University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2011 (Junior): Made 14 appearances with three starts...went 3-0 on the season posting a 1.88 earned run average...recorded 33 strikeouts in 38.1 innings...had a career-best game vs. Wichita State (4/1) where he pitched five innings of relief allowing no earned runs on two-hits with a career-high seven strikeouts...in first career start (at Nevada, 5/7) he pitched five innings allowing no runs on four hits with two strikeouts...allowed no runs and no hits in two innings vs. No. 13 Cal State Fullerton (3/25)...drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 36th round (No. 1105) of the MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Prior to UH: Attended Riverside Community College in Riverside, Calif. from 2007-08…attended Central Arizona College from 2008-09…played baseball for two years...placed 3rd in states at Riverside Community College...pitched 78 innings at Central Arizona College. 

Prep: A 2007 graduate of Palm Desert High School in Palm Desert, Calif…played baseball for two years. 

Personal: Born in Snoqualmie, Wash…plans to major in sociology…has one brother…parents are Larry and Sandra Yard of Los Osos, Calif. 

2011 Game-By-Game Statistics

Career Highs
Innings: 5, 2x (last at Nevada, 5/7/11)
Earned runs: 0, 10x (last vs. Louisiana Tech, 5/28/11)
Walks: 0, 5x (last at Fresno State, 4/29/11)
Strikeouts: 7 vs Wichita State (4/1/11)

Career Statistics

Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2011      .000  14-3      0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      0   6   0 1.000
TOTAL     .000  14-3      0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      0   6   0 1.000

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP  BK SFA SHA
2011      1.88   3-0    14   3   0   0/3     1   38.1   29   10    8   17   33   6   0   3   165   .209   1   3   1   3  3
TOTAL     1.88   3-0    14   3   0   0/3     1   38.1   29   10    8   17   33   6   0   3   165   .209   1   3   1   3  3