Junior (2020): Played all 15 games as the team's everyday shortstop, hitting .224 and ranking fourth on the club with 12 runs scored ... Led the team with seven steals ... Enjoyed a nine-game hit streak between Feb. 19 and March 4.
Sophomore (2019): Played in all 41 games all over the field as a utility man, scoring a team-high 33 runs ... Led the team and the ODAC with 21 stolen bases ... Hit .262 with seven doubles and 15 RBI ... Started the season on a six-game hit streak, polishing off an 11-game hit streak dating back to 2018 ... Doubled twice and scored twice March 14 in 10-9 loss to Division I Lehigh ... Had career-high four hits April 20 vs. Bridgewater.
Freshman (2018): Appeared in 31 games, playing around the infield but settling in as the team's shortstop by year's end ... Hit a team-leading .318 with 11 RBI in his first collegiate season ... Reached base in his final 18 games of the year ... Bookended the season with five-game hit streaks ... Went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs April 3 vs. Greensboro, the first of three-straight two-hit games ... Was 3-for-6 with a double April 18 at Ferrum, notching three RBI and a stolen base ... Stayed hot in conference play, going 6-for-11 with three runs and three RBI April 28 in a split with Eastern Mennonite.
Before Lynchburg: Was named both offensive and defensive player of the year in his time with the Patriots.
Personal
Minor: Business and Coaching
Parents: Autumn and Alan Shaffer
Sister: Paytience
Dream Vacation: Hawai'i
Favorite Movie: Superbad
Favorite Book: Berenstein Bears
Favorite TV Show: Prison Break
Career Aspirations: Sports agent and business owner
Volunteer Work: ALS and cancer walks
Why is being a Hornet important to you? It means a lot because this school is a great foundation for my future career aspirations and it feels like home to me.
