2017 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 34
Will Shepherd
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- OF/INF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Prev School:
- West Wilkes HS
- Hometown:
- Wilkesboro, N.C.
2015 & 2016 Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-American
2016 (Jr.)
- Started all 59 games
- Started 47 games in right field and 12 games at second base
- Hit .328 with 11 stolen bases
- Finished eighth in the Big South in runs scored (51) and RBI (46)
- Completed the year 10th in the Big South with 118 total bases
- Posted single season highs in doubles with 17 and home runs with eight
- Led the Flames with a .502 slugging percentage
- A two-run home run was one of his two hits at USF (2/21)
- Hit a home run and scored three times in 9-8 win over Marshall at Baseball at the Beach (2/26)
- Collected three hits and scored a run in 7-3 victory over Marshall at Baseball
- at the Beach (2/27)
- Had three hits, three RBI and scored twice in 8-5 win over UConn (3/4)
- Drove in three runs with two hits and scored a run in 7-5 win over CCSU (3/13)
- Tied a career-high with four hits and drove in a career-high five runs in win at Virginia Tech (3/15)
- Collected his fourth three-hit game of the year and drove in two runs in a 6-5 victory over UNC Asheville (3/25)
- Had two hits, one a home run, and three RBI in 11-5 win over UNC Asheville (3/26)
- Hit two home runs, driving in three runs at Richmond (4/20)
- Had two hits, one a home run, at Presbyterian (4/23)
- Collected two hits and three RBI at Presbyterian (4/24)
- Had three hits and a double, scoring a run vs Coastal Carolina (5/8)
- Collected three hits, a home run, two RBI and scored twice in win at High Point (5/20)
- Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI, scoring twice in 9-3 win over Longwood in Game 7 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/25)
- Had two hits, a walk and a RBI, scoring twice in an 11-10 victory over Radford in Game 12 of the Big South Baseball Championship to advance to title game (5/27)
- Selected to the Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-America team for second straight year
- Named the 2016 Coastal Plain League (CPL) Hitter of the Year, after leading the summer league with a .407 batting average
- Selected to the 2016 All-Coastal Plain League first team and to play in the CPL All-Star Game
- Member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2015 (So.)
- All 45 starts came in right field
- Hit .235 with 37 runs scored and 18 RBI
- Collected six doubles, three triples and five home runs
- Stole a team-high 16 bases
- Had two hits and a home run, scored two runs and drove in a run at Radford (3/20)
- Collected two hits, a walk, and two stolen bases, scoring three times and driving in a run in a 9-5 win over Presbyterian (3/27)
- Went 2-for-3 with a walk, a triple, a stolen base, a run scored and two RBI in 4-1 win over Presbyterian (3/28)
- Had two hits, scoring twice in 9-7 victory over Old Dominion (3/31)
- Belted a two-run home run, walked and stole a base in 3-1 win at Charleston Southern (4/2)
- Collected two hits, stole a base, scored two runs and drove in a run in a 7-0 victory over Campbell (4/11)
- Hit home run at Virginia (4/22)
- Had three hits, a double, two stolen bases, a RBI, and scored all three Liberty runs in 3-0 win over Gardner-Webb (4/26)
- Collected three hits, including two doubles, stole a base, scoring twice and driving in two runs against James Madison (4/28)
- Doubled and homered, driving in a run and scoring twice against High Point (5/14)
- Named to the Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-America team, after hitting .325 and leading the Coastal Plain League with 49 runs scored
- Selected to the 2015 All-Coastal Plain League first team and to play in the CPL All-Star Game
- Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2014 (Fr.)
- Played in 55 games with 49 starts
- All 49 starts came in right field
- Hit .273 with 23 RBI and 29 run scored
- Posted nine doubles and hit one home run
- Collected two hits, a double, a RBI and scored two runs in first collegiate start, an 11-6 win over Richmond at the UNF Best Bet Tournament (2/16)
- Went 2-for-2 with a run scored and a RBI in a 14-6 victory over UNCW at the Battle at the Beach (2/22)
- Had two hits and scored two runs in 11-2 win over Rider (3/2)
- Contributed two hits and a run scored in 8-2 victory at Duke (3/5)
- Registered two hits, a double and a RBI in 5-3 win at Elon (3/11)
- Collected a career-high four hits, a double and two runs scored in 5-0 win over VMI (4/4)
- Had two hits, including game-tying single in ninth inning, in 4-3 victory over UNC Asheville (4/26)
- Contributed a three-run double, walked twice and scored a run in 7-1 win over Coastal Carolina (5/9)
- Collected two hits, including a solo home run at Winthrop in Game 12 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/24)
- Member of the Coastal Plains Summer League (CPL) Champion Peninsula Pilots
- Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
Prep
- Graduate of West Wilkes High School
- Four-year all-conference team member
- Three-time all-county selection
- All-State team member as a junior and senior
- Started every game during his high school career
- Named 2013 West Wilkes High School Best Male Athlete
- Selected as the Wilkes Journal Patriot Hitter of Year as a senior after hitting .526 with eight home runs and 35 RBI
- Hit .440 with 13 doubles and a .750 slugging percentage as a junior
- In 2010, helped lead West Wilkes to the 1A State Championship
- Selected to participate in the 2011 and 2012 Powerade State Games of North Carolina
- Four-year letter-winner in football, earning all-county and all-conference honors
- Selected as a scholar athlete and was a member of the Beta Club
- An Honors Graduate
Personal
- Son of Wayne and Julie Shepherd
- Father played football in college
- Majoring in criminal justice
- Birthday is August 20
Liberty Baseball Facility: Developing Champions
Thursday, February 26
vs. The Citadel
Sunday, February 15
Tanner Marsh Talks About The Start Of Baseball Season
Thursday, February 05
Coach LeCroy Talks About The Upcoming Season
Wednesday, January 21
