AS A SENIOR (2018)
First-team All-MAC…10-2 with a 2.45 ERA in 97.0 innings, also struck out 82…Ended his career with 309.2 innings pitched and 219 strikeouts, which are third and fifth all-time in school history, respectively…7-2 with a 1.96 ERA in MAC games…Led the MAC with 10 wins, third pitcher in school history with double-digit wins...Pitched 7.2 innings, allowing one run and striking out five in the 2-1 win over EMU in the MAC Tournament...Named NCBWA Player of the Week after a complete game shutout against Bowling Green (5/18). Allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out nine. Retired the last 17 batters he faced....Threw seven innings for the sixth time in seven starts against Ball State (5/12), struck out seven...Seven shutout innings at NIU (5/5)...Threw seven innings against Kent State (4/28), third start in his last four that he pitched at least seven innings...Threw 5.0 innings, struck out seven against Eastern Michigan (4/21)...Pitched seven shutout innings, struck out seven, and did not allow a walk against Central Michigan (4/15). Third start with 7+ shutout innings this season...Threw 8.0 innings against Ohio (4/7), allowing two runs and seven baserunners. After allowing a first-inning home run, he threw 7.2 shutout innings...6.0 innings, eight strikeouts, no walks in the 8-4 win at Miami (3/31)...Career-high 8.1 shutout innings in the 3-0 win at Western Michigan (3/24). Had eight strikeouts and allowed just four hits and one walk in the win...Starting pitcher in the 13-7 win at UC (3/17). Threw 5.1 innings and struck out five while allowing three runs...Started series finale at Georgia (3/10), pitching 5.0 innings allowing four earned runs...Named MAC Co Pitcher of the Week on March 8...Career-high 11 strikeouts in six scoreless innings against Sacred Heart (3/4)...Allowed just two hits against the Pioneers, lowest of any qualifying start of his career....Starting pitcher in UT’s 16-8 win over St. Louis (2/18). Pitched 5.0 innings, striking out three. After allowing a leadoff triple against he Billikens, he retired his next nine batters.
AS A SENIOR (2017)
Academic All-MAC…Made 15 starts, tied for the most on the team…80.1 innings and 53 strikeouts were both second-most on the team…Threw a season-high 7.0 innings against Western Michigan on April 2…Tossed at least 6.0 innings six times…Tied a career-high with nine strikeouts at Illinois on March 19…Earned his first win of the season at Florida Atlantic on March 12…Threw 5.2 innings and allowed just one earned run in his first start of the season at Tennessee Tech on Feb. 18.
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
One of the weekend starters...Appeared in 15 games, making 13 starts...Sported a 2-5 record with a 4.43 ERA in 63.0 innings... Second on the team in ERA among starters...Third on the team with 39 strikeouts...Fourth on the team in appearances...Pitched 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out eight at Kent State (April 10)...Earned the win allowing an unearned run on eight hits while striking out four in 5.0 innings at Western Michigan (May 1)...Credited with the win after allowing a pair of unearned runs on six hits and a walk while striking out one batter in 6.0 innings vs. Eastern Michigan (May 21)...Took a no-decision after allowing an earned run on four hits, two walks and a strikeout at Charlotte (Feb. 27)...Gave up an unearned run on four hits and a walk while striking out two in 4.0 innings at Northern Illinois (May 8)... Surrendered an earned run in 4.0 innings on four hits at Central Michigan (April 24).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Appeared in one game as a starter against Virginia Tech (March 1)...Recorded one out and walked three...Missed the rest of the season due to injury.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
One of Rockets’ weekend starters...Appeared in 14 games, making 11 starts... Sported 3-4 record with 4.17 ERA...In MAC play, posted 2-4 ledger with 38 punchouts and 5.33 ERA in 52.1 IP...Accumulated 69.0 innings of work, surrendering 36 runs (32 earned) on 72 hits with 46 strikeouts...Second on team in innings pitched, third in wins, punchouts and games started, fourth in opponent batting average (.275) and tied for fifth in total appearances...Worked 6.0 innings vs. Eastern Michigan on Friday, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits with seven punchouts in no-decision (May 16)... Tossed season-tying best 7.0 frames vs. Western Michigan in Game Two of doubleheader, giving up three runs on nine hits with one strikeout (May 10).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Three Rivers High School...Four-year letterwinner in baseball, two years in basketball and two years in football...Rated 40th-best player in state by Michigan Baseball Prospects...Tallied 2.00 ERA as a senior…Also batted .380…Sustained season-ending injury midway through year…First-team all-conference, honorable mention all-area and honorable mention all-district utility player…Named to Preseason All-Region Team, according to Perfect Game…Missed junior year due to injury...Selected 2012 Preseason Underclassmen All-American, according to Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
Born Samuel Allen Shutes…Parents are Steven and Judi Shutes…Has twin brothers, Dan and Drew… Dan was baseball player at MAC West Division rival Western Michigan (2011-14)...Enjoys fishing and playing golf…Majoring in civil engineering
Career Highs
IP: 8.1 (at Western Michigan, 3-24-18)
K’s: 11 (vs. Sacred Heart, 3-4-18)
Hits*: 2 (vs. Sacred Heart, 3-4-18)
Runs*: 0, Five times (Last at Western Michigan, 3-24-18)
