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Jersey Number 9
Conner Shepherd
- Position:
- INF
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Upland, Calif.
- High School:
- Upland HS
- Prev School:
- Mt. San Antonio College
Bio
Career Honors
• 2021 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2020 2nd-Team Academic All-Big 12
• 2019 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
2020 (Senior)
One of four Horned Frogs to play in and start all 15 games in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic... posted a .268 batting average with a .344 on-base percentage and a .554 slugging percentage... of 15 total hits on the year, two were doubles, one triple and four home runs... the four home runs ranked second on the squad... tied for the team lead with 14 RBIs... collected four two-out RBIs... recorded five multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests... hit safely in seven games and reached safely in 11 contests... drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and a two-run triple in the season-opener against Kentucky (Feb. 14)... homered and doubled as part of a three-hit game at Minnesota (Feb. 22)... tallied another three-hit game and drove in three runs with a double and a home run in the series-finale at Minnesota (Feb. 24)... went 3-for-5 with an RBI against Stephen F. Austin... hit a walk-off home run in the series-opener against Cal (Feb. 28)... went 1-for-4 in the loss at USC (March 6)... hit a two-run home run and drove in another in the win at No. 2 UCLA (March 7).
2019 (Junior)
Started 48 games out of 57 appearances on the season... made 35 starts at third base and 13 at first base... also made five appearances as a defensive replacement and four as a pinch hitter... ranked fourth on the team with a career-high .297 batting average... collected a career-high 55 hits, including nine doubles, two triples and six home runs... drove in 22 runs... was successful in five-of-six stolen base attempts... collected 16 multi-hit games and registered five multi-RBI contests... recorded a base hit in 35 games and reached safely in 43... drew a walk as a pinch hitter in first appearance of the season against Abilene Christian (Feb. 20)... homered as part of a three-hit game in first start of the year against Grand Canyon (Feb. 23)... was 1-for-4 with a double in the series-finale against the Lopes (Feb. 24)... appeared in two games (vs. Houston; vs. Rice) in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (March 1, March 3)... played in all three games at Long Beach State (March 8-10)... tripled in a start at San Diego (March 12)... came off the bench as a pinch hitter in the series opener against Eastern Michigan (March 15) and hit a grand slam... became a regular in the starting lineup on with two hits, including a double, against Eastern Michigan (March 16)... collected two more hits in the series finale against Eastern Michigan (March 17)... hit a three-run home run as part of a two-hit game vs. UT Arlington at Globe Life Park (March 19)... hit .333 (3-for-9) in the series win over Texas (March 22-24)... was 1-for-3 against UTRGV (March 26)... collected two hits and scored four runs in the Oklahoma State series (March 29-31)... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the series finale at Oklahoma (April 7)... homered and drew three walks at Dallas Baptist (April 9)... had an RBI-single in the win over Seton Hall (April 12)... tallied two hits in the Kansas State series (April 18-20)... broke a three-game hitless streak with two hits in Game 2 against Baylor (April 27)... was 2-for-4 with a run scored at Abilene Christian (April 30)... had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two in the series-opener at West Virginia (May 3)... doubled and drove in a run as part of a three-hit game in the series finale against the Mountaineers (May 5)... hit a walk-off home run in the ninth as part of a two-hit game in the series-opener against Kansas (May 10)... went 1-for-4 against Lamar (May 14)... collected four hits in the Texas Tech series (May 16-18)... homered in the series finale against the Red Raiders (May 18)... hit safely in four of five games at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships (May 22-26)... was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the win over Oklahoma (May 23)... tripled in the win over Baylor (May 24)... had an RBI single against Oklahoma State (May 25)... doubled as part of a two-hit game against the Cowboys (May 26)... was 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Cal in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (May 31)... collected three hits in the win over Central Connecticut State (June 2).
