2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Justin Shafer
- Position:
- OF/RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lake Wales, Fla.
- High School:
- Lake Wales
Major: Anthropology
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Chosen to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second year in a rowβ¦ Taken in the eighth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays at No. 234 overallβ¦ Made 18 appearances on the mound , including a pair of starts, and was 1-0 with a 4.17 earned run average in 36.2 inningsβ¦ Notched 27 strikeouts and issued seven walksβ¦ Also started 29 games as a position player, 15 in left field, 12 in right fielder and two as UFβs designated hitter, and hit .211 with 12 walks, 10 RBI and 10 runsβ¦ Appeared in nine SEC games and was 0-0 with a 6.46 ERA in 15.1 innings, with five strikeoutsβ¦ Hit .237 (9-for-38) in 15 league contests, with eight walks, six RBI and five runsβ¦ Retired all 12 batters he faced and set a season high with five strikeouts in the NCAA Gainesville Regional meeting with the College of Charlestonβ¦ Worked a career-high 4.2 innings out of the bullpen, giving up two hits and a run, and earned the victory as the Gators eliminated No. 22 Mississippi State from the SEC Tournamentβ¦ Was 1-for-3 and scored twice in the win over No. 6 South Carolina in Hooverβ¦ Threw 1.2 scoreless innings as Florida clinched the SEC Championship with a 4-2 victory at Tennesseeβ¦ Called upon for two innings as the Orange and Blue completed the sweep of Missouri, 6-5, in 10 inningsβ¦ Saw action on the bump in the two wins at No. 4 South Carolinaβ¦ Poked a fourth-inning RBI single as UF edged Georgia, 3-2β¦ Belted a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth to left field to lift the Gators past No. 4 LSU, 2-1β¦ Delivered four shutout innings and three strikeouts in his first start of the year, a 4-1 win over No. 1 Florida State in Jacksonvilleβ¦ Also went 1-for-3 and scored twice in that contest against the Seminolesβ¦ Batted .400 (4-for-10) and drove in two runs in the series at No. 17 Miami (FL)β¦ Struck out four Maryland hitters in his season debut as the Gators claimed the rubber game of the series.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013): Earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Rollβ¦ Joined Taylor Gushue and Casey Turgeon in starting all 59 games (39-RF, 11-LF, 9-DH, 4-P)β¦ Tied for second on the Gators with a .300 batting averageβ¦ Was among the SEC leaders with 17 doubles, scored 30 runs and totaled 25 RBIβ¦ Tied for the team lead with five homers and drew 16 walksβ¦ Paced Floridaβs offense with 18 multiple-hit games and was second on the club with six multiple-RBI effortsβ¦ Totaled nine appearances on the mound and was 1-1 with a 5.20 ERA in 27.2 inningsβ¦ Registered 26 strikeouts and yielded 10 walksβ¦ Started on the hill against Duke, Georgia Southern, Jacksonville and Florida A&Mβ¦ Hit .277 with 14 runs, 11 RBI, seven doubles and seven walks in SEC activity and pitched in league games versus South Carolina and Missouriβ¦ Was chosen to the 2013 NCAA Bloomington Regional All-Tournament squad after going 4-for-8 (.500) over Floridaβs two outings, highlighted by a three-run round-tripper in the sixth inning versus Austin Peay that had moved the Orange and Blue in front by a 3-1 scoreβ¦ In the elimination game against Valparaiso, he went 3-for-5 with singles in the third, seventh and ninth framesβ¦ Went 4-for-11 (.364) in the final regular-season series at Georgia and scored twiceβ¦ Notched career-highs in strikeouts (8) and innings pitched (6.0) and also singled and scored in the beating of Florida A&Mβ¦ Collected his first collegiate win with the solid outingβ¦ Legged out his first career triple in the finale with Tennessee and was 2-for-4 with a homer and a double in the series-opening win for UFβ¦ Two of his four hits in the visit to Missouri were doublesβ¦ Contributed a 2-for-5 effort in the triumph over FGCU in Fort Myersβ¦ Hit .417 (5-for-12) during the sweep of No. 8 South Carolina, featuring a two-run double in the 10-run sixth inning of the finaleβ¦ Went 2-for-4 in the second meeting with No. 17 Mississippi Stateβ¦ Helped the Gators take two of the three encounters with No. 11 Ole Miss by going 5-for-13 (.385) with four runsβ¦ Had opened the weekend with a 3-for-5 showingβ¦ Chipped in with at least one hit in all three games at No. 2 Vanderbilt and was 4-for-13 (.308) at Hawkins Fieldβ¦ Was 3-for-5 in the third game versus No. 10 Kentuckyβ¦ Totaled two doubles and was 3-for-4 against Jacksonville at McKethan Stadiumβ¦ Led the Gator offense with a .583 (7-for-12) clip in the series victory over No. 21 Miami (Fla.) and had two three-hit outingsβ¦ Had a team-leading .363 (4-for-11) average in the weekend set with FGCUβ¦ Tagged a three-run homer in the fifth inning against Georgia Southern and hurled four innings in the contestβ¦ Went 3-for-10 (.300) with three runs and a couple of doubles on the first weekend of actionβ¦ Made his first career start on the mound in the series finale against Duke (2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R).
