Shaefer Shepard

Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Boca Raton, Fla.
High School:
Catawba
Exchange Profile:
R/R

UGA Career (2017):
Went 0-0 with a 5.30 ERA in 12 relief appearances as a graduate transfer
*Tallied 19 strikeouts and 11 walks in 18.2 innings pitched for the Bulldogs

2017 (Graduate):
Made 12 appearances for a total of 18.2 innings as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Went 0-0 with a 5.30 ERA and tallied 11 walks and 19 strikeouts
*Made Georgia debut on Feb. 18 with two scoreless frames against College of Charleston
*Notched five strikeouts and allowed three runs in 2.2 innings at No. 6 LSU on March 17
*Career-high three innings, allowing one run on two hits with five strikeouts at No. 11 Arkansas on April 13
*Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll

2014-2016 (RS-Freshman-Junior):
A graduate of Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Finance in 2016
*Played three seasons for the Indians and coach Jim Gantt, going 23-12 with eight complete games, a 4.23 ERA in 59 appearances including 38 starts
*Tallied 263.2 innings with 243 strikeouts and 101 walks during career with the Indians
*Went 5-5 with a 6.45 ERA in 2016 as team went 34-21 and advanced to the NCAA II Region Tournament
*Registered an 11-4 record and 3.94 ERA in 2015 as squad tallied a 47-15 mark and finished as the national runner-up in the NCAA II Finals
*Earn 2nd Team All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) honors in 2015 and Honorable Mention NCBWA All-Southeast Region
*Named 2014 South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year after going 7-3 with a 1.46 ERA plus hit .211 with two home runs and seven RBI in 38 at bats
*The 1.46 ERA ranked ninth nationally in NCAA II and led the SAC
*A 2014 First Team All-SAC and SAC All-Tournament pick as team went 35-20 to win the SAC regular season and tournament titles
*Played summer baseball in the Cape Code League and Coastal Plain League

2013 (Freshman):
Attended Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. and was redshirted.
*Team went 28-20 under coach Art Inabinet

High School:
A graduate of Boca Raton (Fla.) High School where he played for Rick Clagett and Jeff Rosa
*A three-year letterman as a shortstop/pitcher for the Bobcats, also a member of the golf and bowling teams
*Named baseball team MVP and captain plus earned All-County honors for three years
*Tabbed 2012 Under Armour preseason All-American as a senior
*Spent his freshman year attending and playing baseball at Vernon Hills (Ill.) High School and then family moved to Florida

Personal:
Born April 19, 1994
*Son of Neil and Starr Shepard
*Graduate Major: Higher Education
*As a graduate student in the Institute of Higher Education, Shaefer will be researching issues related to higher education in athletic departments along with the finance side of governance