Shy Phillips Football Bio
JUNIOR (2017): Appeared in 25 games as a junior, starting 15…Key defensive piece in bulldog outfield…Was fourth on the team with three stolen bases in four attempts…Had eight hits, one triple, scored four runs, and had one RBI on the season…Started nine SoCon games on the season.
SOPHOMORE (2016): Saw action in 41 games including 29 starts in the outfield … recorded first hit of the season against Siena on February 26 as a pinch hitter … tallied the first hit of the game for the Bulldogs against Coastal Carolina on March 30 … finished two-for-three at Charleston Southern on April 5 … scored three of the Bulldogs’ seven runs on April 9 against UNCG … collected his first stolen base of the year against UNCG on April 10 … had a three-for-six effort with one RBI and one run scored at Wofford on April 17 … gave the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead over Western Carolina with a one-out, two-RBI single April 24 … collected fourth double of the season and scored once at Mercer on May 5 … went two-for-five with one run scored against the Bears on May 6 … smacked the first triple of his career on May 13 against Samford, plating two … hit first homer of his career against ETSU in the SoCon Tournament on May 26 to close the Bucs leads to just two … finished the season with 27 hits, 13 RBI and 17 runs … went three-for-four on stolen base attempts and had the third longest safely-reached-base streak on the team at 11 games … had three multiple hit games and two multiple RBI games.
FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in 29 games during his freshman campaign … scored eight runs and tallied four hits … went three-for-five with a run scored in the first game of the season against Air Force … two-for-two in stolen base attempts.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2014 graduate of Hartsville High School … helped lead team to a 24-7 record and Lower State championship his senior year … two-time selection to the all-conference, all-region and all-state teams in football … chosen to play in the Shrine Bowl following his senior campaign … member of football squad that went 15-0 and claimed the state title in 2012 … had nine interceptions with two returns for touchdowns that season.
PERSONAL: Shykasheali Latrell Phillips ... born Sept. 19, 1995 ... son of Brent Phillips and Quandra Brown ... majoring in business administration.
