Biography
Career Accolades
- 2022 MLB Draft - 10th Round (294th Pick) by Minnesota Twins
- 2022 Collegiate Baseball All-America Second Team
- 2022 ABCA/Rawlings Central All-Region Second Team
- 2022 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year
- 2022 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team (SS)
- 2022 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
- 2022 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
- 2022 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (Mar. 8, Apr. 26, May 3, May 17)
- 2021 Shriners College Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2019 ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team
2022: Selected in the 10th round with the 294th overall pick by Minnesota Twins... Named to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper All-America Second Team... Selected to ABCA/Rawlings Central All-Region Second Team... Chosen Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year... Named to All-Sun Belt First Team... A Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist... Four time Sun Belt Player of the Week (Mar. 8, Apr. 26, May 3, May 17)... Played in all 61 games, starting 59 at shortstop... Led team with a .378 (90-for-238) batting average... Hit total tied for fourth most in a season in team history... Set program's single-season record with 78 runs... Recorded 20 doubles, tied for fourth most in TXST history... Tied for ninth in team history with five triples... Hammered 13 home runs... Finished with 48 RBI... Swiped a team-high 16 bases on 19 attempts... Drew 28 walks and was plunked twice... Posted a .444 OBP and .668 SLG%... Hit two sacrifice flies... Laid down three sacrifice bunts... Finished with a .945 fielding percentage with 172 assists, 69 putouts and 14 errors... Totaled 31 multi-hit, 24 multi-run and 11 multi-RBI games... Scored four runs, doubled and drove in a run in first game of doubleheader against Utah Valley (2/19)... Hit a solo homer off the bench in night cap of twin bill against UVU (2/19)... Had three hits with two runs and hit a two-run home run agianst Utah Valley (2/20)... Plated two runs against Wichita State (2/24)... Drew two walks and hit a double against Ohio State (2/26)... Worked three free passes and scored a run against OSU (2/27)... Went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, a double and homer agaisnt UTRGV (3/1)... Hit a triple and drove in a run at #11 Arizona (3/4)... Scored thrice and swiped two bases against Southern (3/11)... Finished 3-for-3 with two runs and a three-run round tripper against Southern (3/12)... Walked twice and swiped two bases against Southern (3/13)... Came around two score twice and hit a double at Arkansas State (3/18)... Drove in three run including hitting game-tying two-run homer at Arkansas State (3/20)... Scored four runs and hit a solo shot agianst Coastal Carolina (3/27)... Hit an RBI triple and scored at Sam Houston (3/29)... Posted a 3-for-5 day with two runs and a RBI agaisnt Georgia Southern (4/9)... Had a 2-for-3 performance with three RBI including game-tying sacrifice fly against Georgia Southern (4/10)... Posted four consecutive games with two hits at UT Arlington (4/15-16), against UTSA (4/19) and Little Rock (4/22)... Hit TXST career tying triple 11th triple against Little Rock (4/22)... Broke program's triple record during 5-for-5 day at the plate with four runs scored, three RBI and two doubles against Little Rock (4/23)... Went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, one double and a homer at UTSA (4/26)... Hit a solo home runa and scored two times against South Alabama (4/29)... Recorded first career grand slam and finished 3-for-6 at the plate against South Alabama (4/30)... Went 3-for-5 with three runs, two solo homers and two stolen bases against Louisiana (5/13)... Scored twice and had two hits agianst Louisiana (5/14)... Finished 2-for-4 with three runs, two doubles and an RBI against Louisiana (5/15)... Hit two doubles and scored three runs at Georgia State (5/20)... Went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI in Sun Belt Tournament versus ULM (5/27)... Drew two walks and hit a single in NCAA Regional versus UC Santa Barbara (6/3)... Hit a solo homer and scored twice in NCAA Regional at #2 Stanford (6/5)... Had a hit in winner-take-all regional finale at #2 Stanford (6/6).
2021: Played in 46 games, starting 45 at shortstop... Batted .278 (45-for-162) with 11 doubles, four home runs and one triple... Scored 29 runs and drove in 22... Drew 24 walks and hit by a pitch once... Posted a .432 slugging and .366 on-base percentages... Went 10-for-13 stealing bases... Laid down six sacrifice bunts... Hit four sacrifice flies... Posted a .994 fielding percentage with 114 assists, 46 putouts and one error... Scored twice, drove in a run and hit a double against BYU (2/20)... Went 2-for-3 with a double versus Rice (3/7)... Plated two run and drew two free passes against Houston (3/13)... Was 2-for-2 with four RBI and a double against the Cougars (3/14)... Stole two bases against ULM (3/27)... Hit a sole homer against the Warhawks (3/28)... Was 2-for-4 with a RBI and stole base against UT Arlington (4/2)... Came around to score twice at UT Rio Grande Valley (4/6)... Hit a solo home run and scored twice at Troy (4/10)... Plated a run, scored once and worked three walks against Texas A&M (4/13)... Had two doubles at Washington (4/17)... Scored two times and drove in a run against Arkansas State (4/23)... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and a triple at Louisiana (4/30)... Hit two doubles and plated a run in series finale at the Ragin' Cajuns (5/1)... Was 4-for-5 with three RBI, three runs scored a double and home run against South Alabama (5/8)... Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a homer against Georgia State (5/14)... Finished season with 2-for-4 day versus Louisiana (5/26).
