The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Baseball Roster
Roster
Tant Shepherd
- Position:
- IF
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
- High School:
- Flower Mound
Updated 7/11/11
SENIOR (2011)
2011 honors
• NCAA Austin Regional Most Outstanding Player
• NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team
• All-Big 12 - Second Team
• Drafted in the 24th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year?Player Draft by the New York Mets.
2011 highlights
• Hit 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI in the series finale against Maryland (2/20).
• Batted 2-for-6 with one RBI against Hawai[apos]i (2/26).
• Hit an 11th inning walk-off three-run home run against UTSA (3/8).
• Logged two runs and a solo home run in the series finales against Brown (3/13).
• Hit a double and triple and came around to score in the series final against Kansas State (3/20).
• Went 1-for-2 with two runs against Houston Baptist (3/23).
• Hit 2-for-3 with one run against Oral Roberts (3/29).
• Combined to go 7-for-13 with two runs and two RBI in the series against Missouri (4/1-3).
• Went 3-for-5 with three RBI and one run against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/5).
• Combined to hit 4-for-10 with five runs and four RBI in the series against Baylor (4/8-4/10).
• Hit 1-for-4 with two RBI in the series finale against Texas Tech (4/17).
• Batted 4-for-5 with three runs and one RBI against Kansas (4/22).
• Went 2-for-4 with one run against Texas State (4/26).
• Combined to go 5-for-10 with three runs and three RBI in the series against Oklahoma (4/29-5/1).
• Hit 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI against Prairie View A&M (4/3).
• Batted 4-for-5 with three runs and one RBI in the series opener against Nebraska (5/6).
• Hit 2-for-4 with two runs in the second game of the double header against Texas Southern (5/14).
• Went 2-for-5 with three runs and one RBI in the Big 12 Tournament against Oklahoma State (5/27).
• Batted 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI in the opener of the NCAA Baseball Austin Regional against Princeton (6/3).
• Hit 3-for-5 with one run in the NCAA Baseball Austin Regional against Texas State (6/5).
• Combined to go 5-for-13 with two doubles in the NCAA Baseball Austin Super Regional against Arizona State (6/10-6/12).
JUNIOR (2010)
2010 honors
• All-Big 12 - Second Team
2010 season
• Started all 63 games at first base as a junior, batting .337 with 64 runs, 83 hits, 19 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 37 RBI, nine sacrifice bunts and 14 stolen bases.
• Ranked fifth in the Big 12 in runs (64) and doubles (19).
• Started all 27 games in Big 12 action, batting .367 with 29 runs, 40 hits, 12 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 18 RBI and eight stolen bases.
• Ranked second in the league in doubles hit in Big 12 action (12) and fourth in runs (29).
2010 highlights
• Started the season by hitting .526 (10-for-19) with three walks, five runs, one double, one home run and two RBI in the first six games.
• Batted 5-for-10 with one double in the opening series vs. New Mexico (2/19-21).
• Hit 1-for-3 with one walk, one sacrifice bunt and two runs against Dallas Baptist (2/24).
• Went 2-for-4 with one sacrifice bunt and one run in series opener vs. No. 18 Stanford (2/26).
• Batted 2-for-2 with three walks, one home run, two runs and two RBI in second game of series against No. 18 Stanford (2/27).
• Registered two runs, one walk and one stolen base in win vs. No. 9 Rice (3/5) at Minute Maid Park.
• Went 3-for-5 with one double and two RBI against Missouri (3/7) at Minute Maid Park.
• Hit walk-off solo home run in the 10th inning of series opener vs. Iowa (3/12).
• Batted 2-for-4 with one double, one stolen base, one hit-by-pitch two runs and one RBI in second game of doubleheader against Iowa (3/13).
• Hit 3-for-6 with two doubles, two runs and two RBI in series finale against Iowa (3/14).
• Went 1-for-2 with two walks, one double, two runs and one RBI in series finale against Nebraska (3/21).
• Combined to go 6-for-11 with five runs, three doubles, two walks, two stolen bases, one hit-by-pitch and four RBI in three-game at Texas Tech (3/26-28).
• Opened series at Texas Tech (3/26) by hitting 2-for-4 with one hit-by-pitch, one stolen base and one RBI.
• Batted 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and one RBI in second game against Texas Tech (3/27).
• Closed out series at Texas Tech (3/28) by hitting 2-for-3 with two walks, one double, one stolen base, three runs and two RBI.
• Hit 1-for-4 with one walk, one home run, two runs and one RBI in series finale at Oklahoma (4/3).
• Batted 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs and one RBI against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/6).
• Registered a career-best 17-game hit streak between April 10 and May 8, hitting .479 (34-for-71) with seven walks, four doubles, two triples, three home runs, 13 RBI, 24 runs and six stolen bases.
• Went 2-for-4 with one double, one home run, one run and one RBI in second game against Kansas (4/10).
• Hit 2-for-4 with two runs in win against Texas State (4/13).
• Batted .467 (7-for-15) with one walk, one double, one triple, one home run, four runs and five RBI in three-game sweep of Texas A&M (4/16-18).
• Opened Texas A&M series by going 3-for-5 with one home run, one run and one RBI (4/16).
• Hit 3-for-5 with one walk, one double, two runs and four RBI in second game against Texas A&M (4/17).
