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