Bryce Shafer

#11 Bryce Shafer

Pos. P
B/T R/R
Ht. 6'0"
Wt. 165
Yr. Fr.
Hometown Wabash, Ind.
High School (Prev. School) Northfield

2009: Started 14 games for Valpo in sophomore campaign ... named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on April 27 after earning the win against Wright State, pitching eight innings without giving up an earned run and striking out seven on April 26 ... fourth in the Horizon League with a 3.59 ERA ... struck out 79 hitters, third in the league ... tied for the league lead with seven victories ... opponents hit .251, fourth lowest in the conference ... threw a team-high 85.1 innings ... struck out nine at Arkansas-Little Rock (Mar. 1) and eight against Wright State (Apr. 18) ... did not allow a homerun after the season opener (80 innings) ... tossed seven shutout innings against North Dakota (Apr. 11).

2008: Saw action in 15 games for the Brown and Gold as a freshman, making a team-leading 13 starts ... named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on March 4 after not allowing an earned run in seven innings at Austin Peay ... won a team-leading four games ... struck out 50 hitters on the season, ranking ninth in the Horizon League ... pitched a team-leading 70.2 innings ... went a season-high eight innings to earn the win against Wright State in the Horizon League Tournament on May 23 ... struck out a season-high seven hitters at Austin Peay on February 29 and against Butler on April 26 ... earned first collegiate victory at Wright State on March 21 with 7.1 innings of work.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Norsemen ... helped Northfield win four Three Rivers Conference titles ... went to the state Final Four as a junior ... holds school’s career strikeout and saves record as well as the single season saves mark ... earned All-TRC honors ... named to the All-Wabash County Team ... also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Bryce is the son of Tim and Tammy Shafer ... major is sports management ... born November 14, 1988.