Dan Sheppard

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Class: Junior Hometown: Downers Grove, Ill. High School: Downers Grove North

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190 Position: C Birthdate: 02/25/1991

Hawk Item -- Member of the 2010 Unity Council... played summer ball in the Cape Cod League for the Hyannis Mets (2010).

2011 -- Saw action in three games before season was shortened due to injury... made two starts at DH... recorded a base hit on both starts... went 2-for-7 (.286) with a double and an RBI... RBI came with two outs... tallied two walks... recorded a .429 slugging percentage and a .444 on-base percentage.

2010 -- Appeared in 28 games with 18 starts... missed some playing time due to a hamstring injury... finished the year with the second-highest freshman batting average (.260)... started in five Big Ten games... started 14 games at catcher and four at DH... laced his first hit as a Hawkeye against Austin Peay (Feb. 20), going 2-for-5 with a run scored... collected his first career double against Western Illinois (Mar. 27)... three of his seven RBI were with two outs... recorded five multi-hit games... longest hit streak was three games.

High School -- A two-time all-conference and all-academic honoree... named to the all-area team his senior season... an all-state selection in 2009... drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 30th round (920th pick)... his senior season he hit .430 with six home runs, 28 RBI and six stolen bases... played on the Longshots Baseball team for seven years... selected by the Chicago White Sox for the area code team... a Team Illinois selection... lettered in football three times... an all-area, all-conference and all-academic selection... the home run derby champion at the Kernal Classic in 2008... was ranked No. 1 catcher in the state of Illinois by PG Crosschecker and Illinois Prep Baseball Report... received Sons of the American Revolution Citizenship Award in 2008... honor roll student.

Personal -- Born 2/25/91... parents are Rich and Sue Sheppard... high school coach was Chad Isaacson... leisure studies major.