Honors:
USA South Academic All-Conference (2015-16)
USA South All-Tournament Team (2015)
USA South Second Team All-Conference (2015)
USA South Academic All-Conference (2015)
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2013-14)
USA South Academic All-Conference (2013-14)
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2016 (Junior): Complete game-by-game stats for Shay Poteat … Earned USA South Academic All-Conference honors … Played in all 42 games and made 41 starts as a junior … Finished the year batting .252 with a pair of home runs, 20 RBIs, 18 runs scored and 16 walks … Recorded seven multi-hit games and drove home multiple runs five times … Went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in a win against Guilford (Feb. 21) … Went 3-for-5 with a home runs, two runs scored and a career high five RBIs in a win over McDaniel (Feb. 27) … Went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored in a win at Mary Baldwin (Mar. 6)
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2015 (Sophomore): Complete game-by-game stats for Shay Poteat … All-Tournament Team selection (Catcher) … Second Team All-Conference selection (Catcher) … Earned USA South Academic All-Conference honors … Played in 35 games and made 30 starts as a sophomore … Ranked second on the team batting .382 with 22 RBIs and 19 runs scored … Hit two home runs and six doubles for a .500 slugging percentage … Recorded eight multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games … Went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a win against Penn College (Mar. 13) … Collected two hits and a career high four RBIs in game two against Greensboro (Mar. 21), capping a seven-game hit streak.Â
2014 (Freshman): Complete game-by-game stats for Shay Poteat … Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors … Earned USA South Academic All-Conference honors … Played in 26 games and made 20 starts … Batted .245 with a home run, 22 RBIs, and eight runs scored … Recorded one multi-hit game, a 3-for-4 performance against Methodist … Registered three multi-RBI games
Prep, Personal: Attended Wilkes Central High School where she played under head coach Steve Walsh … All-Conference and All-State selection as sophomore, junior, and senior … Also played for the Tar Heel Starts … Majoring in biology … Born April 24, 1995 … Chose WPU because it’s a small school … Biology major that wants to go into physical therapyÂ
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Hits: 3, 6 times
Doubles: 3Â [t-3rd], at Maryville College, Mar 27, 2015Â
Home runs: 1, 5 times
Total bases: 6, at McDaniel College, Feb 27, 2016 ; at Maryville College, Mar 27, 2015Â
RBI: 5, at McDaniel College, Feb 27, 2016Â
Runs scored: 3, at Mary Baldwin College, Mar 23, 2014Â
Walks: 2, at Guilford, 2/21/2015 ; Randolph, Feb 18, 2014Â
Hit by pitch: 1Â [t-6th], at Huntingdon College, Mar 01, 2014 ; at Meredith, Mar 22, 2015Â
Struck out: 2, vs Averett, Apr 18, 2015 ; Salem, Feb 17, 2016 ; at Washington, Feb 28, 2016Â
Sac flies: 1Â [t-2nd], Methodist, Apr 03, 2015 ; Hood, Feb 22, 2014 ; Greensboro, Mar 12, 2016Â
Sac bunts: 1, 7 times
At bats: 5, at McDaniel College, Feb 27, 2016Â
Stolen bases: 1, at Methodist, 3/26/2014Â
Caught stealing: 1Â [t-3rd], Case Western Reserve, Feb 20, 2016Â
Field chances: 11, Randolph, Feb 18, 2014 ; Mary Baldwin, Mar 29, 2015Â
Putouts: 10, at Mary Baldwin, Mar 06, 2016Â
Assists: 5, vs Mt. Aloysius, Mar 13, 2015Â
Runners CS: 2Â [t-4th], vs Piedmont, Apr 15, 2016Â
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CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS:
Most runners picked off: t-3rd (2)
Most sacrifice flies: t-5th (3)
