University of South Carolina Upstate

2014: Made 15 appearances out of the Upstate bullpen in his first season on the mound … Ranked second among Upstate relievers in wins … Led the Spartan relief corps with 26.0 innings pitched … Was second among Upstate relievers with 16 strikeouts … Struck out two over two innings in his first career outing against Ball State (Feb. 15) … Registered a career-high four strikeouts against Pittsburgh (Feb. 22) … Earned his first career win after throwing three innings of relief in Upstate’s 8-6 upset victory over No. 25 Kentucky (Feb. 17) … Allowed no earned runs in three innings of work at Gardner-Webb (Mar. 5) to claim his second win … Pitcher a career-high 3.1 innings in the Spartans’ 10-9 win over Charleston Southern (May 13).

Before USC Upstate: Transferred from Florence-Darlington Technical College where he played under head coach Preston McDonald.

Personal: Born on April 16, 1992 in Anderson, S.C. … Son of Tresco Shannon and Donna Palmer … Has one sister … Majoring in business … Favorite TV show is “SportsCenter.”