Student Athlete Spotlight: Mandy Ward

Mandy Ward (Senior), Softball: Mandy Ward was 1-2 with a run scored and a walk on Saturday February 27th, versus Mount St. Mary’s at the Seahawk Classic hosted by UNC-Wilmington. Ward, a senior from Charlotte, NC came to GWU from Butler High School where she earned all-state honors during her senior season and was two-time all-conference selection. Mandy also led her high school to a state championship her senior season. During her first two seasons at Gardner-Webb, Ward would start in all of the team’s games. Bounced back from off-season surgery to see action at both catcher and designated hitter during the 2009 season in which she was named to the Big South Second-Team All-Conference Team. Mandy, whose older sister, Joanna, also played on the Gardner-Webb softball team, is majoring in Biology.