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Rollβ¦ Appeared in 50 games, with 44 starts (41-LF, 2-RF, 1-DH), and batted .284 with 27 RBI, 13 walks, 11 runs, eight doubles and eight sacrifice fliesβ¦ Reached base in his final 14 games last season, the third-longest stretch to end the campaign behind All-Americans Mike Zunino (16) and Preston Tucker (15)β¦ Also made six relief appearances totaling six innings and was 0-0 with a 4.50 ERAβ¦ Notched seven strikeouts and issued one walkβ¦ Started 20 of the 24 SEC games he played in and hit .264 with eight walks, six runs and five RBIβ¦ Ranked second behind Tucker (.393) with a .360 (9-for-25) batting average in seven NCAA Tournament contestsβ¦ Led the Gators in Omaha with a .444 (4-for-9) clip and a .778 slugging percentageβ¦ Roped a pair of doubles and went 2-for-5 against No. 9 Kent Stateβ¦ Began the NCAA College World Series by going 2-for-4 with a double and scored a run versus No. 4 South Carolinaβ¦ Went 3-for-7 (.429) in the Gainesville Super Regional sweep of No. 11 NC State, with two RBI in the second game on a sacrifice fly and a singleβ¦ Drove in a pair of runs in the Gainesville Regional final against No. 24 Georgia Tech with a two-run single up the middle in the first stanzaβ¦ Had a poked an RBI single in the first meeting with the Yellow Jacketsβ¦ Member of the 2012 SEC All-Tournament squad after hitting .294 (5-for-17) and having at least one hit in all four of Floridaβs games in Hoover, Alaβ¦ Had a two-run single that opened the scoring in the first round against Auburn and added an RBI single in the sixth inningβ¦ Went 2-for-4 in the second matchup with No. 25 Mississippi Stateβ¦ Delivered a run-scoring double and was 2-for-3 in the 11-inning win over North Floridaβ¦ Set a career best with three hits in the finale at No. 3 Kentuckyβ¦ Provided the Gators with an insurance run by driving in Connor Mitchell in the ninth inning with a base-hit into center field during the 5-3 triumphβ¦ Had a career-high six at bats and was 1-for-6 in the 16-inning tussle with Georgiaβ¦ Had a pair of singles in the win over Georgia Southern...Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in the second game at Tennesseeβ¦ Hit .500 (3-for-6) in the series at No. 16 Ole Miss and drove in a couple of runsβ¦ Established a career best with six RBI in the 15-2 victory over Florida A&Mβ¦ Finished 1-for-2 with three sacrifice flies that drove in four runs, added a two-run double as part of a four-run seventh and also struck out the side in the ninth against the Rattlersβ¦ Doubled down the left-field line in the conquest of Florida Atlanticβ¦ Was 2-for-2 and ripped a two-run single in the fourth inning that helped to complete a weekend sweep of William & Maryβ¦ Debuted on the mound by pitching two-thirds of an inning versus No. 16 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 19β¦ Had recorded his first career RBI with a sacrifice fly against the Titans the previous day.
SUMMER: Played for the Yarmouth-Dennis (Mass.) Red Sox of the Cape Cod League in 2012 with Gator teammate Josh Tobias and played in four games in 2013⦠Batted .315 with 16 RBI, 13 runs, four doubles and a pair of homers in 29 regular-season games as the Red Sox finished as the runner-up in the Eastern Division and were third overall in the regular-season standings before advancing to the 2012 CCBL Championship Series⦠Hit .273 (6-for-22) in seven playoff games, with seven RBI, four runs, three doubles and a couple of walks⦠Started all three contests of the Championship Series versus Wareham and contributed two RBI as the Gatemen won the title⦠Doubled and scored in the decisive third game but Wareham rallied with three runs in the ninth to forge a tie and plated three more runs in the 10th to seize the trophy by an 8-6 count⦠Helped his team even the series with a squeeze play with the bases loaded in the eighth that resulted an insurance run⦠Provided the Red Sox with a 2-0 lead in game one with an infield single and was 1-for-3 with a walk⦠Wareham rallied from a 4-2 deficit with single runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth inning to notch a 5-4 victory⦠Batted .333 (2-for-6) as Y-D swept its first-round playoff series against the Chatham Anglers⦠Went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in game two⦠Homered to lead off the third inning in the first meeting and was 1-for-2 with a walk.
