2016 Baseball Roster
Shepherd, Will
Jersey Number 34
Will Shepherd
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- OF/INF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Prev School:
- West Wilkes HS
- Hometown:
- Wilkesboro, N.C.
Bio
2015 & 2016 Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-American
2016 (Jr.)
- Started all 59 games
- Started 47 games in right field and 12 games at second base
- Hit .328 with 11 stolen bases
- Finished eighth in the Big South in runs scored (51) and RBI (46)
- Completed the year 10th in the Big South with 118 total bases
- Posted single season highs in doubles with 17 and home runs with eight
- Led the Flames with a .502 slugging percentage
- A two-run home run was one of his two hits at USF (2/21)
- Hit a home run and scored three times in 9-8 win over Marshall at Baseball at the Beach (2/26)
- Collected three hits and scored a run in 7-3 victory over Marshall at Baseball
- at the Beach (2/27)
- Had three hits, three RBI and scored twice in 8-5 win over UConn (3/4)
- Drove in three runs with two hits and scored a run in 7-5 win over CCSU (3/13)
- Tied a career-high with four hits and drove in a career-high five runs in win at Virginia Tech (3/15)
- Collected his fourth three-hit game of the year and drove in two runs in a 6-5 victory over UNC Asheville (3/25)
- Had two hits, one a home run, and three RBI in 11-5 win over UNC Asheville (3/26)
- Hit two home runs, driving in three runs at Richmond (4/20)
- Had two hits, one a home run, at Presbyterian (4/23)
- Collected two hits and three RBI at Presbyterian (4/24)
- Had three hits and a double, scoring a run vs Coastal Carolina (5/8)
- Collected three hits, a home run, two RBI and scored twice in win at High Point (5/20)
- Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI, scoring twice in 9-3 win over Longwood in Game 7 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/25)
- Had two hits, a walk and a RBI, scoring twice in an 11-10 victory over Radford in Game 12 of the Big South Baseball Championship to advance to title game (5/27)
- Selected to the Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-America team for second straight year
- Named the 2016 Coastal Plain League (CPL) Hitter of the Year, after leading the summer league with a .407 batting average
- Selected to the 2016 All-Coastal Plain League first team and to play in the CPL All-Star Game
- Member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2015 (So.)
- All 45 starts came in right field
- Hit .235 with 37 runs scored and 18 RBI
- Collected six doubles, three triples and five home runs
- Stole a team-high 16 bases
- Had two hits and a home run, scored two runs and drove in a run at Radford (3/20)
- Collected two hits, a walk, and two stolen bases, scoring three times and driving in a run in a 9-5 win over Presbyterian (3/27)
- Went 2-for-3 with a walk, a triple, a stolen base, a run scored and two RBI in 4-1 win over Presbyterian (3/28)
- Had two hits, scoring twice in 9-7 victory over Old Dominion (3/31)
- Belted a two-run home run, walked and stole a base in 3-1 win at Charleston Southern (4/2)
- Collected two hits, stole a base, scored two runs and drove in a run in a 7-0 victory over Campbell (4/11)
- Hit home run at Virginia (4/22)
- Had three hits, a double, two stolen bases, a RBI, and scored all three Liberty runs in 3-0 win over Gardner-Webb (4/26)
- Collected three hits, including two doubles, stole a base, scoring twice and driving in two runs against James Madison (4/28)
- Doubled and homered, driving in a run and scoring twice against High Point (5/14)
- Named to the Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-America team, after hitting .325 and leading the Coastal Plain League with 49 runs scored
- Selected to the 2015 All-Coastal Plain League first team and to play in the CPL All-Star Game
- Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2014 (Fr.)
- Played in 55 games with 49 starts
- All 49 starts came in right field
- Hit .273 with 23 RBI and 29 run scored
- Posted nine doubles and hit one home run
- Collected two hits, a double, a RBI and scored two runs in first collegiate start, an 11-6 win over Richmond at the UNF Best Bet Tournament (2/16)
- Went 2-for-2 with a run scored and a RBI in a 14-6 victory over UNCW at the Battle at the Beach (2/22)
- Had two hits and scored two runs in 11-2 win over Rider (3/2)
- Contributed two hits and a run scored in 8-2 victory at Duke (3/5)
- Registered two hits, a double and a RBI in 5-3 win at Elon (3/11)
- Collected a career-high four hits, a double and two runs scored in 5-0 win over VMI (4/4)
- Had two hits, including game-tying single in ninth inning, in 4-3 victory over UNC Asheville (4/26)
- Contributed a three-run double, walked twice and scored a run in 7-1 win over Coastal Carolina (5/9)
- Collected two hits, including a solo home run at Winthrop in Game 12 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/24)
- Member of the Coastal Plains Summer League (CPL) Champion Peninsula Pilots
- Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
Prep
- Graduate of West Wilkes High School
- Four-year all-conference team member
- Three-time all-county selection
- All-State team member as a junior and senior
- Started every game during his high school career
- Named 2013 West Wilkes High School Best Male Athlete
- Selected as the Wilkes Journal Patriot Hitter of Year as a senior after hitting .526 with eight home runs and 35 RBI
- Hit .440 with 13 doubles and a .750 slugging percentage as a junior
- In 2010, helped lead West Wilkes to the 1A State Championship
- Selected to participate in the 2011 and 2012 Powerade State Games of North Carolina
- Four-year letter-winner in football, earning all-county and all-conference honors
- Selected as a scholar athlete and was a member of the Beta Club
- An Honors Graduate
Personal
- Son of Wayne and Julie Shepherd
- Father played football in college
- Majoring in criminal justice
- Birthday is August 20
Flames in the Pros: Garrett Horn
Thursday, July 17
Inside the Park: Conference USA Championship
Thursday, May 29
Coach LeCroy & Camden Troyer Talk About Preparing For The CUSA Baseball Tournament
Monday, May 19
Ben Blair: The Hometown Ace
Wednesday, May 07