2020: Played and started 17 games at shortstop... Batted .297 (19-for-64)... Recorded three doubles and one triple... Finished with 14 runs scored and 10 RBI... Drew seven walks for a .361 on-base percentage... Posted a .375 slugging percentage... Laid down two sacrifice bunts... Hit one sacrifice fly... Perfect 4-for-4 stealing bases... Posted a .945 fielding percentage with 46 assists, 23 putouts and four errors... Was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and stolen base against Stony Brook (2/16)... Swiped a bag against Lamar (2/21)... Went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a double and scored a run against Rice (2/26)... Finished 2-for-4 with season-high five RBI and tripled at Houston (2/28)... Recorded a 4-for-5 day with season-high three runs scored and two stolen bases at Houston (3/1)... Was 2-for-5 with a RBI and scored once at Baylor (3/3)... Drew two walks, drove in a run and score once against UTSA (3/10)... Walked twice and came around to score two runs against Prairie View A&M (3/11).
2019: ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team... Played in 55 games, starting 53 all at shortstop... Led team in batting at .330 (72-for-218)... Hit 12 doubles, three triples and one home run... Finished with 37 runs scored and 26 RBIs... Drew 20 walks and hit by a pitch three times... Recorded a .427 slugging and .393 on-base percentages... Led Bobcats with 10 stolen bases... Posted a .980 fielding percentage with 130 assists, 71 putouts and four errors... Went 2-for-4 against Nevada (2/16)... Hit a double off the bench at McNeese (2/24)... Finished 4-for-5 with two runs scored, one RBI, one triple and one stolen base versus Houston (3/2)... Hit a three-run homer against Incarnate Word (3/6)... Was 2-for-4 with a RBI and scored once against UConn (3/10)... Scored twice and had two singles at Rice (3/13)... Plated two runs and hit a sacrifice fly at South Alabama (3/15)... Went 2-for-5 with a RBI against ULM (3/22)... Had a RBI double against the Warhawks (3/23)... Wrapped up series by going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI against ULM (3/24)... Finished 3-for-5 at Appalachian State (3/29)... Was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, one RBI and a triple against Troy (4/5)... Posted a 3-for-5 performance with two runs scored and a double against the Trojans (4/6)... Had two singles, scored a run and swiped a base at Georgia Southern (4/13)... Went 4-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored and one double in series finale at th Eagles (4/14)... Plated two runs against Houston Baptist (4/16)... Recorded a double and single with one RBI against Arkansas State (4/18)... Drew a season-high two walks in series finale against the Red Wolves (4/20)... Scored twice at Louisiana (4/26)... Plated two runs at the Ragin' Cajuns (4/28)... Went 3-for-5 and hit the run-rule walk-off RBI-double against Georgia State (5/5)... Scored twice and hit two singles at Little Rock (5/11)... Finished 2-for-6 with two RBIs, a run scored and a double at the Trojans (5/12)... Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a triple in Sun Belt regular season championship clinching win over UT Arlington (5/17)... Finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and matched season best of two walks in regular season finale against the Mavericks (5/17).
2018: Was used sparingly early in the season but became an everyday starter through Sun Belt Conference play... Also worked his way up to the leadoff spot in the lineup by season’s end... Played in 32 games, starting 26... Made 22 starts in left field, two at third base and two as the designated hitter... Second on the team with a .303 batting average (33-for-109)... Recorded seven doubles, two triples and two home runs... Posted 11 RBIs and 21 runs scored... Had seven sacrifice bunts... Was 2-for-4 stealing bases... Recorded a 1.000 field percentage with 40 putouts, five assists and zero errors... Had 12 multi-hit and three multi-RBI contests... Went 3-for-5 with a RBI and run scored in first career start at Georgia State (4/13)... Drove in season-high two runs and walked twice in first game of doubleheader at the Panthers (4/14)... Finished 2-for-3 at the plate, scored twice and drew two walks in second game of doubleheader at GSU (4/14)... Recorded 3-for-4 performance with two doubles at Texas A&M (4/17)... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and hit first career homer, a solo shot, against South Alabama (4/20)... Posted 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and hit a solo home run against Georgia Southern (4/27)... Was 2-for-5 with a RBI and run scored in series opener against Louisiana (5/11)... Recorded a 2-for-4 day at the plate, scored once and drew a walk against the Ragin’ Cajuns (5/12)... Was 2-for-6 with two runs scored, one RBI and hit first career triple in series finale against Louisiana (5/13)... Had three hits and drove in two runs at UTA (5/17)... Concluded regular season with 2-for-4 performance with a run scored and stole first career base at the Mavericks (5/19)... Was 2-for-5 with two RBIs, a run scored, a triple and stolen base versus Little Rock (5/24)... Scored twice and had two hits in run-rule win in Sun Belt Conference Championship quarterfinals at Louisiana (5/25).
High School: Graduated from Johnson High School... Coached by Gordon Gesell... Selected to 2017 Collin Street Bakery TSWA 6A All-State First Team... Picked to 2017 Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association 6A All-State Second Team... Named to TSWA 6A All-State Honorable Mention as a junior... Selected to All-District 26-6A First Team in 2017, 2016 and 2015... Named to 2016 UIL 6A All-State Tournament First Team... Picked to all-area super team... Competed during the summer for Scott Mayer on the South Texas Sliders... Helped club team to the Freshman Premier national championship.
Personal: Son of Jack and Carla Shuffield... Father was a member of the Kansas City Royals organization from 1982-85... Born Mar. 31, 1999.
