High School: Named Perfect Game Top Prospect...hit .297 with a home run and 11 RBI during senior season...allowed just one stolen base and committed one passed ball from behind the plate...member of the North Carolina Region 6 State Games team...helped team to a 63-18 record during his three years there.

Personal: Born April 7, 1989...Son of Russell and Carol Shackelford...obtained a 3.4 GPA in high school...majoring in Sports Marketing.