2018 (Sophomore)
Made 53 starts as part of 54 appearances on the season... every start came at third base... made one appearance as a defensive replacement... ranked tied for second on the team with seven home runs... drove in 26... also collected six doubles and one triple... was 4-for-4 in stolen bases... tallied nine multi-hit games and five multiple-RBI contests... reached base safely in 40 contests and tallied a hit in 27... first career hit was a double on Feb. 18 at Grand Canyon... went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the win over UT Arlington (March 1)... connected on his first career home run, a three-run blast against Vanderbilt at Dodger Stadium on March 11... went 1-for-4 in the series opener against Minnesota (March 16)... started a seven game hitting streak with a 3-for-4 day at the plate against Kansas State (March 23)... hit .500 (14-for-28) during the streak with three doubles and four RBIs... homered in back-to-back games against the Wildcats (March 23-24)... tallied two hits in the series finale against the Wildcats (March 25)... had six hits in the series at Oklahoma State (March 30-31)... doubled twice as part of a three-hit game in the series finale (March 31)... went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI at Dallas Baptist (April 3)... doubled against Oklahoma (April 8)... went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the series-opener at Kansas (April 13)... scored three runs at UT Arlington (April 17)... went 2-for-4 with a double at Baylor (April 21)... tripled and drove in a career-high four runs as part of a two-hit game against Stephen F. Austin (April 24)... had two hits, including his fourth home run of the season in the Texas Tech series (April 27-29)... went 1-for-3 with an RBI at Abilene Christian (May 1)... homered and drove in two runs as part of a two-hit game against West Virginia (May 12)... also homered at Stephen F. Austin (May 15)... walked twice and scored two runs in the series finale against the Mountaineers (May 13)... had three hits in the series at Texas (May 17-19)... hit seventh home run of the season in the series-finale against the Longhorns (May 19)... drove in two runs and score twice in the Big 12 Tournament opener against Texas Tech (May 23)... scored a trio of runs and drove in a run in the two wins over West Virginia (May 24, 26)... had an RBI single in the final game of the season against Baylor (May 27).
Previous School
Played just one season at Mt. San Antonio College... hit .314 with 17 extra-base hits and 31 RBIs for the Mounties... tallied three home runs and stole nine bases... first-team All-SCC North... named to the Dean's List as well as the Academic President's List.
At Florida International
Redshirted in his only season on campus at Florida International.
High School
Played high school ball at Upland (Calif.) High School... named Freshman MVP... selected as varsity MVP... hit .440 with five doubles, a home run and 27 RBI as a senior... earned first-team All-Valley... named a Baseline League Scholar Athlete... boasted a 3.75 GPA.
Personal
Parents are Chaffey and Anne... has two sisters, Katelyn and Lyndsay.
• 2021 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2020 2nd-Team Academic All-Big 12
• 2019 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
2020 (Senior)
One of four Horned Frogs to play in and start all 15 games in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic... posted a .268 batting average with a .344 on-base percentage and a .554 slugging percentage... of 15 total hits on the year, two were doubles, one triple and four home runs... the four home runs ranked second on the squad... tied for the team lead with 14 RBIs... collected four two-out RBIs... recorded five multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests... hit safely in seven games and reached safely in 11 contests... drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and a two-run triple in the season-opener against Kentucky (Feb. 14)... homered and doubled as part of a three-hit game at Minnesota (Feb. 22)... tallied another three-hit game and drove in three runs with a double and a home run in the series-finale at Minnesota (Feb. 24)... went 3-for-5 with an RBI against Stephen F. Austin... hit a walk-off home run in the series-opener against Cal (Feb. 28)... went 1-for-4 in the loss at USC (March 6)... hit a two-run home run and drove in another in the win at No. 2 UCLA (March 7).
