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Jersey Number 50
Will Shannon
- Position:
- OF/INF
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 238
- B/T::
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
- High School:
- Brother Rice HS
- Prev School:
- Hillsdale
Bio
PRIOR TO MSU: Played three seasons at Hillsdale ... Was an NCAA DII All-American in 2024.
JUNIOR (2024): Earned NCAA DII All-American accolades by D2CCA ... Earned unanimous All-Midwest Region honors ... Was named Hillsdale’s first-ever Great Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... Led the G-MAC in season batting average (.426), slugging percentage (.838), on-base percentage (0.508), and OPS (1.346), despite missing the first seven games of the season with an injury ... The .838 slugging percentage slugging percentage was second-best in program history, while ranking in the Top 10 single-season marks for five other categories with seventh in batting average (.426), sixth in runs scored (50), ninth in doubles (14), third in home runs (15) and sixth in RBIs (52) ... In conference action alone, batted .436 with an .882 slugging percentage and a 1.402 OPS ... Led Hillsdale with 63 hits, 14 doubles, 15 HR, 52 RBI, to go with 50 runs scored and 27 walks ... Had a season-best 20-game hitting streak, while registering 18 multi-hit games and was held hitless in a game just five times out of 42 games played ... Also blasted multi-HR in three games, including going 5-for-6 with two HR and a double in a 16-12 win over Grand Valley State for first career five-hit game ... Posted a .990 fielding percentage at first base with 297 putouts and 14 assists, and was part of 18 double plays.
SOPHOMORE (2023): Earned second-team All-Midwest Region honors from ABCA and D2CCA, as well as honorable mention All-Region honors from NCBWA ... Earned first-team All-G-MAC accolades ... Led the Chargers in batting average (.388), hits (73), slugging percentage (.697), runs scored (46), doubles (15) and triples (2), while finishing second in home runs (13) ... Registered top marks in Hillsdale’s single-season top 10 all-time for hits, doubles, slugging percentage and home runs ... Tied for the team-lead with 21 multi-hit games, including knocking four hits in a game four times ... Also had a team-best 21-game hitting streak, in addition to finishing the season on a 12-game hitting streak ... Went 4-for-6 with two solo HR in the Chargers’ extra-inning win at Kentucky Wesleyan (March 26) ... He also had a two HR in a game against Lake Erie (April 18) ... Went 9-for-17 with six singles, one double, one triple and one HR, finishing with five RBI and five runs scored in a two-game sweep over Tiffin (April 2-3).
FRESHMAN (2022): Played in 10 games with one start ... Posted a .250 average in 12 AB, knocking singles against Tiffin (April 2) and Cedarville (April 8 and 9).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice HS ... Helped Brother Rice make its third-consecutive MHSAA Division 1 state semifinal appearance as a senior in 2021, finishing with a 29-11 record ... Was a two-time All-CHSL honoree ... Led the Warriors in batting average (.372), doubles (14) and RBI (44) in senior season ... Also played basketball at Brother Rice ... Was a member of the Brother Rice National Honor Society and graduated with honors.
PERSONAL: Son of Lori and Patrick Shannon ... Majoring in economics.
JUNIOR (2024): Earned NCAA DII All-American accolades by D2CCA ... Earned unanimous All-Midwest Region honors ... Was named Hillsdale’s first-ever Great Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... Led the G-MAC in season batting average (.426), slugging percentage (.838), on-base percentage (0.508), and OPS (1.346), despite missing the first seven games of the season with an injury ... The .838 slugging percentage slugging percentage was second-best in program history, while ranking in the Top 10 single-season marks for five other categories with seventh in batting average (.426), sixth in runs scored (50), ninth in doubles (14), third in home runs (15) and sixth in RBIs (52) ... In conference action alone, batted .436 with an .882 slugging percentage and a 1.402 OPS ... Led Hillsdale with 63 hits, 14 doubles, 15 HR, 52 RBI, to go with 50 runs scored and 27 walks ... Had a season-best 20-game hitting streak, while registering 18 multi-hit games and was held hitless in a game just five times out of 42 games played ... Also blasted multi-HR in three games, including going 5-for-6 with two HR and a double in a 16-12 win over Grand Valley State for first career five-hit game ... Posted a .990 fielding percentage at first base with 297 putouts and 14 assists, and was part of 18 double plays.
SOPHOMORE (2023): Earned second-team All-Midwest Region honors from ABCA and D2CCA, as well as honorable mention All-Region honors from NCBWA ... Earned first-team All-G-MAC accolades ... Led the Chargers in batting average (.388), hits (73), slugging percentage (.697), runs scored (46), doubles (15) and triples (2), while finishing second in home runs (13) ... Registered top marks in Hillsdale’s single-season top 10 all-time for hits, doubles, slugging percentage and home runs ... Tied for the team-lead with 21 multi-hit games, including knocking four hits in a game four times ... Also had a team-best 21-game hitting streak, in addition to finishing the season on a 12-game hitting streak ... Went 4-for-6 with two solo HR in the Chargers’ extra-inning win at Kentucky Wesleyan (March 26) ... He also had a two HR in a game against Lake Erie (April 18) ... Went 9-for-17 with six singles, one double, one triple and one HR, finishing with five RBI and five runs scored in a two-game sweep over Tiffin (April 2-3).
FRESHMAN (2022): Played in 10 games with one start ... Posted a .250 average in 12 AB, knocking singles against Tiffin (April 2) and Cedarville (April 8 and 9).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice HS ... Helped Brother Rice make its third-consecutive MHSAA Division 1 state semifinal appearance as a senior in 2021, finishing with a 29-11 record ... Was a two-time All-CHSL honoree ... Led the Warriors in batting average (.372), doubles (14) and RBI (44) in senior season ... Also played basketball at Brother Rice ... Was a member of the Brother Rice National Honor Society and graduated with honors.
PERSONAL: Son of Lori and Patrick Shannon ... Majoring in economics.
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