Biography
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List selection
• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honoree
• Started 15 games while seeing time in 25 contests
• Of her 15 starts, nine came as the designated player, while the other six were in right field
• Batted .267 and recorded four doubles and a triple, while scoring six runs and driving in 11
• Hit right at .300 against SBC competition (.296)
• Five of her 11 RBI came with two outs
• Batted .345 (10-for-29) with runners in scoring position, which led the club
• Multi-hit games (3) and multi-RBI (2) games
• Reached base twice with a hit and a walk, and drove in a pair in the Jaguars’ win over nationally-ranked Georgia (2/12) in game two of a doubleheader versus the Bulldogs at the Red & Black Showcase during the opening weekend of play
• Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and a pair of runs scored versus Butler (2/20)
• Named to the Jaguar Classic all-tournament team
• Was 6-for-12 in South’s three-game series at Coastal Carolina (3/19-3/21) scoring twice and driving in two runs
• Finished 3-for-4 with two runs and a RBI in the series finale versus the Chanticleers
• Drove in the game-winning run in South’s extra-inning victory over Texas State (5/15) in the semifinal game of the SBC Championship with a RBI ground out
FRESHMAN SEASON (2020) – COVID 19 SEASON
• Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll selection
• Hit .357 with a home run, three runs scored, three RBI and a stolen base in those four games
• Had at least one hit in each of those contests
• Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in her collegiate debut versus Texas State (2/7)
• For her play during the opening weekend of the season, she was named to the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic all-tournament team
• Had season ended due to injury
AT BAKER HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered in softball at Baker High School in Baker, Fla.
• Member of the varsity club since her ninth grade
• Credited with a .586 batting average, .632 on-base percentage, .926 slugging percentage, while recording 160 hits, 100 runs scored, 28 doubles, 22 triples, seven home runs and 60 RBI during her prep career
• Batted .500 or better each season with the varsity club
• Successful in 38 of her 39 stolen base attempts, while striking out just 16 times in 313 plate appearances
• Recorded two hits or more in 53 of the 82 prep games
• Four-time all-state selection, 1A first-team honors her final three seasons and second-team as a freshman
• Four-time first-team all-area selection
• Named Small Schools Offensive Player of the Year for classifications 1A-5A in July 2019
• Selected to play in the 2018-19 Subway High School All-Star Series for the West Team
• Batted .630 at the plate as a senior, as she was 46-for-73, including 21 extra-base hits
• Had 15 triples during the 2019 season
• Only went hitless in two games and recorded multiple hits 14 of her 22 games played, and had seven games of three or more hits
• Ranked as the No 50 outfielder by Extra Innings Softball as one of the Top 2019 players in the nation the summer following her senior season
• Recorded two triples in a game twice and had three triples in a 12-2 win over Chipley (4/29) as she was 4-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBI
• Went 4-for-5 with four runs scored and four RBI in a 21-3 victory over Laurel Hill (3/26)
• Had a triple and a RBI, while tossing seven innings of four-hit ball in a 11-3 win over Pensacola HS on senior night
• Ranked 165th nationally on the Extra Inning c/o 2019 Elite Hot 200 list by FloSoftball
• Earned Class 1A first-team all-state honors as a utility player from Miracle Sports during her junior season after batting .560 with a .607 on-base percentage
• Hit .640 as a sophomore, which set a new single-season mark for Baker, and ranked as the top batting average in Florida at the 1A level, top 10 across all classification in the state and 85th nationally according to MaxPreps
• Named first-team all-state by Miracle Sports and was an all-area selection
• Had 48 hits, 24 runs scored and 19 RBI, and struck out just two times in 82 plate appearances
• Batted .507 with a .611 on-base percentage as a freshman and was named second-team all-state and all-area
• Had 38 hits, 28 runs scored, 11 RBI, seven doubles, two triples and one home run that same season
• Was an integral member of the 16-U Triple Crown National Championship Team with the Jacksonville Storm as she posted a .513 average, led the team in hits with 20 and went 3-for-4 in the championship game
• Selected as a member of the Colorado Sparklers All-American Select Tournament Team with the Birmingham Thunderbolts where she batted .478 with 11 hits and nine RBI and helped guide the Bolts to a 16-U PGF National Championship runner-up finish in 2017
• Excelled in the class room as she graduated with a 4.245 grade point average
• Received interest from Ole Miss, Auburn, Oklahoma State, UAB and Southern Mississippi, among others during the recruiting process
• Also lettered three seasons in volleyball for the Gators during her prep career and led them to a district championship each season
PERSONAL
• Full name is Shelby Lynn Sloan
• Born in Crestview, Fla.
• Daughter of Doug and Jenny Sloan
• Oldest of three children in her family
• Has a brother, Will, and a sister, Jolee
• Cousin, Bailee Mathers, lettered in soccer at Valdosta State (2014-15) and uncle, Blake Mathers, lettered in football at Liberty (1989-91)
• Majoring in speech and hearing sciences
