Texas State Athletics

2011: Made 11 appearances out of the bullpen, tossing 6 2/3 innings with 12 strikeouts … had a 9.45 ERA while limiting opponents to a .269 batting average … made five consecutive appearances without allowing a run between April and early May … threw two scoreless inning with a season-high four strikeouts against Houston Baptist (4/12).

2010: Made seven appearances on the mound, all out of the bullpen … pitched in 8 1/3 innings while recording seven strikeouts … had a 9.72 earned run average after allowing nine earned runs … began the season with two scoreless innings against Penn State (3/13) in which he had a season-high four strikeouts.

High School: Lettered at Georgetown High School under head coach Danny Wallace ... earned 2009 District 16-5A Most Valuable Player honors ... named all-district first team and all-Centex pitcher ... also earned all-state honorable mention ... competed on the Texas team in the Sunbelt Tournament in 2009 ... named North Central Texas All-Star ... played summer league with the Austin Wings, helping them to a National Championship in 2008, coached by James Ellison, Marcus Hendry and Chris Coy.

Personal: Son of Greg and Shari Shepperd ... born on January 4 ... has one sister, Casey ... major is engineering.