Xavier University Athletics
2009 Baseball Roster

Tommy Shirley
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- North Huntingdon, Pa.
- High School:
- Norwin
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2009... Made 17 appearances, getting the starting nod in sixcontests ... Threw a career-high 7.0 innings vs. Fordham on Apr. 18, striking out a career-high eight batters ... Finished the season with a 7.57 ERA, 44.0 innings pitched,46 strikeouts and a 1-4 record.
2008... Started five times on the mound and made 10 total appearances as a freshman ... Set his career-high strikeout mark in his first career start vs. Youngstown State (3/16). Recording four K's in 5.2 innings of work ... Tossed a career-high 6.0 innings in his start at No. 8 Kentucky (3/25) and tied his career high in strikeouts (4) ... Picked up his first career win after throwing 1.0 inning of relief as the Musketeers scored five runs in the top of the ninth to get the 10-9 win at Charlotte (4/13) ... Finished the season with a 1-3 record, 7.66 ERA and 18 strikeouts.
High School... Lettered three years for Norwin High School and head coach Mike Liebdzinski ... Finished with a 7-1 record during the 2007 season with a 0.97 ERA and 73 strikeouts ... Named the W.P.I.A.L. MVP after the 2007 season and the team MVP in 2006 and 2007 ... Named to the First Team All-WPIAL squad in 2006 and ended with a 6-1 record while registering 96 strikeouts in only 51 innings pitched and a 0.93 ERA.
Personal... A sport management major ... Born Nov. 11, 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Parents are Tom and Marianne Shirley ... Has a brother, Jason, who plays baseball for Norwin High School ... Nicknamed "Tommy".
CAREER HIGHS | ||
Putouts | 1 | Three Times; most recent vs. Saint Louis (March 21, 2009) |
Assists | 5 | vs. Kentucky (March 25, 2008) |
Innings Pitched | 7.0 | vs.Fordham University (April 18, 2009) |
Runs Allowed | 8 | at Temple University (April 25, 2009) |
Earned Runs | 8 | at Temple University (April 25, 2009) |
Walks Allowed | 4 | vs. Fordham University (April 18, 2009) |
Strikeouts | 8 | vs. Fordham Unversity (April 18, 2009) |
Hits Allowed | 10 | at St. Bonaventure (April 9, 2009) |
Doubles Allowed | 3 | at St. Bonaventure (April 9, 2009) |
Triples Allowed | 1 | vs. Dayton (May 14, 2009) |
Homers Allowed | 2 | Twice, most recent vs. Dayton (May 14, 2009) |
Wild Pitches | 2 | Miami University (April 16, 2008) |
Hit Batters | 3 | at Bethune-Cookman (March 6, 2009) |
CAREER STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | CBO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | B/Avg | WP | HBP | SFA | SHA | BK |
2008 | 7.66 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 118 | .340 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2009 | 7.57 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 57 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 206 | .329 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2010 | 4.03 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96.0 | 100 | 48 | 43 | 25 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 405 | .275 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
TOTAL | 5.52 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164.2 | 190 | 111 | 101 | 59 | 162 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 729 | .300 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 2 |