2019 (Junior)
Started 48 games out of 57 appearances on the season... made 35 starts at third base and 13 at first base... also made five appearances as a defensive replacement and four as a pinch hitter... ranked fourth on the team with a career-high .297 batting average... collected a career-high 55 hits, including nine doubles, two triples and six home runs... drove in 22 runs... was successful in five-of-six stolen base attempts... collected 16 multi-hit games and registered five multi-RBI contests... recorded a base hit in 35 games and reached safely in 43... drew a walk as a pinch hitter in first appearance of the season against Abilene Christian (Feb. 20)... homered as part of a three-hit game in first start of the year against Grand Canyon (Feb. 23)... was 1-for-4 with a double in the series-finale against the Lopes (Feb. 24)... appeared in two games (vs. Houston; vs. Rice) in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (March 1, March 3)... played in all three games at Long Beach State (March 8-10)... tripled in a start at San Diego (March 12)... came off the bench as a pinch hitter in the series opener against Eastern Michigan (March 15) and hit a grand slam... became a regular in the starting lineup on with two hits, including a double, against Eastern Michigan (March 16)... collected two more hits in the series finale against Eastern Michigan (March 17)... hit a three-run home run as part of a two-hit game vs. UT Arlington at Globe Life Park (March 19)... hit .333 (3-for-9) in the series win over Texas (March 22-24)... was 1-for-3 against UTRGV (March 26)... collected two hits and scored four runs in the Oklahoma State series (March 29-31)... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the series finale at Oklahoma (April 7)... homered and drew three walks at Dallas Baptist (April 9)... had an RBI-single in the win over Seton Hall (April 12)... tallied two hits in the Kansas State series (April 18-20)... broke a three-game hitless streak with two hits in Game 2 against Baylor (April 27)... was 2-for-4 with a run scored at Abilene Christian (April 30)... had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two in the series-opener at West Virginia (May 3)... doubled and drove in a run as part of a three-hit game in the series finale against the Mountaineers (May 5)... hit a walk-off home run in the ninth as part of a two-hit game in the series-opener against Kansas (May 10)... went 1-for-4 against Lamar (May 14)... collected four hits in the Texas Tech series (May 16-18)... homered in the series finale against the Red Raiders (May 18)... hit safely in four of five games at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships (May 22-26)... was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the win over Oklahoma (May 23)... tripled in the win over Baylor (May 24)... had an RBI single against Oklahoma State (May 25)... doubled as part of a two-hit game against the Cowboys (May 26)... was 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Cal in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (May 31)... collected three hits in the win over Central Connecticut State (June 2).
2018 (Sophomore)
Made 53 starts as part of 54 appearances on the season... every start came at third base... made one appearance as a defensive replacement... ranked tied for second on the team with seven home runs... drove in 26... also collected six doubles and one triple... was 4-for-4 in stolen bases... tallied nine multi-hit games and five multiple-RBI contests... reached base safely in 40 contests and tallied a hit in 27... first career hit was a double on Feb. 18 at Grand Canyon... went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the win over UT Arlington (March 1)... connected on his first career home run, a three-run blast against Vanderbilt at Dodger Stadium on March 11... went 1-for-4 in the series opener against Minnesota (March 16)... started a seven game hitting streak with a 3-for-4 day at the plate against Kansas State (March 23)... hit .500 (14-for-28) during the streak with three doubles and four RBIs... homered in back-to-back games against the Wildcats (March 23-24)... tallied two hits in the series finale against the Wildcats (March 25)... had six hits in the series at Oklahoma State (March 30-31)... doubled twice as part of a three-hit game in the series finale (March 31)... went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI at Dallas Baptist (April 3)... doubled against Oklahoma (April 8)... went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the series-opener at Kansas (April 13)... scored three runs at UT Arlington (April 17)... went 2-for-4 with a double at Baylor (April 21)... tripled and drove in a career-high four runs as part of a two-hit game against Stephen F. Austin (April 24)... had two hits, including his fourth home run of the season in the Texas Tech series (April 27-29)... went 1-for-3 with an RBI at Abilene Christian (May 1)... homered and drove in two runs as part of a two-hit game against West Virginia (May 12)... also homered at Stephen F. Austin (May 15)... walked twice and scored two runs in the series finale against the Mountaineers (May 13)... had three hits in the series at Texas (May 17-19)... hit seventh home run of the season in the series-finale against the Longhorns (May 19)... drove in two runs and score twice in the Big 12 Tournament opener against Texas Tech (May 23)... scored a trio of runs and drove in a run in the two wins over West Virginia (May 24, 26)... had an RBI single in the final game of the season against Baylor (May 27).
Previous School
Played just one season at Mt. San Antonio College... hit .314 with 17 extra-base hits and 31 RBIs for the Mounties... tallied three home runs and stole nine bases... first-team All-SCC North... named to the Dean's List as well as the Academic President's List.
At Florida International
Redshirted in his only season on campus at Florida International.
High School
Played high school ball at Upland (Calif.) High School... named Freshman MVP... selected as varsity MVP... hit .440 with five doubles, a home run and 27 RBI as a senior... earned first-team All-Valley... named a Baseline League Scholar Athlete... boasted a 3.75 GPA.
Personal
Parents are Chaffey and Anne... has two sisters, Katelyn and Lyndsay.
on the field with TCU Baseball
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Wednesday, June 11
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