Chris Shehan
1/22/2008 5:23:00 AM | General
SOPHOMORE (2007): Among the Southern Conference leaders finished 10th in hits (1.37) and tied for fourth in doubles (0.34)... team leader in batting average, runs scored and tied for the doubles lead... second on the squad in several other offensive categories, including: RBI, home runs, stolen bases, sacrifice flies and triples... scored three runs in the Hawai'i series... three RBI and scored a run in the series sweep of Georgia Tech... hit two doubles and a home run at Jacksonville, part of his 5-for-10 batting, six RBI and six runs scored during the two games in Jacksonville... team-leading .533 batting average (8-for-15) against New Jersey Tech... hit four doubles in the series, including three during the finale that tied a Georgia Southern single-game record... hit his first career grand slam against the Highlanders, totaling three runs, nine RBI and 3-for-3 stolen bases in the series... batted .333 with a home run and three RBI at the Wiregrass Classic... in the home win against Jacksonville recorded his third career 5-hit game... also added three runs scored, a double and RBI versus the Dolphins... extended his hitting streak to a personal-best 14 games in the Eagle Invitational, going 4-for-11 with four runs, three walks and three stolen bases... two hits against Bethune-Cookman and two RBI versus Coastal Carolina in Myrtle Beach... in the Lipscomb series finished 3-for-13 with three runs, two RBI and two walks... batted .417 against UNC Greensboro (including a double and home run), with three runs and two RBI... two doubles in the Elon finale... scored three runs, drew four walks and hit a home run against Charleston... hit a solo home run during game two at Appalachian State, totaling three runs and two RBI... 3-for-8 during the two-game Georgia State series, scoring twice and driving in two runs... finished the Wofford series 7-for-13 (three multi-hit games) with six runs and four RBI... played left field for the first time in his career in that series... batted .545 against Davidson with four doubles, four RBI, four runs and a homer... had his 13-game hitting streak snapped in the opening game at The Citadel... recorded his first outfield assist as he went 3-for-11 at the plate... two outfield assists at Western Carolina... hit safely in all three SoCon Tournament games (5-for-12)... three runs and three RBI, including a solo home run against Elon in the opener... batted .350 against left-handed pitchers and .339 against right-handers... 5-of-9 with the bases loaded... .591 percentage with a runner at third base and less than two outs... 26 of his 50 RBI came with two outs... FRESHMAN (2006): Took over as the starting third baseman early in the season and solidified his hold on the position during the Spring Break trip... started 47 times in 57 games... .947 fielding percentage, committing eight errors in 144 chances... registered a team season-high 14-game hitting streak from March into April... ranked 13th among the SoCon batting leaders... 20 multi-hit games... tied a Eagle record with six hits in a game, 6-for-6 with four runs and two RBI against Coppin State...five hits and five RBI against Coastal Carolina in Alabama... finished the three games in Mobile 9-for-15 with seven RBI, including a streak of seven consecutive base hits... 4-hit games against Georgia Tech and Appalachian State... registered three hits versus UNC Asheville, Western Carolina, Furman and UNC Greensboro... batted 14-for-23 during his first five games back in the starting line-up... hit safely in 19-of-20 games since returning as starting third baseman... 6-for-10 with five runs in two game series at ninth-ranked Georgia Tech... 7-for-17 and seven RBI against Western Carolina, including a home run in the opener... 6-for-14 against UNC Greensboro... five hits in the Appalachian State series... eventual game-winning 2-run homer at Georgia State... go-ahead RBI single in the eighth against UNCG... go-ahead 2-run single with two outs in the ninth at Davidson... hit two doubles against UNC Asheville, Coppin State and Tech... stole two bases in the series opener against UNCG, three in all during the series... 2-for-4 in his first collegiate start against North Florida... walked three times in the Troy series... did not commit an error in his final 12 starts, recording 10 putouts and 34 assists... hit .303 with 16 runs and 19 RBI in 26 SoCon games... 4-4 in stolen bases... hit .383 against right-handed pitching... 4-of-11 with the bases loaded... .692 percentage with a runner at third and less than two outs... second on the team delivering 19 RBI with two outs... .354 batting average with runners in scoring position... HIGH SCHOOL: Earned First Team All-State honors at first base during his sophomore year then at third base and as a pitcher during his senior season... team captain... two-time League All-Star... hit .556 during his junior year with 14 RBI then .468 the year prior with 11 homers, 28 runs scored and 36 RBI... played for coach Todd Garber... helped win the 2005 Pennsylvania Class AAA state title... PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was winning the state baseball championship... his older brother Jon has been a major influence, “He has worked harder than anyone I have ever seen to achieve his goal of playing professional baseball.”... most admires Michael Jordan, “He worked extremely hard to be the best in the world at what he does.”... born May 5, 1987 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania... enjoys hunting and fishing... his brother Jon plays in the Atlanta Braves organization... listens to Garth Brooks... lists the Braves as his favorite professional team... son of Gerald and Lise Shehan... MAJOR: Accounting
