Career
Has appeared in 30 games with 26 starts ... 5-12, 5.41 ERA ... 121.1 IP, 116 H, 98 R, 73 ER, 91 BB, 98 K ... ranks second at Harding with seven runners picked off ... has Harding's third-lowest stolen base against percentage (64.5%) ... holds Harding's fifth-lowest opponents batting average (.254) ... missed the 2011 season after undergoing elbow surgery.
2012
Appeared in 12 games, all starts ... 3-6, 3.73 ERA ... 60.1 IP, 45 H, 33 R, 25 ER, 37 BB, 43 K ... held opponents to a .208 average, fifth-lowest in program history ... led Harding with 43 strikeouts ... limited left-handed hitters to a .169 average ... opponents hit only .189 with the bases empty and .188 with two outs ... allowed a team-best 6.72 hits per nine innings, good for 41st in Division II ... struck out a season-high seven hitters and allowed only two hits and no runs in 5.0 innings to earn the win vs. Maryville on Feb. 11 ... won his second straight start on Feb. 19 vs. Alabama-Huntsville, pitching 5.0 innings and allowing one earned run while striking out five ... moved to 3-0 with a 5.0-inning effort at Arkansas-Monticello in which he allowed three earned runs and struck out six ... allowed only one home run in 60.1 innings.
2011
Missed the entire season with an elbow injury.
2010
Appeared in 10 games with nine starts ... 0-5, 7.71 ERA ... 37.1 IP, 45 H, 42 R, 32 ER, 28 BB, 33 K ... ranked second on the team in strikeouts (33) ... had a season-high eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings against Delta State (3/28) ... one of only two Harding pitchers that pitched more than 30 innings and did not allow a home run ... pitched a complete game in his last outing, allowing four earned runs in 6.0 IP at Henderson State (4/10).
2009
Appeared in eight games with five starts ... posted a 2-1 record and a 6.08 ERA ... struck out 22 in 23.2 innings ... limited opponents to a .283 batting average ... held left-handed hitters to a .125 batting average ... opponents hit only .208 with runners on base ... earned his first collegiate win with a 4.0 inning start vs. Williams Baptist (2/24) ... allowed only two earned runs and struck out a season-high six batters ... allowed only one earned run in 2.0 innings to earn the win vs. Central Baptist (4/15) ... yielded two earned runs or fewer in four of his five starts.
Previous School
Started as a senior pitcher for coach Frank Cumbley at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas ... selected to play in the Texas High School All-Star Game ... as a senior, had a 4-1 record with a 2.72 ERA ... had 29 strikeouts with opponents batting only .230 ... only loss of the season was a 3-0 defeat to Plano West (27-0), the #1 team in the state of Texas and the #7 team nationally in the USA Today rankings.
Personal
Born: June 14, 1990 in Longview, Texas ... Major: Management ... Parents: Brady and Dee Dee Shirley ... has one sister (Heather).
