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Jersey Number 2
Shelby Sargent
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Prev school:
- Oakland HS
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Awards:
2022 (Sophomore)
2021 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
- 2023 C-USA Championship Most Valuable Player
- CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Played in 52 games with 51 starts
- 168 career starts
- Batted .271 with career-high four home runs
- Recorded four hits to tie her career-high against South Dakota (03/12/24)
- Scored three runs against Cornell (02/23/24)
- Delivered four RBIs against St. Bonaventure (02/24/24)
- 10 multi-hit games
- Started in all 62 games
- Batted .266 with 47 hits and 21 RBIs and 10 doubles
- Led C-USA with five triples
- Set a new C-USA Championship record with six doubles in the tournament
- Eight multi-hit games including a 3-5 game in the C-USA Championship against North Texas (May 13)
- Third on the team for the longest hitting streak this season at eight
- Six multi-RBI games including a three-RBI game against FAU (March 31)
- Ten doubles tied for the third most on the team
- Third most putouts on the team with 138
2022 (Sophomore)
- Played in all 53 games and started all but one contest
- Finished the season batting .212 with 28 hits, including five doubles and a triple, in addition to scoring 16 runs and batting in eight RBIs
- Tied for second on the team in triples (1) and sacrifice hits (6)
- Tied for fourth on the team with five stolen bases (5-5)
- Ranked seventh on the team in batting average (.212)
- Posted six multi-hit performances
- Batted a career-best 3-for-4 in the series opener at FIU (April 8)
- Hit her first career double against Murray State (Feb. 25)
- Connected on her first career triple at Mercer (Feb. 25)
- Went 1-for-3 and tied her career-high of two RBIs vs. FAU (April 1)
2021 (Freshman)
- Mainly impacted games as a pinch runner or defensive substitute in her first season as a Blue Raider
- Made her debut in a MT uniform as a pinch runner in the season-opener vs. New Mexico State on February 12
- Started in the outfield against South Alabama (February 27), Missouri (February 28), and Western Kentucky (April 16) and played in a total of 23 games in 2021
- Stole her first career base against Florida Gulf Coast on March 6 and later recorded steals against Jacksonville State (March 24 and April 6) to finish her first season 3-for-4 on the basepaths
- Collected her first career hit against Jacksonville State on March 24 and was 1-for-7 at the dish in her rookie campaign
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
High School
- Named a team captain of the Oakland High School softball team
- Was an All-District performer in 2016 and 2018 and was listed on the All-Tournament Team in 2018
- Her travel team, Fury ‘02 - Sargent, won the 2015 ASA National Championship
- Helped lead Fury ‘02 to multiple other top 10 finishes in major tournaments across the country
Personal
- Born Jan. 22, 2002
- Daughter of Roger and Lisa Sargent
- Has two older siblings, Matt and Abby
- Majoring in Exercise Science
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