• Went 3-for-5 with one walk, one stolen base, four runs and two RBI against UT Arlington (4/20).
• Combined to go 6-for-9 with two walks, one triple, one home run, nine runs, two RBI and two stolen bases in three game series against Oklahoma State (4/23-25).
• Opened Oklahoma State series by going 2-for-3 with two walks, one home run, four runs and two RBI (4/23).
• Hit 2-for-3 with two runs and two stolen bases in second game against Oklahoma State (4/24).
• Batted 2-for-3 with two hit-by-pitches and three runs in series finale against Oklahoma State (4/25).
• Registered two hits and a walk in a win against UTSA (4/27).
• Went 3-for-4 with one stolen base in series opener at Baylor (4/30).
• Batted 5-for-11 with two doubles and one run in the first two games at Kansas State (5/7-8).
• Scored four runs in doubleheader sweep of Louisiana Tech (5/16).
• Hit 4-for-7 with three walks, three doubles, three runs and two RBI in final two games at Missouri (5/22-23).
• Recorded two runs and one double in NCAA Regional title clinching win over No. 18 Rice (6/6).
• Batted 4-for-5 with one walk, one home run, two runs and three RBI in NCAA Super Regional win vs. No. 6 TCU (6/12).
SOPHOMORE (2009)
2009 season
• Appeared in 55 games, including 47 starts, as a sophomore, batting .260 with 27 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 21 RBI and four stolen bases.
• Played in 25 Big 12 games, including 24 starts, hitting .247 with 11 runs, seven doubles, one home run, 13 RBI and one stolen base.
2009 highlights
• Batted .455 (5-for-11) with four runs, one double and one RBI in the season-opening four-game series against UIC (2/20-22).
• Hit 3-for-6 (.500) with three runs one double and one RBI in a doubleheader against the Flames (2/21).
• Batted .500 (6-for-12) with four runs, two doubles, two triples, five RBI and two stolen bases in four-game series against Penn State (2/27-3/1).
• Opened the Penn State (2/27) series by going 1-for-3 with a triple and three RBI.
• Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, one run and two RBI in series finale against Penn State (3/1).
• Hit 2-for-2 with one hit-by-pitch and one sacrifice bunt in series finale against Missouri (3/15).
• Combined to go 4-for-9 (.444) with two walks, two runs, two doubles, three RBI and one stolen basein series against Texas Tech (3/27-29).
• Batted .444 (4-for-9) with two runs, two doubles, one home run and four RBI in doubleheader sweep of Nebraska (4/10).
• Hit 1-for-3 with one hit-by-pitch, one home run, two runs and one RBI versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/15).
• Batted .500 (5-for-10) with three walks, four runs, one double and one RBI in three-game series against Oklahoma (4/18-19).
• Went 1-for-3 with one double, one run and three RBI in win at Texas A&M (5/8).
• Played for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, batting .247 with nine runs, four doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI in 24 games.
FRESHMAN (2008)
2008 honors
• Fall 2007 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
2008 SEASON
• Played in 27 games with 13 starts, including nine at designated hitter, two at first base and two at third base.
• Batted .357 with 17 runs, 20 hits, four doubles, two home runs, 18 RBI and 11 walks on the season.
• Logged a .536 slugging percentage and .449 on-base percentage for the year.
• Played in 14 Big 12 games, including eight starts, hitting .250 with eight runs, seven hits, one home run and five RBI.
2008 highlights
• Logged first career hit and scored a run against VCU (2/24).
• Batted 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, one walk and three RBI against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/4).
• Came in as a pinch-hitter and went 1-for-1 with one RBI against Stanford (3/8).
• Hit 2-for-5 with two runs, one double, one walk and two RBI in win over UT San Antonio?(3/17).
• Batted 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, one walk and three RBI against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/4).
• Logged his first collegiate home run while going 3-for-5 with three runs, one walk and three RBI in series opening win against Texas Tech (3/20).
• Recorded his first pinch-hit home run, a three run blast, in non-conference win over Baylor (4/22).
• Went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI against Kansas State?(4/27).
• Played third base and outfield for the Beatrice Bruins under the direction of Coach Bob?Steinkamp in the M.I.N.K. (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas)?League over the summer.
• Hit .370 with 29 runs, 47 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 43 RBI and three stolen bases in 36 games.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterwinner in baseball and two-year captain at Flower Mound (Texas) High School for Coach Steve Stinson.
• Batted .390 with four home runs, 29 RBI, 22 stolen bases and 47 runs as a senior to help the Jaguars to a 29-4 record.
• Tabbed All-District 6-5A, preseason all-state and first-team all-area his senior year.
• Earned All-District 8-5A and second-team all-area honors after batting .454 with 40 runs, two home runs, 38 RBI and 24 stolen bases as a junior.
• Played third base for the Dallas Tigers in the summer of 2006 under Coach Linty Ingram.
• Led the Tigers to a 45-6 record and third-place finish at the 2006 Connie Mack World Series, hitting.424 with 19 doubles, nine home runs and 59 RBI.
PERSONAL
Born William Tant Shepherd on Aug. 1, 1989, in Dallas, Texas ... parents are Tom Shepherd and Margaret Brous ... has three siblings, Thomas, Micah and Syler ... mother, Margaret Brous, ran track for UT ... majoring in education.
