Rice downed New Mexico State 12-4 at Reckling Park on Wednesday.
Wayne Graham said --"Ford is adept at three infield positions and a switch-hitter who can push for playing time in the spring."
High School - A 2011 graduate of Highland Park High School in Dallas... Selected to play in the 2011 Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association all-star game... Honorable mention All-Area... Three-year starting middle-infielder and four-letterman for a Highland Park team that is annually ranked among the top 4A programs in the state... Helped lead the Scots to a 32-6 record and to the Region II quarterfinals of the 4A state tournament... Served as senior team captain for head coach Fred Oliver... Batted .412 as a junior in 2010, earning first team All-District 10-4A and helping the Scots to a 25-10 record and the bi-district finals... Played on to the Dallas Metro Scout League All-Stars in the Perfect Game tournament in Jupiter, Fla.... Versatile athlete was also a four-year letterman in tennis... Helped the Scots with three state titles in tennis with one finish as the state runner-up... Maintained a 3.92 grade point average (4.0 scale) to earn Academic All-State... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes... Community Service Council member... Active in a number of charitable outreach programs.
Personal - Full name: Raiford Hammond Stainback (prefers the nickname Ford). Born: January 19, 1993, in Dallas. Parents: Kent and Amy Stainback of Dallas. Father was a four-year golf letterman at Baylor (1978-81). Grandfather, Bo Sexton, was a baseball and football letterman at the University of Texas (1954-57). College: McMurtry