As a freshman at junior college Jackson College in Jackson, Mich…Lord appeared in 12 games, starting nine of them and throwing 38.2 innings and striking out 51 batters…Lord was second in innings pitched and strikeouts at Jackson College to Larks teammate Eric Hildebrand…Lord was recovering from Tommy John surgery before his freshman season at Jackson College…Lord is originally from Britton, Mich. where he graduated from Britton Deerfield High School.