Georgia Southern University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
2022 Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference 1B
2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (4/13/21)
2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List

AS A SENIOR (2022)
Started 42 games for the Eagles as a senior ... Hit .298 with 10 doubles, eight home runs and 25 RBI ... Slugged .573 and drew a team-leading 15 walks for a .380 on-base percentage ... Finished her Eagle career as the all-time leader in slugging percentage (.563) ... Ranks fifth all-time with 30 home runs and tied for fifth all-time with 38 doubles ... Launched a fifth-inning grand slam to help the Eagles to a season-opening 7-4 win over Binghamton on February 11 ... Registered 10 multi-hit games ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run at No. 15 Georgia on March 30 ... Hit a pair of home runs vs. UT Martin on February 19.

AS A JUNIOR (2021)
Started 41 games as a junior for the Eagles ... Hit .304 with 13 doubles, nine home runs and 25 RBI ... Slugged .594 ... Ranked fourth in the Sun Belt and 47th in NCAA Division I in doubles per game (0.32) ... Named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on April 13 for helping the Eagles to their Sun Belt series win at Coastal Carolina, hitting .500 and slugging 1.100 in Georgia Southern's three games ... Registered four-hit games at North Florida (Feb. 26) and vs. FIU (March 26) ... Went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI in the Eagles' 13-5 win over Charlotte on February 21 ... Went 6-for-12 with two home runs, three RBI and five runs scored in the Eagles' Sun Belt series sweep at Georgia State on May 6-7 ... Already ranks ninth on the Georgia Southern career home run chart with 22.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)
Started 23 games for the Eagles as a sophomore ... Hit .324 with 10 doubles, three home runs and 16 RBI ... Led the Sun Belt Conference and was one of only 24 players nationally to have reached double-digit doubles through the first month of play ... Ranked 25th in NCAA Division I in doubles per game (0.43) ... Drew a team-leading 15 walks for a .440 on-base percentage, ranking fifth in the Sun Belt in walks drawn ... Ranked 72nd in NCAA Division I in walks per game (0.65) ... Collected a team-best 10-game hitting streak from Feb. 15-Feb. 28 ... Drove in three runs and drew three walks in the Eagles' 13-2 win over Monmouth on Feb. 22 ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI vs. Binghamton on Feb. 28 ... Launched a two-run home run as the Eagles clipped UL Monroe, 9-6, in its Sun Belt opener on March 6 ... Named to the Dean's List for Spring 2020.

AS A FRESHMAN (2019)
Started all 51 games at first base for the Eagles as a freshman ... Hit .264 with five doubles, 10 home runs and 23 RBI ... Her 10 home runs tied for the team lead and also tied the freshman home run record, set by Crystal Crews in 2002 ... Had nine multi-hit games ... Went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI and four runs scored in the Eagles' 19-2 win over Morehead State on Feb. 16 ... Went 7-for-10 with a home run and five runs scored in the Eagles' Sun Belt doubleheader split at ULM on April 5 ... Went 2-for-3 with a double in the Eagles' 3-1 Sun Belt win over Coastal Carolina on March 15 ... Had two home runs in the Eagles' Sun Belt sweep over Georgia State on May 2-4 ... Did not make an error all season at first base in 344 chances.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for four seasons for Alexander HS ... Two-time All-State honoree for the Cougars ... Earned All-County honors all four seasons and All-Region honors for three seasons ... Hit .558 with seven home runs, 47 RBI and a 1.058 slugging percentage as a senior ... Alexander HS captured the region championship in 2016 & 2017 ... Played club ball for Georgia Impact.

PERSONAL
Born Faith Evelyn Shirley on April 23, 2000, in Marietta, Ga. ... Hometown is Winston, Ga. ... Daughter of Randy and Robin Shirley ... Has one brother, Keith ... Graduated in December 2021 with her bachelor's degree in Economics.

MAJOR
Economics (post-bacc)