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2018 Baseball

10 Josh Shepherd

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 175
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Mechanicsville, Va.
  • High School Hanover
  • Position IF
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

2018

  • NCCSIA All-State Second Team honoree
  • led the team with a .352 batting average
  • posted team-bests of 40 runs, 56 hits and 14 doubles 
  • tied for club lead with three triples and three home runs
  • posted a .943 fielding percentage after starting all 41 games at shortstop
  • collected four hits in a game on three occasions for Guilford
  • leaves Guilford fifth in hits (139), fifth in walks (81), sixth in runs (190) and eight in doubles (34)

2017

  • Third Team All-ODAC shortstop
  • posted 31 hits, six doubles, and 23 runs with an overall batting average of .392 in 20 league games
  • Guilford's leadoff hitter
  • ranked seventh  in the conference with a .465 on-base percentage
  • hit by a pitch a league-high 15 times, which ranks second in school history
  • made an ODAC-high 136 assists in the field, second-best all-time at Guilford
  • also pitched in two games for the Quakers and had two strikeouts in two innings
  • a best performance came in March against Bluefield State when he went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs, and four RBIs

2016

  • started 39 games at shortstop for the Quakers
  • led Guilford’s offense in a handful of categories, including hits (45), runs (30), at-bats (149) and runs batted in (28)
  • finished with a .303 batting average and a .403 on-base percentage
  • had a 4-for-5 performance, four runs scored and two runs driven in on opening day versus Piedmont College
  • added a second four-hit game against regionally ranked Tufts University March 21 to help the Quakers to a 15-0 victory over the Jumbos
  • hit his first collegiate home run April 19 in an 11-6 victory over Lynchburg College.

2015

  • started all 36 games as the Quakers’ shortstop
  • ranked third on the team with a .296 batting average in 125 at-bats
  • had 10 multiple-hit games and was ranked second on the team with 37 hits
  • led Guilford in on-base percentage (.419), runs scored (24), total plate appearances (156), assists (84), and games played (36)
  • a top performance came on March 25 against Methodist when he had a career-high four hits and scored two runs

Personal

  • received 2018 English Athletic Leadership Award, Guilford's highest athletics honor
  • named to the 2017-2018 Academic All ODAC team
  • seven-time member of Guilford’s Student-Athlete Honor Roll
  • dean's list student
  • lettered three years under coach Charlie Dragum at Hanover High School
  • member of the 2013 and 2014  4-A Virginia State Baseball Champions
  • named a Second Team All-Capital District selection in 2014 after earning first-team honors in 2013
  • son of Roger and Coleen Shepherd
  • minor in sport administration

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2015Freshman

    IF
    6'1" 165 lbs
    7
  • 10

    2016Sophomore

    IF
    6'1" 170 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2017Junior

    IF/P
    6'1" 175 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2018Senior

    IF
    6'2" 175 lbs
    10