2020 Baseball Roster
Shepherd, Cam
Jersey Number 7
Cam Shepherd
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 181
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Duluth, Ga.
- High School:
- Peachtree Ridge
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
UGA Career (2017-2020): Played in 198 games with 198 starts at shortstop and batted .261 with 45 doubles, five triples, 22 home runs and 119 RBI plus 21-for-27 in SB
*Posted a .970 career fielding percentage in 834 total chances which ranks as a school record for a shortstop, also owns the single season record at .987 and received an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the nation's top shortstop in Division I
*Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves following the 2020 MLB Draft that was just five rounds
2020 (Senior): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Started all 18 games at shortstop and batted .268 with four doubles, four home runs and 21 RBI plus was 7-for-7 in stolen bases.
*Delivered a team-high 10 two-out RBI on the season plus led the team with seven multi-hit games
*Tallied a .946 fielding percentage in 74 total chances
*Hit .417 (5-for-12) with three RBI in season-opening sweep of Richmond
*Went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs, three runs scored and five RBI in a 15-1 rout of Kennesaw State on Feb. 25
*Blasted a grand slam as part of an eight-run ninth inning in a 12-0 blowout of No. 17 Ga. Tech on Feb. 29
*Batted .545 (6-of-11) with four runs scored and three RBI in series sweep of UMASS
*Named one of the three team captains along with Emerson Hancock and Riley King
2019 (Junior): A 20thround draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2019 MLB Draft
*Started all 63 games at shortstop and posted a school record .987 fielding percentage at that position to earn an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award, the third in school history, joining Jonathan Wyatt (OF-2007) and Rich Poythress (1B-2008) as the team set a school record fielding .980
*Batted .231 with 13 doubles, eight home run and 33 RBI
*Posted 16 multiple-hit games and 12 multiple-RBI games
*Named to the SEC All-Defensive Team and became the first shortstop to go the entire 30-game league schedule and not make an error since the SEC recognized an All-Defensive Team starting in 2008 as he fielded 1.000 in 109 total chances
*Hit .538 (7-for-13) with seven RBI in series sweep of UMASS Lowell, hit a pair of home runs with three RBI in a series-clinching win over Florida and smashed a three-run home run in a series-clinching road win over Auburn
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
2018 (Sophomore): Started all 60 games at shortstop and hit .244-5-37 as the team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Set single season school record for fielding percentage by a shortstop at .980 with only five errors in 248 total chances; Played error-free over the final 23 games of the season covering 93 total chances
*Led the team with 40 walks and second on the squad with 12 doubles and two triples
*Went 4-for-4 with three RBI in season-opening win over Georgia Southern, marking his fourth career four-hit game
*Delivered sacrifice fly for a 4-3 walk-off over Georgia Southern to clinch opening series
*Hit .545 (6-for-11) with three walks in the series versus No. 11 Kentucky
*Smashed a grand slam as part of a 5-RBI night in a 15-3 win over Kennesaw State
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2017 (Freshman): Started all 57 games at shortstop as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Earned an invitation to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp
*Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Freshman All-SEC by the league coaches
*Hit .307 with a team-leading 16 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 28 RBI overall plus hit .310-2-11 in SEC action
*Posted a team-high 74 hits and 21 multiple-hit games, longest hitting streak of the season was 11 games and ended the year with a five-game streak
*Tallied a .953 Fielding Percentage in 277 total chances and played error-free over the final 21 games of the season
*Named SEC Freshman oft the Week (April 3) after batting .526 (10-for-19) with three doubles, one triple and four RBI in helping squad claim road series over UT
*Batted .500 in SEC debut series at No. 6 LSU, hit .364-2-2 in Vanderbilt series and .462 in road series win over No. 30 USC
*Blasted an 8th-inning home run to defeat Vanderbilt 1-0 on April 22 as team had one hit up to that point, also turned key double play with leaping catch with runners at the corners and nobody out
*Collected seven assists in 7-5 road win over Ga. Tech on April 25 to clinch season series
*Recorded a six RBI game as part of a four-hit day versus Xavier on March 7
*Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Peachtree Ridge where he played for Jon Zopf
*A 29th-round selection of the Boston Red Sox in the 2016 MLB draft
*Hit .500 with three home runs, nine doubles, 11 RBI, five stolen bases and 24 runs scored as a senior
*Named a 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game 2nd Team All-American
*Rated the No. 2 shortstop in Georgia and No. 73 overall prospect nationally by Perfect Game
*A 2015 Perfect Game Underclass All-American 2nd Team selection
*A four-year letterman for the Lions as a shortstop/pitcher
*Batted .440 with two home runs, 28 RBI and eight stolen bases as a junior in
*Named All-Region and All-Gwinnett County during prep career and 2016 Gwinnett Dugout Club Player of the Year
*Summer league action with Team Elite Roadrunners that won a CABA title and Perfect Game Nationals
Personal: Born Sept. 28, 1997
*Son of Mike and Judiah Shepherd
*Cam’s father Mike played collegiately at Georgia Southern (1985-87) and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 32nd round
*Major: Sport Management
*Posted a .970 career fielding percentage in 834 total chances which ranks as a school record for a shortstop, also owns the single season record at .987 and received an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the nation's top shortstop in Division I
*Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves following the 2020 MLB Draft that was just five rounds
2020 (Senior): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Started all 18 games at shortstop and batted .268 with four doubles, four home runs and 21 RBI plus was 7-for-7 in stolen bases.
