USF Athletics

Roger Clemens Award Preseason Watch List, 2008
Brooks Wallace Award Preseason Watch List, 2008
Rivals.com 2008 Preseason All-Conference Team, 2008
NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List, 2008
NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List, 2008
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll ? April 28, 2008
NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List, 2007
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll ? May 14, 2007
2006-07 BIG EAST Academic All-Star

2009 MLB Draft - Selected in the 16th round of the MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants, pick 388.

2006 MLB Draft - Selected in 43rd round of MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers.

2009- Was the starting pitcher for 10 games and played in 17 games...Threw 75 innings which was the third most innings pitched on the team... Had an ERA of 4.68 which was the third best  ERA on the team...Struck out a total of 64 batters which was a team high...Led the team in triples allowed with zero...Second on the team in sacrifice bunts allowed with seven...Accumulated three saves which was the second most saves on the team...Got 22 batters to strike out looking which is the second highest number of batters on the team...Led the team in batting average with two outs with an average of .167...Led the team in ground/fly outs with an average of 1.73...Recorded a total of 97 ground ball outs which was the second most on the team...Second on the team in walks allowed per game with an average of 2.64...Led the team in homers allowed per game with an average of .72... ERA of 4.11 in BIG EAST games...Second most BIG EAST wins with a 4-1 record...Pitched 46 innings in BIG EAST games which was the third most innings pitched on the team...Allowed zero triples in BIG EAST games which is tied for first in the BIG EAST...Allowed only one home run in BIG EAST games which was tied for second best in the BIG EAST...ERA of 3.52 in The BIG EAST Tournament...Appeared and started in one game...Pitched 7.2 innings in The BIG EAST Tournament...Picked up first save of the season against UCF (3/10)...Picked up second save of the season against Rutgers (3/22)...Pitched 1.2 innings and allowed zero runs...Pitched one inning and allowed zero runs against UCF...Helped lead USF to victory against Florida Atlantic...Pitched seven innings and let up zero runs against Florida Atlantic (4/1)...Helped lead USF to victory against Villanova..Pitched 7.1 innings and allowed four runs (4/19)...Helped lead USF to victory against Connecticut...Pitched 7.2 innings and allowed four runs (5/22).

2008 ? Selected to the Preseason Watch List for the 2008 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award, NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List, NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List and Rivals.com 2008 Preseason All-Conference Team ... Picked up 11 saves as USF’s primary closer ... Posted a 5-5 record with a 5.21 ERA in 33 appearances ... Ended the season 18th in the NCAA in saves (11) ... Tied for fourth in BIG EAST games only in saves (4) and games finished (11) ... Second in the BIG EAST (all games) in saves and tops in appearances (33) and games finished (26) ...Led (tie) conference in relief appearances with 31 ... Fourth on the team in strikeouts with 46 ... Struck out a season-high five batters vs. Savannah State in 4.2 innings, his longest outing of the season (3/9)...Earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll award (4/27) when he picked up three saves and stuck out six ... Started the season with a 4-0 record and a 1.04 ERA throughout the first 12 games...Struck out 13 batters in his first six outings ... Nine consecutive games without surrendering an earned run (March 4-25) ... Back-to-back multiple-strikeout games four times ... Picked up saves in four consecutive appearances from April 13-18 ... Pitched more than one inning 12 times ... Struck out at least one batter in 21 of his 33 appearances ... Only gave up three home runs all season ... Allowed 61 hits and 36 runs, 27 earned as a reliever and in two starts ... Started two games, both coming at the end of the season ... Recorded a decision ? four wins and three saves - in seven of his first eight appearances ... Earned a save in his first appearance of the season, a 1.0-inning outing against Indiana State, when he struck out two ... First win was the next night, a 6-5 victory over ISU (2/23) ... His first start came against Notre Dame on May 17, he allowed six hits and two earned runs while striking out three ... The second start came against Cincinnati in the BIG EAST Tournament on May 23 ... He allowed four runs, all of them earned, while striking out three.

2007 Summer ? Played two games with Team USA Baseball ... Earned a 1-1 record with a 3.86 ERA in 4.2 innings ... Struck out six of 15 batters, allowing a .133 batting average from two hits ... Appeared in nine games for the 2007 Cape Cod League Champion Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox ... Finished the season 1-1 with three saves and a 4.44 ERA ... Had 22 strikeouts in 24.1 IP.

