Career at Georgia State
Caught 90 games over two seasons at GSU, making 63 starts... Finishes tied for fourth in Panther history with 18 sacrifice bunts... Batted .285 at the plate with 17 doubles, two triples and one home run... Scored 35 runs while driving in 31 more... Stole three bases in five attempts... Sported .987 fielding percentage behind the plate with 463 putouts... Played two seasons at GSU after transferring from Young Harris Junior College.
2011
Started 35 times behind the plate, making 46 appearances and spending second half of the season as team's primary catcher... Made just three errors in 266 chances, fielding .989... Laid down team-high 13 sacrifice bunts, second-most in GSU single-season history... Boasted team's fourth-highest on-base percentage at .403... Drew 22 walks, tied for fourth on team... Smacked 28 hits with six doubles... Scored 15 times, driving in 10 runs... Stole two bases in three attempts... Scored winning run over George Mason May 21 in tenth inning to send Panthers to third-straight CAA Tournament... Drove in two runs against Murray State March 18 and at William & Mary on May 14... Scored two runs in four separate games... Drew three walks against Iowa March 6.
2010
Split duties behind the plate during his first season with the Panthers...Started 17 of 24 CAA games and saw action in 20 at catcher...Belted first career home run in the Panthers wild 30-24 win over New Mexico State on March 14th...Had seven multiple-hit games in 44 appearances, making 28 starts behind the plate...Longest hitting streak of the season was nine games...Collected first career triple at Towson on April 3rd and a day later set a career high with two doubles in a game...Belted a triple to deep left in the Panthers CAA Championship opener against VCU...Had four multi-RBI games during the season.
2009
Played for Young Harris College, batting .314 in 39 games with 24 runs scored and 27 driven in...Finished the year with a .396 on base percentage and .415 slugging percentage as the team went 44-12 and advanced to the Region XVII tournament.
2008
Played his freshman season at Davidson, batting .270 in 21 games played, including nine starts...Finished the year with five runs scored, a .325 on base percentage and .981 field percentage.
Prep
Graduated from Harrison High School, earning Under Armour Preseason All-America team honors under coach Mark Elkins...Earned AP Scholar and Georgia Merit Scholar awards during his senior year.
Personal
Shane David Hammond is one of two children to Greg and Lyn Hammond...Born on March 12, 1989, in Marietta, Ga....Has a younger sister, Shelby...Graduated in May with degree in psychology.