*Delivered a team-high 10 two-out RBI on the season plus led the team with seven multi-hit games
*Tallied a .946 fielding percentage in 74 total chances
*Hit .417 (5-for-12) with three RBI in season-opening sweep of Richmond
*Went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs, three runs scored and five RBI in a 15-1 rout of Kennesaw State on Feb. 25
*Blasted a grand slam as part of an eight-run ninth inning in a 12-0 blowout of No. 17 Ga. Tech on Feb. 29
*Batted .545 (6-of-11) with four runs scored and three RBI in series sweep of UMASS
*Named one of the three team captains along with Emerson Hancock and Riley King
2019 (Junior): A 20thround draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2019 MLB Draft
*Started all 63 games at shortstop and posted a school record .987 fielding percentage at that position to earn an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award, the third in school history, joining Jonathan Wyatt (OF-2007) and Rich Poythress (1B-2008) as the team set a school record fielding .980
*Batted .231 with 13 doubles, eight home run and 33 RBI
*Posted 16 multiple-hit games and 12 multiple-RBI games
*Named to the SEC All-Defensive Team and became the first shortstop to go the entire 30-game league schedule and not make an error since the SEC recognized an All-Defensive Team starting in 2008 as he fielded 1.000 in 109 total chances
*Hit .538 (7-for-13) with seven RBI in series sweep of UMASS Lowell, hit a pair of home runs with three RBI in a series-clinching win over Florida and smashed a three-run home run in a series-clinching road win over Auburn
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
2018 (Sophomore): Started all 60 games at shortstop and hit .244-5-37 as the team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Set single season school record for fielding percentage by a shortstop at .980 with only five errors in 248 total chances; Played error-free over the final 23 games of the season covering 93 total chances
*Led the team with 40 walks and second on the squad with 12 doubles and two triples
*Went 4-for-4 with three RBI in season-opening win over Georgia Southern, marking his fourth career four-hit game
*Delivered sacrifice fly for a 4-3 walk-off over Georgia Southern to clinch opening series
*Hit .545 (6-for-11) with three walks in the series versus No. 11 Kentucky
*Smashed a grand slam as part of a 5-RBI night in a 15-3 win over Kennesaw State
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2017 (Freshman): Started all 57 games at shortstop as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Earned an invitation to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp
*Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Freshman All-SEC by the league coaches
*Hit .307 with a team-leading 16 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 28 RBI overall plus hit .310-2-11 in SEC action
*Posted a team-high 74 hits and 21 multiple-hit games, longest hitting streak of the season was 11 games and ended the year with a five-game streak
*Tallied a .953 Fielding Percentage in 277 total chances and played error-free over the final 21 games of the season
*Named SEC Freshman oft the Week (April 3) after batting .526 (10-for-19) with three doubles, one triple and four RBI in helping squad claim road series over UT
*Batted .500 in SEC debut series at No. 6 LSU, hit .364-2-2 in Vanderbilt series and .462 in road series win over No. 30 USC
*Blasted an 8th-inning home run to defeat Vanderbilt 1-0 on April 22 as team had one hit up to that point, also turned key double play with leaping catch with runners at the corners and nobody out
*Collected seven assists in 7-5 road win over Ga. Tech on April 25 to clinch season series
*Recorded a six RBI game as part of a four-hit day versus Xavier on March 7
*Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Peachtree Ridge where he played for Jon Zopf
*A 29th-round selection of the Boston Red Sox in the 2016 MLB draft
*Hit .500 with three home runs, nine doubles, 11 RBI, five stolen bases and 24 runs scored as a senior
*Named a 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game 2nd Team All-American
*Rated the No. 2 shortstop in Georgia and No. 73 overall prospect nationally by Perfect Game
*A 2015 Perfect Game Underclass All-American 2nd Team selection
*A four-year letterman for the Lions as a shortstop/pitcher
*Batted .440 with two home runs, 28 RBI and eight stolen bases as a junior in
*Named All-Region and All-Gwinnett County during prep career and 2016 Gwinnett Dugout Club Player of the Year
*Summer league action with Team Elite Roadrunners that won a CABA title and Perfect Game Nationals
Personal: Born Sept. 28, 1997
*Son of Mike and Judiah Shepherd
*Cam’s father Mike played collegiately at Georgia Southern (1985-87) and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 32nd round
*Major: Sport Management
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