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Tall sophomore who became a sidearm righthander in 2005 and will do the same in 2006 out of the bullpen.
Head Coach Jack Leggett on Howard: "Chris is a righthanded pitcher who throws down from the side, which gives us another wrinkle on the mound. He is a role-type, situational pitcher who is tough on righthanded hitters. We look for him to to pitch some quality innings, and his hard work is going to pay off."
2005: Had
a
1-0
record
and
3.86
ERA
in
five
relief
appearances
(4.2
innings
pitched)...did
not
walk
a
batter
and
had
a
strikeout...allowed
five
hits,
all
singles...opponents
were
only
1-for-7
(.143)
with
runners
on
base...did
not
allow
either
of
two
inherited
runners
to
score...pitched
a
scoreless
inning
in
relief
against
East
Carolina
at
Myrtle
Beach,
SC
on
Feb.
20;
it
was
his
first
career
outing...pitched
2.1
scoreless
innings
in
relief
to
earn
his
first
career
win
against
Wofford
on
Apr.
27.
2004:
Red-shirted...played
for
Vermont
in
the
NECBL
in
the
summer,
where
he
was
1-0
with
a
save
and
a
2.45
ERA
in
16
relief
appearances.
BEFORE CLEMSON: Set the Concordia Lutheran High School record for wins in a season and career, and career strikeouts...named the senior athlete-of-the-year of his high school...earned all-conference honors two years in a row...named to the all-area team...set his high school's record for wins (12) in a season...selected to the all-conference team for basketball...a four-year, first-team all-conference selection in tennis...earned all-area honors on the hardcourt...attended the same high school as former two-time Tiger All-America pitcher Steve Reba (1999-02)...lettered four times in both baseball and tennis, and once in basketball at Concordia Lutheran High...coached by Dave Bohr.
PERSONAL: His brother Adam was a swimmer at Louisville...member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2004-05...majoring in English...born Christopher Dale Howard on Oct. 8, 1984 in New Haven, IN.
| Howard's Overall Stats | |||||||||||||
| Year | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
| 2005 | 3.86 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |