Coach TJ Ward enters his third season with the Ramapo College Baseball coaching staff.
Coach Ward is a graduate of the University of Hartford where he played both third base and first base. The Hawks won their first-ever America East Conference title in 2018 and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. A two-year captain, he was also named AEC First Team All-Conference following the 2016 & 2018 seasons while also earning All-Academic Team.
Following graduation, Coach Ward signed to play professionally with the United Shore Professional Baseball League for the Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers. He joined the team midway through the 2018 season and recorded a .323 batting average while helping the squad to a league championship. In 51 games during the 2019 season, he recorded a .290 batting average with 56 hits including nine doubles and five home runs. He drove in 30 RBI while scoring 25 runs. He's currently under contract with the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League.
Coach Ward graduated from St. Peter’s Prep in 2014 and helped lead the team to the 2013 Hudson County Title. He was named 2013 & 2014 Hudson County Player of the Year, 2014 First Team All-State and 2014 North Jersey Player of the Year while leading the team at the plate and as the team’s shortstop.
Coach Ward graduated from Hartford with a BA in Mathematics and Secondary Education.
2020-2021 Season
