2019 (Redshirt Senior): Started 42 of his 45 games played his senior season. He earned a Big South Conference leading .369 batting average on 160 at bats and a team leading 59 hits, including a team leading 15 doubles, and team ranked third in RBI’s with 27. He ranked second on the team in runs with 30, and had a homerun. Shimko had 6 games with multiple runs, including a 4 run game against Winthrop (May 16th) helping the spartans take a 16-9 victory over the Eagles. Coming from his outfielder position, he has 14 putouts and assist and two errors that gives him a feilding percentage of .882
Games Played: 45
Batting Avg: .369
Fielding Percentage: .882
2018 (Senior): Appeared in 8 games on the year making 8 starts….
2017 (Junior): Started in 54 games of his 55 appearances and hit .300 with 62 hits and 35 RBI…Was 7-for-7 in stolen bases…Added two homeruns, 16 doubles, and three triples…Led team in doubles, walks(38), stolen base percentage, plate appearances(255), and starts …Compiled a .435 slugging percentage and .417 on-base percentage…Had 15 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games…Registered a 14-game hitting streak and reached base in 15 consecutive games…Set a season-high with four hits in a win over NJIT.
2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in 48 games while making 47 starts...Finished fifth on the team with a .292 batting average while scoring 27 runs with 54 hits and 23 RBI..His 11 doubles were third-best on the team...Had 17 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games...Recorded a .969 fielding percentage with two assists.
2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 35 games as either an outfielder or pinch hitter...Hit .190 with 20 hits, a double, five RBI and 12 runs scored in 105 at-bats...Was 1-for-2 in stolen base attempts...Had five multi-hit games including two games with three hits...Drove in a career-high three runs against Saint Joseph''s (Feb. 28)...
Before USC Upstate: Four-year letterwinner in baseball and football at Mandarin High School …Earned Mandarin''s Most Athletic Male of the Year Award in 2014... Named to the 2014 Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-District Team … Selected to the 2014 Florida Athletic Coaches Association North All Star Team … Was named to the 2014 Perfect Game All-American Team...2012 District Player of the Year...2012 Florida Athletic Coaches Association Class 8 All-State Team.
Personal: Born October 10, 1995 in Jacksonville, Fla. … Son of Michael Shimko and Stacy Hathaway … His father played football at Wofford … Has two brothers and one sister … Majoring in exercise science … His favorite food is chicken wings … Favorite movie is “Rocky” … Favorite TV show is “Prison Break” … Favorite musical group is AER … Favorite season is summer … Favorite sports figure is Blake Bortles … Favorite quote is “If you ain’t first, you’re last” … His dream job is to become a physical therapist.
