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CAREER: A change-of-pace right-handed pitcher who has appeared in 16 career games, including one start in her freshman debut season ... Dropped her ERA by almost one from her freshman to sophomore season ... A master of forcing the ground ball in key situations ... Also serves as a speedy pinch runner. 2012: Appeared in eight games, including a shutout against Louisiana Tech March 2 ... Registered a 5.73 ERA in 3.2 innings pitched, down from her freshman ERA of 6.42 ... Scored a run as a pinch runner in the season-opening win at South Alabama ... Made a relief appearance in a 6-3 win at Samford ... Against #17 Louisiana, walked the only batter faced in the bottom of the sixth, setting a season-high for walks ... Closed out the win at Jackson State with a career-high tying two strikeouts in an inning of scoreless relief ... Threw another scoreless inning in the shutout win over Louisiana Tech at the Bulldog Classic ... Pitched an inning in the second win vs. Columbia at the Bulldog Classic ... Pitched 0.1 innings of scoreless relief in the second game of a doubleheader vs. No. 3/4 Florida ... Recorded one out in a scoreless appearance against No. 12/11 Tennessee in the series opener ... Registered an appearance against No. 2 Alabama in the final game of the weekend home series ... Appeared as a pinch runner in the Senior Day doubleheader sweep vs. Tennessee Tech. 2011: Saw her first collegiate action in the Bulldog Round-Robin championship game, striking out one and not allowing a run in an inning of work ... Worked two innings of relief in game two against South Carolina, giving up a run and three hits while striking out two ... Tossed a season-high 3.1 innings against Florida State en route to collecting her first career victory ... Drew the first start of her career in the second game at Florida. PRE-COLLEGE: Standout pitcher for Jennifer Brown at Vestavia Hills High School ... Led the Lady Rebels to three state tournament appearances since 2006 ... Eclipsed the 100-career win mark as a senior, leading VHHS to a fifth-straight area championship and the regional tournament ... Ranked in the top 20 in state history with 105 victories and 827 innings pitched ... Vestavia Hills' 2010 Female Athlete of the Year ... Named the Birmingham News' Top Pitcher for the South and Hoover areas entering 2010 ... Won 31 games as a sophomore, earning 6A All-State honors from the Alabama Sportswriters Association ... An Alabama All-State Tournament honoree after guiding the 2008 Lady Rebels to a third-place finish at the state tournament ... Multiple-time MVP of the area tournament and an All-Metro Team selection ... Named Over the Mountain All-Area four times ... Went 27-4 with 178 strikeouts and a 0.94 ERA in 2007 to guide VHHS to a state sixth-most 64 wins, a fifth-place state finish and top 25 national ranking ... The 2007 squad also won 35-straight games, tied for fourth in Alabama annals ... Pitched Vestavia Hills to area and regional championships and a runner-up finish at the state tournament in her inaugural varsity season ... Played with Bulldog sophomore Jessica Cooley for her father Blake's Skyhawks Elite travel team ... Helped the Skyhawks to an ASA National Tournament appearance, a National Softball Association championship and a second-place finish in the Florida World Series ... Paced the 2008 Skyhawks to a second-place finish at the state tournament after the team took seventh at the Colorado Fireworks ... Also hurled the team to an appearance at the USSSA National Tournament. PERSONAL: Born Shana Marie Sherrod on Oct. 23, 1991, in Homewood, Ala. ... Daughter of Blake and Cindy Sherrod ... Has four siblings - Matthew, Nikki, Quint and Cristen ... Majoring in elementary education ... Enjoys playing Call of Duty with teammate Jessica Cooley. CAREER HIGHS Innings Pitched 3.1 vs. Florida State, 3/12/11 Strikeouts 2, 3x, last vs. Columbia, 3/3/12 Hits 9 at Florida, 3/16/11 Runs 9 at Florida, 3/16/11 Earned Runs 8 at Florida, 3/16/11 Walks 2 vs. South Carolina, 3/9/11 R (Offense) 1 at South Alabama, 2/9/12 |
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