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2021 Baseball Roster

1 Craig Shepherd

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jasper, Ind.
  • Highschool Jasper HS

Biography

Awards: 2017 Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament team

2020

  • Played and started in 13 games, hitting .245 at the plate, third-best on the team.
  • Recorded eight runs, seven RBI, and a pair of doubles.
  • Tallied a six-game hit streak in the middle portion of the season that saw him go 10-27 from the plated during the stretch.


2019

  • Played and started all 53 games for Evansville.
  • Batted .241 in 195 at-bats with nine doubles, a home run, and 23 RBI.
  • Earned a team-high 32 walks, leading to a .359 on-base percentage.
  • Recorded four games with two RBI.
  • Had a season-high three hits twice, including a 3-4 outing in an 11-5 win over Dallas Baptist on April 6.


2018

  • Played in 47 games, starting in 46.
  • Batted .237, while posting a .250 slugging percentage.
  • Knocked in 15 RBIs.
  • Had 37 hits, including a pair of doubles.
  • Had multi RBI games against Dayton (2-17-18), Oakland City (3-23-18) and Bradley (4-13-18).
  • Racked up three hits against Missouri State (4-08-18).


2017

  • Made 50 appearances, 46 of those starts in his first year with the Purple Aces.
  • Posted a .266 at-bats, good enough to finish fourth on the team in that category.
  • Of his 45 hits, eight went for doubles and one home run, while posting a .331 slugging percentage.
  • Stole the second most bases on the team, racking up eight in ten attempts.
  • Posted eleven multi-hit games.
  • His best performance came against Illinois State (April 16), going 2-for-4 at the plate, driving in 2 RBIs.  


PREP

  • Four-time letter-winner for Jasper High School.
  • Named First Team All-State as a senior.
  • Also an academic all-state winner.
  • Twice named to all-conference squad.
  • Helped team to runner-up finishes at state in 2013 and 2015.
  • Also grabbed conference crowns in 2014 and 2015.
  • Played basketball for three seasons as well.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    Infielder
    5'9" 155 lbs
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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

    Infielder
    5'9" 180 lbs
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    2020Senior

    Infielder
    5'9" 180 lbs
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    2021Senior

    Infielder
    5'9" 180 lbs
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