2007 ? Listed on National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year Award Midseason Watch List ... Earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll accolade on May 14 ... Ranked fifth in the country in saves on April 5 ... Posted a team-high 11 strikeouts on May 12 at Seton Hall ... Posted a 3.10 ERA with 11 saves ... Was a reliever in 26 games before making his first start on April 29 at Louisville ... Collected his 10th save in his 23rd appearance ... Led (tie) the conference with six saves in league play ... First in the BIG EAST in appearances (15), fourth in games in relief (12) and third in games finished (11) ... Second in doubles allowed (2), tied for fourth with 15 runs allowed and eighth in the league in earned runs allowed with 14 ... Ended the season with a 3-4 record ... Made four starts in 32 appearances ... Allowed 53 hits and 27 runs, 25 earned, in 72 and two-thirds innings ... Struck out 63 batters and walked 29 ... Had three combined shutouts ... Made college debut Feb. 11 against High Point, pitching 1.0 innings ... Had back-to-back multiple-strikeout games in February, notching three against Jacksonville (2/18) and two at Stetson (2/20) ... Struck out three and had no walks in 3.0 innings against CMU on March 2 ... In the second game of the CMU double-header, he had three Ks and no hits or runs in 2.1 innings of relief ... Against Stetson (3/6), struck out two and allowed one hit and no runs in 0.2 innings to earn his first save of his collegiate career ... Registered four strikeouts in 2.2 innings, earning his second save of the year, a victory over Michigan State (3/8) ... Allowed no runs on one hit and walked two in the game ... Tallied multiple strikeouts on four consecutive games, starting with Central Michigan on March 2, followed by three games from March 4 - 8 ... Tallied third save of the season against Miami (Ohio) on March 13 after forcing three batters to ground out in the top of the ninth to end the game ... Third and fourth saves were achieved in back-to-back appearances against Miami (Ohio) (3/13) and Pittsburgh (3/16) ... Allowed no hits and no runs in one inning against Pittsburgh (3/17) to earn his fourth save ... In four total innings against the Fighting Irish he struck out four, allowing no runs and just three hits ... Produced back-to-back saves at Notre Dame on March 24 and 25 ... Sixth save was a two and two-thirds inning appearance on March 28 against Florida A&M ... Allowed just two runs in the 11-10 victory ... Collected eighth and ninth saves in back-to-back outings against Central Florida (4/3) and West Virginia (4/6) ... On April 7, tossed three strikeouts in two and one-third inning ... Earned 10th save of the season with a two-thirds inning outing at Villanova on April 14 ... Allowed no hits and no runs while striking out three Scarlet Knights in two innings on April 20 against Rutgers ... In his first-career collegiate start (4/29), he rung up five Louisville Cardinals in four and one-third inning of work ... He allowed five hits and three runs while walking two batters ... In his seven innings against No. 24 Georgia Tech (5/6), he posted four strikeouts while allowing just two runs ... Tallied a season and team-high 11 Ks in 8-2 victory at Seton Hall on May 12 ... The win was his second of the season ... Earned third win of 2007 season, a 5-2 decision over No. 23 St. John’s in the final regular-season contest ... Allowed only one earned run while striking out four ... Made four consecutive starts for USF from April 29 ? May 19, winning two of the outings ... Three of the starts were seven-inning appearances ... Earned 11th save of the season during first appearance in the BIG EAST Championships, a 2-0 victory over St. John’s (5/23) ... Struck out four, allowing just one hit in two and two-thirds innings against the Red Storm ... Final appearance of the season was a one and two-thirds inning outing against Connecticut on May 25.

High School ? A four-year letterwinner in baseball at Cinnaminson High School ... During his senior year, he was named first team all-conference ... Posted a 6-3 record with a 0.82 ERA, allowing just seven runs in 60 innings, earning first team all-Burlco County ... Struck out 132 batters (2.2 strikeouts per inning) en route to first team all-state (Group 2) ... Helped Cinnaminson High School to an 11-9 record and a berth in the state playoffs, batting over .400 with four home runs ... Was the team captain and was named the squad’s Most Outstanding Player, allowing just 18 hits and 13 walks on the season ... Named to the Carpenter Cup Team ... Earned first team all-conference honors during his junior year ... Named to all-conference second team as a sophomore ... Was ace pitcher on Junior Olympic Team (The Arsenal) coached by Joe and Bobby Barth ... Drafted in the 43rd round (1,287 pick overall) by the Texas Rangers in the MLB Draft ... One of only three high school pitchers from the state of New Jersey to be drafted in 2006 ... Coached in baseball by Mario Patrizi ... Also lettered three years in football ... Was the team’s quarterback, free safety and punter ... As a senior, earned first team all-conference as well as second team all-Burlco County and second team all-state (Group 2) ... Led the team in rushing and passing yards, touchdowns and interceptions ... Led all of South Jersey in punt average (45.6 yards) ... Named first team all-conference as a junior ... Coached in football by Mike McHugh .

Personal ? Full name is Shawn James Sanford ... Born Aug. 28, 1988 in Voorhees, N.J. ... Son of James and Jennifer Sanford ... One brother, Michael and one sister, Jackie ... Cousin, Marlo Wooden, was a first team All-American in soccer at Elon ... Role model is his father ... Enjoys playing golf, boating and working out ... Is a second degree black belt in Tae Kwan Do ... Is majoring in criminology ... A BIG EAST Academic All-Star in 2006-07.