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2019 Baseball

Matt Ballard

34 Sam Shelley

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • Highschool Lafayette

Biography

2018

Led Centre in starts (10) and innings pitched (57.1) as a junior ... Recorded a 5.32 ERA, striking out 41 batters against 17 walks ... Threw seven innings while striking out a career-high eight batters in the SAA Tournament against Oglethorpe (April 19).

2017

Played 12 appearances and four starts as a sophomore … Pitched 29.2 innings, allowing 19 earned runs while striking out 27 … Led the team with an 8.19 strikeouts-per-nine-innings mark (among qualified pitchers) … Struck out five batters in four innings at Berea (April 25).

2016

Made 14 appearances out of the bullpen as a rookie … Recorded a 3.60 ERA and 7.20 K/9 mark while allowing eight earned runs … Made collegiate debut in relief against Mt. St. Joseph (Feb. 23).

HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered three times in baseball at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Ky. … Played outfield and pitcher … District Champions senior year, with the best record in school history (32-5).

PERSONAL

Son of Donnie Shelley and Beth Noe.

Statistics

Season:
2019

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2016Freshman

    P
    6'" 181 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2017Sophomore

    P
    6'" 181 lbs
    6
  • 34

    2018Junior

    P
    6'" 181 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2019Senior

    P
    6'0" 190 lbs
    34