HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year standout as a shortstop and pitcher at St. George's Independent School • Played for head coach Andy Scott • Former MSU player Jon Mungle also a member of the SGIS staff • First-team all-state, all-Metro Memphis, 2012 Commercial Appeal's Best of Preps and Rawlings Southeast All-Region as a senior • Fashioned a 7-1 record with 91 strikeouts and a 1.78 earned run average in 58-1/3 innings of pitching • Established school mark for strikeouts, including a school-best 16 in a single game • Averaged 11.1 strikeouts per game and limited opposing hitters to .127 hitting, also a school mark  • Hit .437 with 47 RBI while setting school records with 53 hits, 17 doubles and four triples • Rated No. 1 by Perfect Game among Tennessee's Class of 2012 prospects and No. 169 nationally • Wendy's High School Heisman at SGIS and runner-up for 2012 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year • Hit .408 with 48 RBI and posted a 2-1 pitching mark with two saves and a 1.50 ERA as a junior • Prep classmate of MSU redshirt freshman Preston Brown and first-year manager Kam Prather • Played summer league baseball for Dulin's Dodgers, coached by Tim Dulin • Multi-year honor roll student at St. George's.

PERSONAL:
Born John Marc Shelly on July 29, 1993 in Atlanta, Ga. • Son of Carol Anne and Marc Shelly of Germantown, Tenn. • Majoring in business administration.