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J.J. Shaffer Season 2017

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J.J. Shaffer Season 2017

PositionOF
Weight170 lbs
Height5-10
ClassSenior
HometownAuburn, Ala.
Previous SchoolR/R

2017 -- SENIOR YEAR
Saw action in 21 games … scored four runs and stole a pair of bases … scored a run in games vs. Holy Cross (2/26), Lipscomb (3/4) and Presbyterian (3/11) … scored the game-winner in walk-off fashion as Auburn completed its series sweep against No. 5 Florida (3/19).

2016 -- JUNIOR YEAR

Played in 16 games with seven starts ... hit .200 on the season with two runs scored and three RBI ... Six SEC appearances ... Three games in left field, two games in right field and two games as DH ... two hits and a stolen base vs. Alabama A&M (3/1) ... Pinch-hit double vs. Alabama State (4/19) ... Tallied a hit at Alabama (5/6)

2015 – SOPHOMORE YEAR
Appeared in 42 games with 11 starts … Hit .259 with a .348 OBP … Tied for fourth on the team with five stolen bases … Had a season high three hits against Oklahoma State (2/28) with two RBI and a stolen base … Tied a season high with two RBI against Xavier (3/8) … Went 1-for-3 against Georgia Tech (3/24) with a stolen base … Appeared in every game of the SEC Tournament and Regionals as a pinch runner

2014 - FRESHMAN YEAR
Played in 40 games as a freshman ... Opening-day starter in center field ... Made 10 total starts (3 CF, 3 LF, 4 RF) ... Went 1-4 with a run, a walk and 2 steals in career debut vs. Indiana State (2/14) ... One of two players with multiple triples (2) ... RBI triple vs. Coppin State (3/19) ... Tripled and scored in win over Missouri (3/29) ... Successful on 4-of-5 stolen base attempts ... Perfect in 39 chances in the outfield

HIGH SCHOOL

Played at Auburn High School under head coach Matt Cimo ... Was an all-state honorable mention and all-area team selection ... Helped AHS to state semifinals as a senior ... Career .406 hitter for the Tigers with a .471 on-base percentage at 33 stolen bases ... Hit .428/.480/.605 as a senior with 36 runs, 65 hits, 34 RBI and 5 HR along with 21 stolen bases ... Also competed as a diver on the school's swimming & diving team, finished fourth at the state meet ... Member of National Honor Society ... Played summer ball with Primer Baseball and head coach Matt Hornsby.

PERSONAL
Jeffrey Scott Shaffer Jr. ... Parents are Jeff and Jenny Shaffer ... Father is the Auburn University head diving coach ... Has two sisters, Amy and Kelly ... Amy ran track and cross country at Auburn ... Kelly played soccer at Samford ... Studying in the College of Education

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Freshman
2014

OF
5-9 / 161 lbs
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Sophomore
2015

OF
5-9 / 170 lbs
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Junior
2016

OF
5-10 / 175 lbs