JSU CAREER:
 
(2013) Appeared in 18 games, leading JSU with 16 starts on the mound…led the Gamecocks with a 8-3 record  with a 4.15 earned run average…finished second on the team with 84.2 innings pitched and 42 strike outs…allowed 99 hits, 44 runs and 39 earned runs while walking 21 batters…made his first start against Kennesaw State (2/15)…earned his first victory against UAB (2/20), throwing 5.0 innings and giving up just three hits while striking out two batters…finished with 11 multiple strikeout games…struck out a season-high seven batters in seven innings of work against South Alabama (2/26)…struck out six batters in just 3.2 innings of work against Austin Peay (3/22)…posted a 6-1 record in OVC play in 10 starts…finished with a 4.64 earned run average while striking out 28 batters…allowed 66 hits, 32 runs and 28 earned runs with 14 walks.
 
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played at Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Ala., for Mike Burns…named second-team all-north region…finished his career with a 15-6 record, 137 innings pitched and a 3.20 earned run average.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Mike Estes and Mike Robertson at Hokes Bluff High School…helped lead the Eagles to back-to-back state championships his freshman and sophomore seasons…also lettered in basketball, where he was an all-area and all-county selection as a senior…was an honor student.
 
PERSONAL: Full name is Taylor Shields…son of Jay and Christie Shields…born on July 13, 1992…has one younger brother, Tanner…his father, Jay, played baseball at Gadsden State Community College and his Uncle, Steve Shields was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10^th round of the 1977 draft…has a daughter, Ella Kate…lists the Boston Red Sox as his favorite Major League team and Dustin Pedroia as his favorite player…majoring in pre-engineering at JSU.
 
Year             W-L-S  G-GS   IP       H      R    ER  BB     SO      ERA
2013            8-3-0    18-16   84.2   99    44   39   21      42       4.15
 

CAREER HIGHS

IP: 7.0, 3 times, last at Murray State (4/13/13)
K: 7, vs. South Alabama (2/26/13)