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Jersey Number 9
Henry Ford
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- INF/OF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-5 / 220
- Hometown:
- Charlottesville, Va.
- High School:
- Baylor School (TN)
- Previous Schools:
- Virginia
CAREER HONORS
- 2026 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
- 2026 Baseball America Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
- 2026 Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
- 2026 Perfect Game Preseason All-American -- 1st Team
- 2026 D1Baseball.com Preseason All-American -- 3rd Team
- 2026 NCBWA Preseason All-America Team -- 3rd Team
- 2026 Preseason All-SEC -- 1st Team (Coaches, Perfect Game)
- 2025 All-ACC -- 2nd Team
- 2025 Perfect Game Preseason All-American -- 2nd Team
- 2024 D1Baseball Freshman All-American
- 2024 NCBWA Freshman All-American
- 2024 Perfect Game Freshman All-American
- 2024 ACC Honor Roll
2026
- Recorded six hits, four RBIs, and a home run to lead the Vols to a series win against Wright State (3/6-3/8)
- Had two hits, including a two-run homer, in midweek win over in-state rival ETSU (3/3)
- Drove in UT's opening run in 3-1 win vs. Virginia Tech (3/1) at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series in Arlington, Texas
- Had a hit, a run scored and an RBI against No. 1 UCLA (2/27) at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series in Arlington, Texas
- Went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI single in the series finale against Kent State (2/22)
- Hit his third home runs of the year vs. Kent State (2/21)
- Went 2-for-5 with a double, a homer and two RBIs in midweek win over UNC Asheville (2/17)
- Scored twice and had a pair of hits in series finale vs. Nicholls (2/14)
- Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBIs and hit his first home run as a Vol in season opening win vs. Nicholls (2/13)
2025 - VIRGINIA
- One of four Cavaliers to start all 50 games (34 in right field and 16 at first base)
- Batted .362 with nine doubles, one triple, 11 home runs and 46 RBI
- Averaged 1.50 hits per game to rank second in the ACC
- Led the team in hits (75), home runs (11) and multi-hit games (25)
- Ranked second on the squad in batting average (.362), RBI (46) and total bases (124), as well as third on the team in slugging percentage (.575) and runs (42)
- Held the longest hitting streak (13 games) and on-base streak (23 games) of the season for the Cavaliers
- Drove in a season-high four runs in the season finale against Boston College (5/21) in the ACC Tournament
- Had multi-home run games at NC State (4/6) and against Miami (5/11)
- Hit a two-run walk-off home run against Pitt (4/12)
- Matched his career-high with four hits against Duke (3/23)
2024 - VIRGINIA
- Appeared in 61 games and started all 61, primarily at first base
- Batted .336 with 13 doubles, one triple, 17 home runs and 69 RBI
- Set the Virginia freshman records for home runs (17) and RBI (69)
- Became the fourth Cavalier freshman to hit 10 or more home runs in a season since 2004
- Ford mashed three homers in one game, including a grand slam, game-tying shot and go-ahead blast in an 14-11 come-from-behind victory against No. 10 North Carolina (4/4). It marked the first three-homer game by a Cavalier since Dan Street in 2002 and only the fifth time in program history that a player hit three home runs in a single game.
- Hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th to give UVA a 5-4 win over Wichita State in the opening game of Jax College Classic (2/23)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Ranked the No. 19 overall prospect in Virginia and No. 4 shortstop by Perfect Game
- Played his first two seasons of high school baseball at St. Anne’s-Belfield in Charlottesville before transferring to the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Named a 2023 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper First Team All-American
- Two-time All-State and All-Region selection and was named the D2 East Region Hitter of the Year
- As a senior, hit .439 with 30 runs, 36 RBI and 14 home runs
- As a junior, hit .422 and scored 30 runs, had 32 RBI and hit 13 homers
PERSONAL
- Born on July 27, 2004
- Majoring in Communication Studies
- Son of Ryan and Christy Ford
- Has two sisters, Tulip and Ruby
- Father, Ryan, was a pitcher at William & Mary
- Uncle, Kevin, played third base at Virginia from 1993-96
BSB | Stone Lawless Postgame vs. Tennessee Tech (3.10.26)
Tuesday, March 10
BSB | Reese Chapman Postgame vs. Tennessee Tech (3.10.26)
Tuesday, March 10
BSB | Josh Elander Postgame vs. Tennessee Tech (3.10.26)
Tuesday, March 10
BSB | Josh Elander Postgame vs. Wright State (3.8.26)
Sunday, March 08
