Hall of Fame
A two-year letterman with the baseball team from 2008-09, Cody Shields led the then-Senators to an 80-44 record, a conference tournament championship and two postseason appearances. Shields ranked sixth in career batting average at AUM with a .404 mark and was fourth in career triples with 12 at the time of his selection. Shields earned NAIA Second-Team All-American honors and was the Southern States Athletic Conference Male Athlete of the Year as a senior, when he matched a school record by hitting .461. His 73 runs, 107 hits and nine triples that year ranked third in school history for a single season. Additionally, he earned SSAC Player of the Year honors, was selected a Conference Gold Glove Award winner and an all-conference performer his final season. For his career, he appeared in 121 games, finishing with 181 hits, including 22 doubles, 12 triples and 10 home runs. He drove in 81 runs, scored 121 times, tallied 35 stolen bases and posted a career on-base percentage of .458. Following his senior campaign, he was selected in the 15th round (pick 470) of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago Cubs, becoming the highest draft pick from AUM at the time.
