Trent Shelton

Height:
6-4
Weight:
205
B/T:
L/L
Class:
Senior
High School:
Campolindo HS
Prev School:
Oregon State
Experience:
1V

After a season in the bullpen as a middle reliever, could be the Friday night starter as a senior this spring.

2017 -- Made 28 appearances on the mound as a junior, including three starts against CSU Bakersfield on March 7 and in final two weekend series of season at UC Santa Barbara (a 9-2 victory) and at home against UC Riverside (a 4-0 loss) ... in those two late starts, allowed one earned run over 13 innings with 13 strikeouts ... for the year posted 1-1 record and 2.30 ERA with no saves ... 42 strikeouts and just eight walks over 43 innings ... opponents hit just .217 ... left-handers hit just .164 ... just 16.2 percent of the leadoff hitters reached base against Shelton ... earned team's Jason Maas Captain's Award and was named to Big West Conference Spring All-Academic Team ... did not play summer ball.

2016 -- Redshirt ... played summer ball for Matsu Miners in Alaska Baseball League, compiling 2-0 record and 3.50 ERA with 29 strikeouts over 36 innings.

Oregon State -- Compiled 0-0 record and 6.75 ERA as a sophomore in 2015 ... appeared in five games, all in relief, and pitched 2 2/3 innings ... as a freshman in 2014, pitched in 16 games, all in relief, and was 0-0 with a 4.72 ERA in 13 1/3 innings ... saved two games ... appeared in nine games in relief in Pac-12 play, going 0-0 with a 12.27 ERA in 3 2/3 innings ... earned his second save with two shutout innings against Ohio State on March 11, allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout ... picked up his first career save with a four-inning outing against Portland on March 4, striking out three, walking one and allowing one hit ... tossed a scoreless ninth against Nebraska on Feb. 21.

High School -- A four-year letterwinner for head coach Max Luckhurst at Campolindo High School in Moraga, Calif. … rated as the No. 500 high school player by Perfect Game USA … played for the Oakland Athletics Area Code Team in 2012 … 2013 East Bay Player of the Year ... member of 2013 All-East Bay Athletic League first team and All-Norcal First Team ... went 10-3 with a 1.48 ERA as a senior ... struck out 63 in 81 innings ... also batted .408 with six doubles and 15 RBI ... earned all-league honors as a sophomore and junior and named the league’s pitcher of the year in 2012 … named all-state as a junior and All-East Bay in 2012 … went 9-1 with a 1.04 ERA in 13 games as a junior … posted 63 strikeouts in 66 innings of work … as a sophomore, went 7-2 with a 1.97 ERA in nine games … struck out 49 in 50 innings … went 1-1 with a 1.42 ERA as a freshman, tallying 29 strikeouts in 26 innings through 12 games.

Personal -- Son of Steve and Cathy Shelton ... no siblings ... uncle, Steve Ferguson, played collegiate baseball at Saint Mary’s ... born June 24, 1994, in Antioch, Calif. ... enjoys playing basketball, hanging with friends and going to the movies in his spare time ... favorite athlete is Cole Hamels ... majoring in communication studies.