343 | .282 | .626 | 70 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Stormers | 105 | 491 | 422 | 95 | 139 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 84 | 20 | 2 | 53 | 72 | .329 | .407 | .552 | .959 | 233 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 610 | 2606 | 2134 | 405 | 595 | 101 | 18 | 64 | 337 | 110 | 28 | 371 | 461 | .279 | .396 | .433 | .829 | 924 | 12 | 60 | 12 | 29 | 11 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | 2B | 28 | 45 | 51 | 1 | 9 | .990 | 3.429 |
| 2018 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | SS | 19 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 15 | .955 | 3.316 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 2B | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 1B | 44 | 311 | 19 | 5 | 20 | .985 | 7.500 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 3B | 20 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 4 | .898 | 2.200 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 2B | 18 | 27 | 52 | 3 | 15 | .963 | 4.389 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Vermont Lake Monsters | 2B | 13 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 4 | .907 | 3.000 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Vermont Lake Monsters | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2021 | Ind | FRON | Washington Wild Things | 2B | 16 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 4 | .952 | 3.750 |
| 2021 | Ind | FRON | Washington Wild Things | SS | 10 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 7 | .977 | 4.300 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | SS | 6 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.667 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | 3B | 57 | 38 | 112 | 7 | 6 | .955 | 2.632 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 2B | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .923 | 4.000 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 3B | 16 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 4 | .929 | 2.438 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | 1B | 13 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.615 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | 2B | 12 | 27 | 33 | 1 | 7 | .984 | 5.000 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Rome Emperors | 2B | 39 | 53 | 90 | 4 | 15 | .973 | 3.667 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Rome Emperors | 3B | 27 | 26 | 37 | 8 | 3 | .887 | 2.333 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Rome Emperors | 1B | 15 | 86 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .947 | 5.933 |
| 2025 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Stormers | 3B | 80 | 48 | 126 | 9 | 8 | .951 | 2.175 |
| 2025 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Stormers | 2B | 11 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 8 | .957 | 4.091 |
| 2025 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Stormers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 455 | 882 | 763 | 65 | 147 | .962 | 3.615 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | R | Arizona League | Athletics | OAK | June 19, 2018 | August 26, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | OAK | September 2, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2019 | A | Midwest League | Beloit Snappers | OAK | April 5, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Vermont Lake Monsters | OAK | June 14, 2019 | June 27, 2019 |
| 2021 | Ind | Frontier | Washington Wild Things | June 5, 2021 | September 12, 2021 | |
| 2022 | Ind | Frontier League | Washington Wild Things | |||
| 2023 | Advanced A | South Atlantic League | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | PHI | April 7, 2023 | August 6, 2023 |
| 2023 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Fightin Phils | PHI | August 9, 2023 | September 17, 2023 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | South Atlantic League | Rome Emperors | ATL | April 5, 2024 | August 30, 2024 |
| 2025 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lancaster Stormers | April 25, 2025 | September 14, 2025 |
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