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2006 HONORS
• ACC Pitcher of the Week (March 6)
• ACC Pitcher of the Week (April 24)
2006 PRESEASON HONORS
• 2006 Baseball America Preseason All-America
• 2006 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America
• 2006 Baseball America Preseason All-ACC
• 2006 SEBaseball.com Preseason All-ACC
• 2006 Roger Clemens Award Watch List
• No. 4 Junior Prospect (Baseball America)
GENERAL
Preseason All-America and a likely first-round choice in the 2006 MLB Draft • Posted career-best totals in wins, strikeouts and ERA this season • Has been at his best down the stretch, winning games to clinch both the ACC Coastal Division title and the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional.
AS A JUNIOR (2006)
8-3 on the season with a career-low 3.47 ERA • Struck out a career-high 90 batters and walked just 33 in 85.2 innings • Holding opponents to a .225 average • Carolina's hottest starter with a 5-1 record and a 1.56 ERA over his last seven appearances (six starts) • Earned eighth win of the season and first career postseason victory after holding Winthrop to just two runs while striking out eight in the regional title game June 4 • That win was the 23rd of his career, which ranks seventh all-time at Carolina • Held the Boston College to just one run on five hits over seven innings May 20 to held the Tar Heels clinch the ACC's Coastal Division title • Limited Duke to one run on four hits over six innings April 30 • Tossed four-hit gem versus NC State April 23 for third career shutout and fourth career complete game • Struck out eight and did not walk a batter against the Wolfpack to earn his second ACC Pitcher of the Week honor • Fanned five against Virginia Tech April 16 to reach the 200-strikeout plateau for his career • Allowed no earned runs in seven innings against the Hokies to earn his first win since March 11 • Struck out six over 4.2 innings and allowed six runs on eight hits at Miami April 9 • Worked 3.2 innings against Florida State April 2 and allowed four runs on three hits and two walks, while striking out five • Went just 3.2 innings and walked a career-high six batters at Georgia Tech March 25 • Allowed 10 runs on 10 hits versus Maryland March 17 • Held Wake Forest to just one hit over six shutout innings March 10 • Struck out eight Demon Deacons and walked just two • Fanned a career-best 13 batters in a complete game five-hitter against Purdue March 4 • Earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors following this outing • Posted nine strikeouts in six innings in a no-decision against George Washington Feb. 25 • Won first start versus Seton Hall Feb. 19 after allowing three runs on just five hits over seven innings.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005)
A weekend starter for the Tar Heels for the second straight season • Went 7-5 on the year and posted a 4.22 earned run average in 16 starts • Third on the team with 77 strikeouts and 89.2 innings pitched • Held opponents to a .219 batting average, which led the staff and was third in the ACC • Was also eighth in the league with 7.73 strikeouts per nine innings • Averaged over six innings per start in ACC play • Fanned at least five batters in 10 of his 16 starts • Opened the season with a 3-1 record and a 1.12 ERA through his first four starts • Struck out a career-best nine batters and allowed just three hits in seven shutout innings versus Princeton March 14 • In his final victory of the season, fired his second career complete game shutout in a two-hitter versus Duke April 24 • Struck out eight over four innings to earn a win in his first start of the season, a win over Seton Hall Feb. 18 • Fanned seven and allowed just one run over seven innings to defeat Wake Forest March 26 • Scattered seven hits over seven innings and battled through a pair of rain delays to beat Virginia April 2 • Also picked up wins against Birmingham Southern and Maryland • Named to the Roger Clemens Award Watch List • Named preaseason first-team All-America by Baseball America and preseason third-team All-America by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA. Summer 2005: Pitched for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League • Went 3-3 with a 1.25 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 65 innings • Led the league in strikeouts and was third in ERA • Started the All-Star Game for the West Division and earned MVP honors • Named to Baseball America's College Summer All-America second team and rated the league's No. 2 pro prospect.
AS A FRESHMAN (2004)
One of the nation's top freshman pitchers • Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and earned first-team all-conference honors • Named Freshman All-America by Collegiate Baseball and named to Baseball America's All-Freshman second team • Posted an 8-4 record and ranked second among Carolina starters with a 3.88 earned run average • His eight wins tied the Tar Heel rookie record • Worked a team-best 95.0 innings • Second on the team with 68 strikeouts • Was the Tar Heels' Friday starter for much of the season and earned the win in six of his first eight collegiate starts • Made 15 starts on the season • Tied for second in the ACC in shutouts and tied for seventh in wins • Named the nation's top freshman pitcher at the midseason point by Baseball America • Also earned midseason Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America • Went 4-3 in conference play • Allowed just one run in eight innings in a win over No. 2 Miami on May 14 • Also allowed just one run in eight innings against Northwestern State on Feb. 28 • Finest start of the season was a complete-game, two-hit shutout against California ace Adam Gold on March 12 • Tossed six shutout innings in win over Florida State on March 26 • Allowed just four hits and two runs while striking out seven in his 5.1-inning college debut against Seton Hall on Feb. 21 • Fanned a season-best eight in a win at Virginia on March 19 • Stuck out six or more batters on five occasions. Summer 2004: Member of U.S. National Team that won gold at the FISU II World University Baseball Championships in Tainan, Taiwan • Worked 1.2 shutout innings as Team USA went 8-0 in the event • In all, made eight appearance over the summer out of the bullpen.
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN/PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL
Twentieth round (604th overall) selection of the New York Yankees after a standout prep career at both Charlotte Christian School and Providence High School • Earned Easton/Collegiate Baseball All-America honors as a senior • Named the 2003 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year and Charlotte Observer Player of the Year • Also brought home all-conference and all-state accolades as a junior and senior • Led Charlotte Christian to North Carolina 3A Independent Schools state titles in 2002 and '03 • Played with the U.S. Junior National Team over the summer of 2003 • Member of the Region 6 State Games Team as a junior • Also played in East Coast Pro and Area Code Showcases.
PERSONAL
Daniel Paul Bard is the son of Paul and Kathy Bard • Born June 25, 1985, in Houston, Texas • Has two younger brothers, Jared and Luke • Majoring in management and society at Carolina • Father played five years of minor league baseball in the Dodgers and Orioles organizations • Lists playing Uno as favorite way to pass time on bus trips • Modeled his game after Rob Dibble • Highlight of the offseason was playing the Cape Cod League All-Star Game.
BARD'S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS (as of June 5)
YEAR W-L ERA G-GS CG Sv Sh IP H R ER BB SO WP
2004 8-4 3.88 16-15 1 0 1 95.0 94 49 41 31 68 5
2005 7-5 4.22 16-16 1 0 1 89.2 73 53 42 43 77 6
2006 8-3 3.47 15-14 2 0 1 85.2 71 42 33 33 90 8
Totals 23-12 3.86 47-45 4 0 3 270.1 238 144 116 197 235 19
