2023 Softball Roster
Roster
Sheffield, Shyanne
OF
/ SoftballOF/C
/ SoftballIF/OF
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballIF
/ SoftballIF
/ SoftballIF
/ SoftballIF
/ SoftballOF/P
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballC
/ SoftballOF/P
/ SoftballC
/ SoftballIF
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballIF/P
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball
Jersey Number 2
Shyanne Sheffield
- Position:
- IF/OF
- Height:
- 5-5
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tullahoma, Tenn.
- High School:
- Tullahoma HS
- Previous School:
- Purdue
Bio
Awards and Honors
2021: Named to OVC All-Newcomer team…Played and started in 42 games for the Skyhawks in centerfield…Notched a .381 batting average with 24 runs scored, 48 hits, five doubles, two triples, three home runs and 17 RBIs…Posted a .435 on-base percentage and a .524 slugging percentage…Drew 12 walks, including two against Eastern Illinois (Apr. 12) and Belmont (Apr. 25)…Stole 12 bases…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in batting average (.378, fourth), on-base percentage (.432, fifth), sacrifice bunts (five, eighth) and hits (48, ninth)…Tallied 15 multi-hit outings, including season-best three-hit games against Murray State (March 5), Jacksonville State (March 12) and Evansville (March 30)…Strung together a season-long 12-game hitting streak stretching from March 5-30…Recorded hits in 30 contests…Tallied four multi-RBI contests against Chattanooga (Feb. 24), Evansville (March 30), Belmont (Apr. 25) and Tennessee Tech (May 8)…Drove in a season-high three runs at Belmont (Apr. 25)…Laced triples against Murray State (March 6) and Belmont (Apr. 25)…Hit home runs against Evansville (March 30), Austin Peay (May 1) and Southeast Missouri (May 5)…Posted a .972 fielding percentage with 69 putouts, one assist and two errors…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Tabbed Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
2020: Saw action in 21 games for the Skyhawks while earning 20 starts primarily in center field in a COVID-19 abbreviated season…Notched a .320 batting average with eight runs scored, one home run and 11 RBIs…Posted a .375 on-base percentage and .380 slugging percentage…Drew four walks…Stole six bases, including a season-high two steals against Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 22)…Tallied four multi-hit contests against Alabama State (Feb. 8), Grambling State (Feb. 9), Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 22) and Wright State (Feb. 22)…Recorded a pair of multi-RBI games against Buffalo (Feb. 7) and Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 8)…Hit a three-run inside the park home run against Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 8)…Scored a pair of runs against both Alabama State (Feb. 8) and Alcorn State (Feb. 28)…Tallied six sacrifice hits…Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with 32 putouts, four assists and no errors...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
Before UT Martin: Joins the Skyhawks after spending one season at Purdue…Played in 17 games as a Boilermaker, tallying one at bat while scoring eight runs…Successfully stole 2-of-3 attempts…Prepped at Tullahoma High School where she played for head coach Gary Barfield…Posted a .499 batting average in her career with 45 doubles, 14 triples, 21 home runs and 88 RBIs while notching a career OPS of 1.451…Recorded 89 career stolen bases…Earned all-district honors three times…Named district MVP as a sophomore and Rookie of the Year as a freshman.
Personal: Born on Aug. 21, 2000...Daughter of Maureen Shelton...Has four siblings, Jerell, Nia, Anthony and Whitney...Majoring in communications.
- Yearly Honors
- All-OVC first team (2022)
- OVC All-Newcomer Team (2021)
- Weekly Honors
- OVC Player of the Week (4/18/22)
- Academic Honors
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
2021: Named to OVC All-Newcomer team…Played and started in 42 games for the Skyhawks in centerfield…Notched a .381 batting average with 24 runs scored, 48 hits, five doubles, two triples, three home runs and 17 RBIs…Posted a .435 on-base percentage and a .524 slugging percentage…Drew 12 walks, including two against Eastern Illinois (Apr. 12) and Belmont (Apr. 25)…Stole 12 bases…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in batting average (.378, fourth), on-base percentage (.432, fifth), sacrifice bunts (five, eighth) and hits (48, ninth)…Tallied 15 multi-hit outings, including season-best three-hit games against Murray State (March 5), Jacksonville State (March 12) and Evansville (March 30)…Strung together a season-long 12-game hitting streak stretching from March 5-30…Recorded hits in 30 contests…Tallied four multi-RBI contests against Chattanooga (Feb. 24), Evansville (March 30), Belmont (Apr. 25) and Tennessee Tech (May 8)…Drove in a season-high three runs at Belmont (Apr. 25)…Laced triples against Murray State (March 6) and Belmont (Apr. 25)…Hit home runs against Evansville (March 30), Austin Peay (May 1) and Southeast Missouri (May 5)…Posted a .972 fielding percentage with 69 putouts, one assist and two errors…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Tabbed Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
2020: Saw action in 21 games for the Skyhawks while earning 20 starts primarily in center field in a COVID-19 abbreviated season…Notched a .320 batting average with eight runs scored, one home run and 11 RBIs…Posted a .375 on-base percentage and .380 slugging percentage…Drew four walks…Stole six bases, including a season-high two steals against Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 22)…Tallied four multi-hit contests against Alabama State (Feb. 8), Grambling State (Feb. 9), Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 22) and Wright State (Feb. 22)…Recorded a pair of multi-RBI games against Buffalo (Feb. 7) and Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 8)…Hit a three-run inside the park home run against Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 8)…Scored a pair of runs against both Alabama State (Feb. 8) and Alcorn State (Feb. 28)…Tallied six sacrifice hits…Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with 32 putouts, four assists and no errors...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
Before UT Martin: Joins the Skyhawks after spending one season at Purdue…Played in 17 games as a Boilermaker, tallying one at bat while scoring eight runs…Successfully stole 2-of-3 attempts…Prepped at Tullahoma High School where she played for head coach Gary Barfield…Posted a .499 batting average in her career with 45 doubles, 14 triples, 21 home runs and 88 RBIs while notching a career OPS of 1.451…Recorded 89 career stolen bases…Earned all-district honors three times…Named district MVP as a sophomore and Rookie of the Year as a freshman.
Personal: Born on Aug. 21, 2000...Daughter of Maureen Shelton...Has four siblings, Jerell, Nia, Anthony and Whitney...Majoring in communications.
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