University of Central Arkansas Athletics

Honors and Awards:
2021 Second Team All-SLC
2020 Preseason First Team All-SLC
2019 Second Team All-SLC
2019 Preseason First Team All-SLC
Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2018)
 
Records Held
Career Putouts Record – 1,549 (2017-21)
Career On Base Percentage - .458 (2017-21)
Career Games Played - 243 (2017-21)
Career Games Started - 241 (2017-21)

2021: Was an All-Southland Second Team first baseman, starting all 56 games … was 11^th in the conference with an OB% of .441 after leading the conference with 30 walks and ranking second with 15 HBP … hit .281 with 41 hits, including 14 for extra bases … launched seven home runs, second on the team and tenth in the conference … was second on the team and fifth in the Southland with 40 RBI, with nine games of multiple runs driven in … had 11 games of multiple hits, including a 3-for-4 day against Southeastern Louisiana … became the university’s most tenured athlete of all time, playing 243 career games, and finished her career with the highest OB% and most walks in program history, with a .458 OB% and 134 walks.
 
2020: Preseason First Team All-SLC … appeared in and started all 27 games … led the team with an on-base percentage of .517, which ranked 75th in the NCAA and sixth in the Southland … led the team with a slugging percentage of .661, which ranked third in the Southland … finished third on the team with a batting average of .355 … led the team with 23 RBIs, which was second in the Southland … tied for the team lead with four home runs, which was tied for third in the SLC … drew a team-high 17 walks, which tied for second in the Southland …  led the team and Southland with 199 putouts … finished with a fielding percentage of .990 … blasted a career-high two home runs against Presbyterian (2/15).
 
2019: Second Team All-SLC … preseason First Team All-SLC … appeared in and started 54 games ... posted a batting average of .349 with 52 hits ... launched seven home runs and 12 doubles ... drove in 33 runs and scored 27 runs ... led the SLC in walks with 32 and tied the third-most walks in a single season in program history ... produced a slugging percentage of .570 and an on-base percentage of .474 ... recorded a career-high three doubles against UIW (3/23) … named the Southland Conference Hitter of the Week on March 25.
 
2018: Appeared in and started 47 games ... produced a batting average of .310 with 39 hits … posted a team-high .440 on-base percentage, which ranked seventh in the Southland and seventh in UCA history … recorded a slugging percentage of .329 ... had 10 doubles ... drove in 16 runs and scored 16 times ... drew 24 walks ... had two sacrifice flies and two sacrifice hits ... went 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts ... had nine multi-hit games, with a high of three against UIW on 3/16 ... drove in three runs against Arkansas Pine Bluff on 4/4.
 
2017: Appeared in 59 games, started 57 ... produced a batting average of .284 with a slugging percentage of .394 … posted a team-high .449 on-base percentage, which ranked sixth in the Southland and is sixth in program history ... had 44 hits with seven doubles ... drove in 19 runs and scored 19 ... drew 31 walks to rank third in Southland, fifth-most in program history (most by a freshman) and was hit by pitch a program-record 17 times, putting her sixth on the program career list ... had two sacrifice flies and three sacrifice hits ... was 7-for-8 in stolen base attempts ... had 13 multi-hit games, with a high of three against Mississippi State on 3/15 and Lyon College on 3/22 ... drove in three runs at Jackson State on 3/21 ... had five-game hitting streak from 2/12-2/19.
 
High School: Was three-time Conference 20 First Team selection, including Player of the Year in 2015 ... named First Team All-Region and All-Metro team in 2015 … named First Team All-District in 2013 .... winner of HHS Hawk Award & was a Hawk Ambassador ... member of National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Daughter of Roger and Coleen Shepherd ... has three brothers – Roger, Josh and Wade ... is undecided on a major.