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Jersey Number 28
Shane McCain
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Pierce, Fla.
- High School:
- John Carroll Catholic HS
Bio
2013 (RS-Junior)
Named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year and earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors by leading the league in wins, strikeouts, strikeouts looking and fewest walks allowed … Became the second Troy pitcher in the last three seasons to be named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year (Tyler Ray, 2011) … Also finished third in the league with three complete games – all of which came in road starts … Posted a 9-1 record with a 3.48 ERA in 98.1 innings in 10 starts … Struck out 105 to lead the Trojans and walked just 18 … Recorded eight quality starts in last 14 starts … Picked up ninth win of the year at the Tallahassee Regional against Alabama throwing 6.2 innings and allowing just two runs, striking out six … Earned Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week honors following outing versus Southeastern Louisiana, pitching 7.0 innings and allowing one run off of three hits … Struck out career-high 11 batters in a win in game two against FIU … in his next start, struck out 10 and allowed just two runs on four hits in seven innings versus Arkansas State … Tossed back-to-back two hitters; versus South Alabama went 6.0 innings, allowing two hits and five earned runs, at ULM tossed 7.0 shutout innings, striking out seven … Lone loss of the season came at Florida Atlantic despite pitching 8.0 innings and allowing just one run on three hits, while striking out six … Posted a 5.8 strikeout-to-walk ratio; allowed just 1.65 walks per nine innings and struck out 9.6 batters per nine innings … Finished ninth in single-season history in strikeouts
2012 (Junior)
Redshirted after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery
2011 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 15 games and made six starts ... Finished the year with a 2-2 record, one save and a 4.30 ERA ... Struck out 53 and walked just 10 in 52.1 innings of work ... Struck out seven in three innings out of the bullpen against High Point in his first appearance of the season; was credited with the save ... Went three innings allowing an unearned run on one hit at Auburn; struck out four ... Next start came against Auburn at home -- went five innings and allowed just one run on nine hits ... In back-to-back starts against UAB allowed a combined four runs on 10 hits in 11.2 innings ... Earned a Sun Belt start against Louisiana-Lafayette and struck out six in four innings ... pitched two scoreless innings against Western Kentucky in the Sun Belt Tournament ... Averaged 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings and had a 5.3 K/BB ratio
2010 (Freshman)
Was forced into the role of weekend starter because of injuries to the pitching staff ... Pitched only twice after March 16 because of tendinitis in his arm ... Pitched six shutout innings in his collegiate debut against Hofstra to earn his first win ... Allowed three hits and struck out three in that outing ... Held Bethune-Cookman to two runs on four hits over 5.1 innings for his second victory ... Surgery to relieve pressure on a nerve in his elbow ended his season early
Prep
Played four seasons at John Carroll Catholic High … Hit .396, had a 1.16 ERA and was named first team all-district, all-area and all-region and second team all-state as a junior … His senior year had 0.78 ERA with an 8-2 record while hitting .412 ... Was named first team all-state, all-district, all-region and all-area
Personal
Full name is Shane Ruffner McCain … Son of Steven and Debra McCain … Born on Aug. 4, 1991 … Has one brother, Ryan, and one sister, Tera … Dad played baseball at the University of Florida and brother played baseball at Stetson University … Majoring in business
Named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year and earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors by leading the league in wins, strikeouts, strikeouts looking and fewest walks allowed … Became the second Troy pitcher in the last three seasons to be named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year (Tyler Ray, 2011) … Also finished third in the league with three complete games – all of which came in road starts … Posted a 9-1 record with a 3.48 ERA in 98.1 innings in 10 starts … Struck out 105 to lead the Trojans and walked just 18 … Recorded eight quality starts in last 14 starts … Picked up ninth win of the year at the Tallahassee Regional against Alabama throwing 6.2 innings and allowing just two runs, striking out six … Earned Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week honors following outing versus Southeastern Louisiana, pitching 7.0 innings and allowing one run off of three hits … Struck out career-high 11 batters in a win in game two against FIU … in his next start, struck out 10 and allowed just two runs on four hits in seven innings versus Arkansas State … Tossed back-to-back two hitters; versus South Alabama went 6.0 innings, allowing two hits and five earned runs, at ULM tossed 7.0 shutout innings, striking out seven … Lone loss of the season came at Florida Atlantic despite pitching 8.0 innings and allowing just one run on three hits, while striking out six … Posted a 5.8 strikeout-to-walk ratio; allowed just 1.65 walks per nine innings and struck out 9.6 batters per nine innings … Finished ninth in single-season history in strikeouts
2012 (Junior)
Redshirted after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery
2011 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 15 games and made six starts ... Finished the year with a 2-2 record, one save and a 4.30 ERA ... Struck out 53 and walked just 10 in 52.1 innings of work ... Struck out seven in three innings out of the bullpen against High Point in his first appearance of the season; was credited with the save ... Went three innings allowing an unearned run on one hit at Auburn; struck out four ... Next start came against Auburn at home -- went five innings and allowed just one run on nine hits ... In back-to-back starts against UAB allowed a combined four runs on 10 hits in 11.2 innings ... Earned a Sun Belt start against Louisiana-Lafayette and struck out six in four innings ... pitched two scoreless innings against Western Kentucky in the Sun Belt Tournament ... Averaged 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings and had a 5.3 K/BB ratio
2010 (Freshman)
Was forced into the role of weekend starter because of injuries to the pitching staff ... Pitched only twice after March 16 because of tendinitis in his arm ... Pitched six shutout innings in his collegiate debut against Hofstra to earn his first win ... Allowed three hits and struck out three in that outing ... Held Bethune-Cookman to two runs on four hits over 5.1 innings for his second victory ... Surgery to relieve pressure on a nerve in his elbow ended his season early
Prep
Played four seasons at John Carroll Catholic High … Hit .396, had a 1.16 ERA and was named first team all-district, all-area and all-region and second team all-state as a junior … His senior year had 0.78 ERA with an 8-2 record while hitting .412 ... Was named first team all-state, all-district, all-region and all-area
Personal
Full name is Shane Ruffner McCain … Son of Steven and Debra McCain … Born on Aug. 4, 1991 … Has one brother, Ryan, and one sister, Tera … Dad played baseball at the University of Florida and brother played baseball at Stetson University … Majoring in business
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