HIGH SCHOOL: Outfielder/right-handed pitcher from Lake Wales High School who played for head coach Jasone DeWittβ¦ Earned all-state recognition in both baseball and football for the Highlanders...Co-recipient of the 2011 Polk County Male Amateur Athlete of the Year Awardβ¦ Ranked No. 37 in the state of Florida according to Perfect Gameβ¦ Was the PolkPreps.com 2011 Baseball Hitter of the Yearβ¦ Posted a .535 batting average with 35 RBI, 26 stolen bases and a pair of homers and helped his squad to the regional finalsβ¦ As a pitcher, the righty turned in a 6-2 record with a 1.98 ERAβ¦ Participated in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Baseball Classicβ¦ Led Lake Wales to the regional finals for the second year in a row as a juniorβ¦ Batted .472 with 49 RBI and nine homers and was the 2010 Baseball Hitter of the Yearβ¦ On the mound, he went 10-1 with a 1.03 ERA and had 90 strikeouts in 67.2 inningsβ¦ Hurled a no-hitter against Winter Haven, one the top-hitting teams in the countyβ¦ Was also the starting quarterback for the Highlandersβ football teamβ¦ Named the 2010 News Chiefβs Football Player of the Year after leading the county in passing with over 2,000 yards and 17 touchdownsβ¦ Led Lake Wales to the state semifinals in 2009 with 2,361 passing yards and 21 touchdownsβ¦ Named second-team all -state in Class 3A and was first-team All-Polk County.
SHAFERβS CAREER STATISTICS
Overall Season Statistics
|
YEAR |
AVG. |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
|
2012 |
.284 |
50-44 |
162 |
11 |
46 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
13 |
26 |
3-6 |
|
2013 |
.300 |
59-59 |
230 |
30 |
69 |
17 |
1 |
5 |
25 |
16 |
21 |
3-5 |
|
2014 |
.211 |
35-29 |
95 |
10 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
12 |
17 |
3-7 |
|
CAREER |
.277 |
144-132 |
487 |
51 |
135 |
26 |
1 |
6 |
62 |
41 |
64 |
9-18 |
Β
|
YEAR |
ERA |
W |
L |
APP |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
CBO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
|
2012 |
4.50 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6.0 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
|
2013 |
5.20 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27.2 |
27 |
17 |
16 |
10 |
26 |
|
2014 |
4.17 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36.2 |
44 |
20 |
17 |
7 |
27 |
|
CAREER |
4.61 |
2 |
1 |
33 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
70.1 |
80 |
40 |
36 |
18 |
60 |
SEC Regular-Season Statistics
|
YEAR |
AVG. |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
|
2012 |
.264 |
24-20 |
72 |
6 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
1-2 |
|
2013 |
.277 |
30-30 |
119 |
14 |
33 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
7 |
10 |
0-1 |
|
2014 |
.237 |
15-13 |
38 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
1-4 |
|
CAREER |
.266 |
69-63 |
229 |
25 |
61 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
22 |
23 |
30 |
2-7 |
Β
|
YEAR |
ERA |
W |
L |
APP |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
CBO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
|
2012 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
2013 |
6.23 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|
2014 |
6.46 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15.1 |
26 |
13 |
11 |
3 |
5 |
|
CAREER |
6.00 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
21.0 |
34 |
16 |
14 |
6 |
12 |
SEC Tournament Statistics
|
YEAR |
AVG. |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
|
2012 |
.294 |
4-4 |
17 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0-1 |
|
2013 |
.000 |
1-1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
2014 |
.333 |
1-1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0-0 |
|
CAREER |
.250 |
6-6 |
24 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0-1 |
NCAA Tournament Statistics
|
YEAR |
AVG. |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
|
2012 |
.360 |
7-7 |
25 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0-0 |
|
2013 |
.500 |
2-2 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
|
CAREER |
.394 |
9-9 |
33 |
2 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
0-0 |
Β
|
YEAR |
ERA |
W |
L |
APP |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
CBO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
|
2014 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
CAREER |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
SHAFER'S CAREER HIGHS
At Bats: 6, 2x, last vs. Missouri (4/20/13)
Runs Scored: 2, 6x, last vs. South Carolina (5/22/14)
Hits: 3, 8x, last vs. Valparaiso (6/1/13)
RBI: 6 vs. Florida A&M (3/7/12)
Doubles: 2, 4x, last vs. Jacksonville (3/6/13)
Triples: 1 vs. Tennessee (4/26/13)
Home Runs: 1, 6x, last vs. LSU-1 (3/29/14)
Walks: 3, 2x, last vs. LSU (3/30/14)
Stolen Bases: 1, 9x, last vs. Florida Atlantic (4/1/14)
Hit Streak: 10 games (2/17-3/5/13)
Innings (Starter): 6.0 vs. Florida A&M (5/6/13)
Innings (Reliever): 4.2 vs. Mississippi State (4/23/14)
Strikeouts: 8 vs. Florida A&M (5/6/13)
Hits Allowed: 7 vs. Jacksonville (3/5/13)
Runs: 4, 2x, last vs. Vanderbilt (5/10/14)
Earned Runs: 4, 2x, last vs. Vanderbilt (5/10/14)
Walks: 3, 2x, last vs. South Carolina (4/13/13)
