Georgia Southern University Athletics

ACCOLADES:
Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll (2014)

JUNIOR (2014): Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll... 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA in 23 appearances... Struck out 14 batters in 20.2 innings... Tallied one save... Earned his first win as an Eagle in game two of the SoCon Tournament against Furman (5/24)... Tossed three scoreless innings and struck out two Paladins... Earned the save in the SoCon Tournament against Appalachian State (5/23) after recording the final two outs... Punched out three over two innings against Georgia Tech (2/19)... Struck out both batters he faced against Appalachian State (3/22)... Struck out a pair over a perfect frame at the College of Charleston (4/16).

GEORGIA PERIMETER: Played two seasons for head coach Brett Campbell at Georgia Perimeter College after transferring from Georgia College and State University... Went 1-0 with 21 strikeouts in 19.2 innings pitched as a freshman.

PREP: Played for head coach Todd Shelnut at George Walton Academy... Lettered once for the Bulldogs... Played first base, third base and pitcher for George Walton.

PERSONAL: Born Arthur Rex Sheppard III on Aug. 6, 1991 in Shady Dale, Ga... Son of Shep and Lee Sheppard... Has one sister named Katie... Both his parents, great grandmother, grandmother, aunt, uncle and numerous cousins attended Georgia Southern University.

MAJOR: Pre-Business.