Hall of Fame
Cliff Lord, a Montgomery, Ala., native, was a two-time first-team All-Gulf South Conference pitcher on UNA baseball teams in 1998 and 1999. He was chosen All-GSC as a relief pitcher in 1998 and as a starting pitcher in 1999. He finished second in the NCAA Division II in earned run average as a junior in 1998 at 1.62. He posted a perfect 4-0 record with four saves in 31 appearances that season. He allowed just nine earned runs in 50.0 innings, struck out 56 batters and held opponents to .188 batting average. He was named first-team all-region and third team all-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
He also earned a GSC Pitcher of the Week in 1998 after allowing no runs, striking out 11 batters and pitching 9 2/3 innings in four games.
Lord started 15 games as a senior in 1999 and posted a 9-3 record to help lead the Lions to an appearance in the Division II World Seies after winning the South Region Championship and the Gulf South Conference Championship. He struck out 74 batters and allowed 95 hits in 101.2 innings on the mound. He threw five complete games and posted one shutout.
The Lions finished the 1999 season with a 45-12 record and UNA had a combined 83-24 record in Lord's two years on the squad.
A 1999 UNA graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems, Lord has worked in telecommunications and as a software developer and currently resides with his family in Franklin, Tenn., where he is employed by Girtman and Associates as head of the installation department.
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