Sam Shelton
#20
Jr. RHP
6-3 180
Bats: R Throws: R
Durango, Colo.
Eastern Arizona JC

Summer 1999: Competed for the Newark Raptors of the Northeastern Collegiate Baseball League ... Went 0-1, 4.15 on the mound in five appearances (four starts) ... Team won the league championship after finishing second in the Western Division in the regular season.

Arizona 1999: Red-shirted.

Draft Status: Chosen in the 68th round of the 1996 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Prior to Arizona: Pitched two years (1997-98) at Eastern Arizona JC in Thatcher ... Named first-team All-ACCAC ... Finished third in the ACCAC with a 3.00 ERA ... Team finished fifth in the ACCAC regular season with a 20-16 league mark ... Team was 31-21 overall ... Club finished ninth in the ACCAC at 9-27 in 1997 with an overall record of 18-36-1.

Summer 1997: Pitched for the Padres of the Arizona Summer Collegiate League ... Winning pitcher in the championship game.

High School: Graduated from Durango (Colo.) High School where he played for Coach Jim Monn ... Earned two letters as a pitcher, shortstop and first baseman ... Team captain as a senior ... Led team to state championship in 1996.

Personal: Full name: Samuel Leonard Shelton ... Born: 12/13/77 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. ... Major: psychology ... Son of James and Dianne Shelton.