Delta State University

CAREER: Drafted in the 15th (459th Pick) by the Arizona Diamond Backs in the 2018 MLB Amateur Draft...Had a DSU career record .420 batting average, going 177-for-421 during his Statesmen career...belted 26 doubles, two triples and 50 home runs while driving in 181 runs with 359 total bases..ranks second on the DSU career home runs list and fourth all-time in the GSC...his 181 RBIs rank sixth on the school's career RBIs list...had a GSC career record  .853 slugging percentage...played and started in 110 career games.

2018 (Senior): Helped the Statesmen to a 42-11 overall record and the Gulf South Conference regular season title with a 23-5 mark...hit .406 with 82 hits in 202 at bat while starting in 53 games at first base..slugged a DSU school record 31 home runs to break Dee Haynes record of 26 (1999) and ranks second on the GSC single season home run list...drove in school record 93 runs eclipsing Haynes record of 92 (1999) which also ranks second in a the GSC in a single season...his 193 total bases rank second in a single season and his 73 runs scored are tied for eighth with Clay Sartain (2008) and AJ Downs (2000)...also had 14 doubles and two triples with a .955 slugging percentage and a .504 on base percentage...drew 35 walks and was hit by a pitch 11 times while strikeout 27 times...fielded .982 with 404 putouts, 15 assists and eight errors...posted 27 multiple RBI games with four five hit outings, two four hit outings, seven three hit games and 14 two hit games...had 25 games with multiple RBIs, including 10 game with three RBIs and two four RBI performances...had 17-game hitting streak during a stretch where reached base in 24 straight games...hit a home run in eight straight games...his 193 total bases rank third in GSC and second on the DSU single season total bases list...went 3-for-3 with two home runs and seven RBIs against Harding (3.15)...drove in five runs on three hits with two home runs against Auburn Montgomery (3.4)...had five RBI outings against Mississippi Valley State (2.20) and Southern Arkansas (3.27)...clubbed two home runs against Mississippi Valley State (2.20), Valdosta State (2.24), Auburn Montgomery (3.4), Harding (3.13) and Southern Arkansas (3.27)...led the GSC and NCAA in home runs, home runs per game (.58), RBIs, RBIs per game (1.75), slugging percentage, and total bases (193)...ranked first in the GSC in runs scored (4th NCAA) and was second in on base percentage (17th NCAA).

2017: Helped the Statesmen finish 45-13 and 25-8 in the GSC, winning their 14^th GSC title and 12^th NCAA Regional Championship while making their 12^th NCAA Division II College World Series appearance…played and started in 57 of 58 games…hit .434 (95-for-219) with 63 runs scored, 95 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, 19 home runs, 88 RBIs and 162 total bases…slugged .758 and had a .498 on base percentage and a .989 fielding percentage…paced the GSC in batting average, RBIs, RBIs per game, hits, home runs, total bases, slugging percentage and on base percentage…led nation in RBIs and ranked fourth in the NCAA in batting average and third in RBIs per game (1.63)....finished ranked ninth nationally in home runs (19), third in total bases (162) and eighth in slugging percentage (.758)...ranks second on DSU’s single season list in RBIs (88), third in batting average, fourth in home runs, fourth in hits and fourth in total bases (166)…posted 27 multi-hit that 15 two-hit, seven-three-hit and five four-hit outings…had 24 multi-RBI games, 14 games saw him drive in three-runs or more…drove in a season-high eight runs against Christian Brothers (4.1), going 4-for-5 with four runs scored and a home run…belted two home runs at Mississippi College (4.29)…closed 2017 with a 22-game hitting streak and reached base in 52 straight games to close the season...made six relief appearances on the mound, posting an 0-1 record with a save and a 1.23 ERA...struck out seven, walked four and allowed two runs, one earned on six hits  in 7.1 innings pitched... made his first appearance against nationally ranked Southern Arkansas (2.22), registering three strikeouts  while allowing a run on two hits to close an 8-4 win for the Statesmen...recorded his first save, closing the Statesmen's 19-17 comeback win over Valdosta State in the GSC Tournament.

JUCO:  Played for Coach Rob Founier at Wabash Valley Community College in Mount Carmel Ill...hit. 392 (73-for-196) and slugged .613 through 54 games in 2016…recorded 20 doubles, seven home runs, 30 RBIs and scored 44 runs.
 
PREP: Attended Anderson High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he played first base, outfield and pitched…2014 Perfect Game All-American and First-Team All-Central Region…2013 Underclass High First-Team and 2012 Underclassman High Honorable Mention All-American for top rated prep underclassmen…ranked 34^th overall and number ranked first baseman by Perfect Game…top rated first baseman and number two first base recruit in Ohio...committed to Ohio State out of high school.
 
PERSONAL: Zachary Shannon…son of Lee and Angela Shannon...has one brother, Maxwell...majoring in health physical education and recreation.