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2017 Baseball Roster

24 Kellen Sheppard

  • Position Pitcher/Designated Hitter
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vista, Calif.
  • Highschool Rancho Buena Vista

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2016)
First team D2CCAA All-West Region as a utility-pitcher…All-PacWest selection as a hitter and pitcher…PacWest All-Academic team selection…Hit .340 with seven home runs and 30 RBI during his junior campaign…Ranked ninth in the PacWest with a .583 slugging percentage…Scored 18 times, had a .391 on-base percentage and eight multi-RBI games…Was the Sea Lions' No. 1 starter all season and finished tied for third in the PacWest in wins (eight) and fifth in ERA (2.41)…Allowed just 71 hits in 82 innings pitched to rank third in in the PacWest with a .234 opponent batting average…Led the PacWest with just 1.23 walks allowed per nine innings and was third in the league with a 1.05 WHIP.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
PacWest All-Academic Team selection…PLNU's Pitcher of the Year…Posted a 4-3 record with a 3.45 ERA and 66 strike outs in 88.2 innings…Picked up a shutout against Holy Names allowing just five hits…Went seven or more innings in eight of 13 starts…Had a season-high 11 strike outs against Hawaii Pacific…As a batter, hit .338 with a double, two home runs and 16 RBI…He scored nine runs and had a .414 on-base percentage and a .432 slugging clip…Walked 10 times and struck out just eight times.
 
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
NCCAA All-West Region selection…PacWest third team pick as a pitcher…PacWest co-Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 3-9)…Two-time PacWest Newcomer of the Week…PacWest All-Academic team selection…Named the Sea Lions' Newcomer of the Year…Led PLNU with a 2.66 earned run average…Had five wins to tie for the team high…Went 5-4 in 13 starts…Struck out 53 and walked just 18…Pitched a team-leading 88.0 innings…Threw a shutout against Holy Names in which he allowed nine hits and no runs over nine innings…Went seven or more innings in nine of his 13 starts.
 
PRIOR TO PLNU
2013 graduate of Rancho Buena Vista High School…Lettered three years in baseball for the Longhorns and coach Sheldon Watkins…Earned second team all-league honors as a junior and senior…Named the team's MVP…Played pitcher, outfield, designated hitter and first base…Selected to the AP Scholar-Athlete team.
 
PERSONAL
Born in San Diego…Parents are Erlene and Steve…Has an older brother named Kenton…Majoring in Engineering Physics.
 
OTHER STUFF
Favorite movie: Law Abiding Citizen
Favorite athlete: Chris Sale
Hobbies: Golf
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite teams: San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Antonia Spurs
Pregame ritual: Eating Subway sandwich

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'1" 195 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2015Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'1" 195 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2016Junior

    Pitcher
    6'2" 210 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2017Senior

    Pitcher/Designated Hitter
    6'2" 220 lbs
    24