2020 Softball Roster
Roster
Shelby Henderson
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Keller HS
- Hometown:
- Keller, Texas
- 2018 All-Southland Conference Second Team
SENIOR SEASON (2020)
Made 10 starts and 17 appearances in her second season with the Red Raiders … led the team with a .471 on-base percentage … tied for second on the team with eight walks … ranked fourth on the squad with a .480 slugging percentage … sat fifth on the team with 36 putouts … drew one walk and powered her first single of the season in Tech’s 5-2 win over No. 15 Georgia (2/15) … tallied single walks against USF (2/15), Houston (2/22), Syracuse (2/23), Grand Canyon (2/29), Marist (3/7) and Hawaii (3/11) … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in Tech’s first game against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/7) … collected an RBI double in Tech’s second meeting with Fairleigh Dickinson (3/7) and against Delaware State (3/8) … tallied a season-high 11 putouts against Marist (3/8) … went a perfect 2-for-2 with one walk and the first home run of her Red Raider career at Hawaii on Mar. 11 … on March 13, the remainder of the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
Made 3 starts in 25 appearances in her first season with the Red Raiders … saw two starts behind the plate and one at first base … primarily used as a pinch hitter … saw her first action of the season against her previous school, Lamar University (Feb 10), where she collected seven putouts … grabbed her first hit as a red Raider against UTEP (Mar. 5) and helped Tech to a run-rule victory thank to her three RBI … recorded a season-high eight putouts, two walks and two runs to go along with one hit in her start against Baylor (Apr. 14) … recorded her last hit of the season against No. 21 Kentucky (May 5) … drew four walks in Tech’s appearance in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional … finished the season fifth on the squad after being hit by two pitches.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018 – Lamar)
Started all 56 games for Lamar as the Cardinals’ primary first baseman … named to the All-Southland Conference Second Team … set a school record with 44 RBI … tied for the team lead with eight home runs … ranked within the top five with a .327 batting average while posting a .345 mark in conference play … led the Cardinals with a .574 slugging percentage and was second with a .667 slugging percentage in Southland Conference play … led the Cardinals with 360 putouts and a .984 fielding percentage.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017 – Lamar)
Appeared in 63 games for the Cardinals, making 61 starts … Batted .210 overall with one home run and 28 RBIs … Had walk-off single in 3-2 win over Louisiana-Monroe in the championship game of NISC regionals … Batted .188 in conference play … Finished second on the team with 28 walks … Had career-high three hits vs. Incarnate Word on April 28 … Collected a career-best three RBIs vs. Nebraska on March 25 and Incarnate Word on March 28 … Hit first career HR vs. Nebraska on March 5.
KELLER HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of varsity softball at Keller High School … Helped Keller win the 2016 Class 6A Texas state championship … Named to the all-tournament team as a catcher at the 2016 state championships … Three-time academic all-district selection … Batted .309 as a freshman, .391 as a sophomore, .354 as a junior and .370 as a senior … Hit 15 home runs and drove in 145 runs during her career at Keller … Received the school’s Letter K Award for academic excellence … Member of the National Honor Society … Played travel softball for Mizuno Impulse and DFW Firecrackers Gold.
PERSONAL
Born April 21, 1998, in Grapevine, Texas … Daughter of Jerry and Penny Henderson … majoring in pre-veterinary animal sciences.
