Junior-college transfer who will compete for the starting spot at third base in 2013 ... one of the team’s top power-hitters ... #11 college prospect in South Carolina for the 2013 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game.

Before Clemson: Junior college All-American and all-state selection ... freshman All-American at North Florida in 2011 ... hit .324 with two homers, 24 RBIs, and six steals in 43 games (40 starts) at North Florida in 2011 ... lettered multiple times in baseball at Olympia High School ... coached by Johnny Wiggs at Santa Fe College ... coached by Smoke Laval at North Florida ... coached by Randy O’Neal at Olympia High School.

Personal: Majoring in communication studies ... born Shane Hilton Kennedy on Jan. 31, 1992 in Orlando, FL.