Veteran righthander who returns to the roster after one year's absence ... sat out last season due to personal reasons ... could contribute as starter or relief pitcher ... has tremenous potential ... can be very effective when he throws strikes ... adds quality depth to the pitching staff.
2008 SEASON: Appeared 21 games as a junior, including six starts ... posted a 1-2 record with a 4.85 E.R.A., third on the team ... also recorded first save of career ... pitched 52.0 innings and walked 30 batters with 29 strikeouts ... earned first save in 16-7 win over William & Mary in CAA Tournament, lifting Tigers into CAA Championship Round ... threw two scoreless innings in relief effort at Georgia Southern ... pitched three effective innings in win at Delaware State ... recorded two outs on three pitches in relief effort at UNC Wilmington ... earned first victory of season in start against UMBC ... pitched five innings and allowed one run on four hits with three strikeouts in 11-2 win ... pitched one scoreless inning at James Madison ... made start at North Carolina State, allowing one run on three hits in six-inning stint but received a no-decision ... threw 5.1 innings of shutout relief against George Mason in Tigers' 5-4 loss ... gave up four unearned runs in four-inning outing against Old Dominion ... suffered first loss of season in relief at Virginia Commonwealth, allowing three runs in 4.1 innings of work ... also lost to Maryland in relief ... started against Old Dominion in CAA Tournament and received a no-decision in Tigers' 17-10 win ... allowed three runs on four hits in 1.2 innings against ODU ... came back the next day and pitched four innings of solid relief to earn save in Tigers' 16-7 win over William & Mary ... gave up four runs on six hits to the Tribe.
2007 SEASON: Pitched in seven games with five starts ... had an 0-2 record with a 6.56 E.R.A. ... made first start of season in 14-8 loss at Charleston, allowing two runs on three hits with four walks in three innings ... suffered a 4-3 loss at North Florida, allowing four runs on six hits in 3.1 innings ... pitched well at Delaware, allowing two earned runs on seven hits in a no-decision ... started at fourth-ranked North Carolina and suffered 10-2 loss, allowing four runs on six hits in four innings ... picked up third no-decision of season in Tigers' 7-5 win over UMBC ... threw five innings against UMBC and allowed three runs on six hits.
2006 SEASON: Appeared in nine games as a freshman ... made four starts and posted a 1-3 record with an 8.13 E.R.A. ... had 22 strikeouts in 31 innings ... made first career start at Virginia and pitched three innings in 13-3 loss ... had best start of season at The Citadel ... pitched 5.1 shutout innings of Citadel Tournament championship game and received no-decision in Tigers' win ... struck out five in four innings of relief at North Carolina ... pitched three innings of two-hit relief against George Mason ... earned first collegiate win with four innings of impressive relief against George Washington ... allowed one earned run on three hits against GW ... missed final six weeks of season due to illness.
Background: All-Montgomery County selection twice in a row at Gaithersburg High School ... earned All-Metro honors for Coach Jason Woodward ... led Trojans to an 18-3 record as a senior ... posted a 7-1 record with a 1.33 E.R.A. as a senior ... finished career with a 14-5 record and 1.95 E.R.A. ... pitched 16 complete games in career ... also batted .321 in career ... honored as Pre-Season All-State selection prior to senior year ... also named to All-Region team ... selected to play in the Brooks Robinson Crown All-Star Game ... also played basketball in high school.
Personal: Career goal is to become a coach ... lists parents as the people he admires the most ... favorite athlete is Roger Clemens ... enjoys reading Harry Potter books ... favorite movie is "Iron Man" ... lists Christian Bale as his favorite actor ... enjoys music by Incubus ... favorite restaurant is Chipotle ... most memorable experience was playing baseball at the Field of Dreams Park in Cooperstown, N.Y. ... has one younger sister ... son of Rick and Jill Hurd ... born on Septmber 18, 1987 at Gaithersburg, Md. ... major is Sport Management.
