| Tant Shepherd |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Flower Mound, Texas
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| High School:
Flower Mound
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 210
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| Position:
3B/OF
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| Experience:
Jr.-3L
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JUNIOR (2010)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS (Updated March 9, 2010)
•Went 2-for-3 with one double and one hit-by-pitch in the season-opening game against New Mexico (2/19).
•Hit 2-for-2 with two runs, one home run, two RBI and three walks in the second game of the series versus No. 18 Stanford (2/27).
•Batted 3-for-5 with one double and two RBI (3/7) against Missouri in the Houston College Classic.
SOPHOMORE (2009)
2009 SEASON
•Appeared in 55 games, including 47 starts, as a sophomore, batting .260 with 27 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 21 RBI and four stolen bases.
•Played in 25 Big 12 games, including 24 starts, hitting .247 with 11 runs, seven doubles, one home run, 13 RBI and one stolen base.
2009 HIGHLIGHTS
•Batted .455 (5-for-11) with four runs, one double and one RBI in the season-opening four-game series against UIC (2/20-22).
•Hit 3-for-6 (.500) with three runs one double and one RBI in a doubleheader against the Flames (2/21).
•Batted .500 (6-for-12) with four runs, two doubles, two triples, five RBI and two stolen bases in four-game series against Penn State (2/27-3/1).
•Opened the Penn State (2/27) series by going 1-for-3 with a triple and three RBI.
•Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, one run and two RBI in series finale against Penn State (3/1).
•Hit 2-for-2 with one hit-by-pitch and one sacrifice bunt in series finale against Missouri (3/15).
•Combined to go 4-for-9 (.444) with two walks, two runs, two doubles, three RBI and one stolen basein series against Texas Tech (3/27-29).
•Batted .444 (4-for-9) with two runs, two doubles, one home run and four RBI in doubleheader sweep of Nebraska (4/10).
•Hit 1-for-3 with one hit-by-pitch, one home run, two runs and one RBI versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/15).
•Batted .500 (5-for-10) with three walks, four runs, one double and one RBI in three-game series against Oklahoma (4/18-19).
•Went 1-for-3 with one double, one run and three RBI in win at Texas A&M (5/8).
•Played for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, batting .247 with nine runs, four doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI in 24 games.
FRESHMAN (2008)
2008 HONORS
· Fall 2007 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2008 SEASON
· Played in 27 games with 13 starts, including nine at designated hitter, two at first base and two at third base.
· Batted .357 with 17 runs, 20 hits, four doubles, two home runs, 18 RBI and 11 walks on the season.
· Logged a .536 slugging percentage and .449 on-base percentage for the year.
· Played in 14 Big 12 games, including eight starts, hitting .250 with eight runs, seven hits, one home run and five RBI.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS
· Logged first career hit and scored a run against VCU (2/24).
· Batted 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, one walk and three RBI against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/4).
· Came in as a pinch-hitter and went 1-for-1 with one RBI against Stanford (3/8).
· Hit 2-for-5 with two runs, one double, one walk and two RBI in win over UT San Antonio (3/17).
· Batted 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, one walk and three RBI against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/4).
· Logged his first collegiate home run while going 3-for-5 with three runs, one walk and three RBI in series opening win against Texas Tech (3/20).
· Recorded his first pinch-hit home run, a three run blast, in non-conference win over Baylor (4/22).
· Went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI against Kansas State (4/27).
· Played third base and outfield for the Beatrice Bruins under the direction of Coach Bob Steinkamp in the M.I.N.K. (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas) League over the summer.
· Hit .370 with 29 runs, 47 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 43 RBI and three stolen bases in 36 games.
HIGH SCHOOL
· Four-year letterwinner in baseball and two-year captain at Flower Mound (Texas) High School for Coach Steve Stinson.
· Batted .390 with four home runs, 29 RBI, 22 stolen bases and 47 runs as a senior to help the Jaguars to a 29-4 record.
· Tabbed All-District 6-5A, preseason all-state and first-team all-area his senior year.
· Earned All-District 8-5A and second-team all-area honors after batting .454 with 40 runs, two home runs, 38 RBI and 24 stolen bases as a junior.
· Played third base for the Dallas Tigers in the summer of 2006 under Coach Linty Ingram.
· Led the Tigers to a 45-6 record and third-place finish at the 2006 Connie Mack World Series, hitting.424 with 19 doubles, nine home runs and 59 RBI.
PERSONAL
Born William Tant Shepherd on Aug. 1, 1989, in Dallas, Texas ... parents are Tom Shepherd and Margaret Brous ... has three siblings, Thomas, Micah and Syler ... mother, Margaret Brous, ran track for UT ... majoring in education.
