Biography
SENIOR YEAR/2019
Tabbed to the Third-Team All-CAA … Earned a spot on the CAA All-Tournament Team … Finished his career with the most starts in school history with 58 … Ranked in the top-10 in school history in most innings pitched (second, 35.1), most strikeouts (seventh, 237), fewest walks allowed per nine innings (ninth, 2.18), most wins (10th, 18), most runners picked off (10th, 6) … His 2.26 ERA this season ranked No. 11 in W&M school history … Finished the season making 14 starts, going 5-2, with a 2.26 ERA, 91.2 innings pitched, 25 runs (23 earned), 56 strikeouts, 16 walks, and opposing hitters just hit .247 against him … Recorded 10 quality starts of his 14 starts during the year … Made his season debut tossing six innings allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts against Marist (2/15) … Picked up the win as he went 6.2 innings allowing just a run on five hits against Sacred Heart (2/24) … Worked around eight and allowed just two runs in 5.2 innings with three strikeouts as the Tribe won at High Point (3/2) … Picked up his second win of the season as he limited Campbell (3/9) going 6.2 innings allowing one run on five hits with two strikeouts … Allowed one run on six hits as he tossed seven innings with two strikeouts as the Tribe topped UNCW (3/30) … Had six strikeouts with three runs on five hits at Delaware (4.6) … Didn’t allow a run in 6.2 innings with seven strikeouts in a no-decision against James Madison (4/13) … Hurled eight innings scattering seven hits with five strikeouts as he set the school record for starts at Towson (4/27) … Had five strikeouts allowing an unearned run on three hits in seven innings against Charleston (5/4) … Went six innings allowing one run on seven hits with six strikeouts at Hofstra (5/17) … Made his longest career appearance not allowing a run with two strikeouts and four hits in 8.1 innings against Charleston (5/23) in the CAA Tournament.
JUNIOR YEAR / 2018
Recipient of the W&M Provost Award for academic excellence…Tabbed W&M's Institutional CAA Scholar-Athletes of the Year...Picked CAA Pitcher of the Week for the week of Feb. 20…Staple in the weekend rotation with 14 starts…Hurled 86.0 innings with 62 strikeouts…Allowed 46 runs (43 earned) on 101 hits for a 4.50 ERA…Walked a career-low 15 batters...Twirled a gem in season debut at then-ranked No. 12 Clemson (2/16), striking out four and yielding just one run on three hits over seven innings…Hurled another strong seven innings vs. Quinnipiac (2/23), tallying a season-high eight K’s and conceding just two runs and seven hits…Went a season-best 7.2 frames with six strikeouts, five hits and two runs (none earned) vs. High Point (3/3)…Gained a win at Campbell (3/9) after lasting seven frames with four K’s…Matched his season-high 7.2 innings, fanned six batters, and allowed just six hits and two runs against ETSU (3/17)…Lasted another 7.2 innings with five strikeouts, nine hits and three runs in a CAA game with UNCW (3/31)….Conceded just two runs and seven hits across six innings for a win vs. Towson (4/6)…Pitched an outstanding effort of seven innings with eight K’s, five hits and just an unearned run against Hofstra (4/27).
SOPHOMORE YEAR / 2017
Named CAA Pitcher of the Week for the week of March 7...Started in all 15 appearances as a steady fixture in the weekend rotation for the Green and Gold…Tied for first on the team with six wins…Finished the season with a 4.58 ERA…Tossed a team-high 90.1 innings, including 78 strikeouts and 47 runs on 81 hits…Limited opponents to a .235 batting average...Went at least seven innings in four of his starts...Allowed just one run (earned) on three hits in six innings of work against Lafayette (2/25) for first win of the season…Carried W&M to a shutout win over Dayton (3/4) after hurling 7.2 innings of three-hit ball and fanning a career-best 11 batters...Went seven innings for the second time in a row against Yale (3/11), recording nine strikeouts and surrendering just two runs (both earned) on five hits to take the win…Picked up fourth straight win by tallying 11 strikeouts and restricting Rhode Island (3/18) to one run on four hits in 6.2 innings of work…Tossed a season-high eight innings, struck out seven and allowed three runs (all earned) on five hits at CAA rival UNCW (3/25)…Went five innings, fanned seven batters and yielded three runs (all earned) on six hits in a no decision against Elon (4/8)…Held conference rival Towson (4/29) to one run on five hits in six innings…Took the win against league foe Charleston (5/6) after tossing 6.2 innings with four strikeouts and four runs (all earned) on eight hits…Secured sixth win of the season at Hofstra (5/19) after spinning 5.1 innings of two-hit ball.
FRESHMAN YEAR / 2016
Named to the CAA All-Rookie squad … Earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors for the week of May 23 … Made 18 appearances with 15 starts … Finished the season with a 4.86 ERA allowing 62 runs (45 earned) in 83.1 innings of work … Picked up 41 strikeouts, while holding opposing batters to just a .272 batting average against … Moved into the weekend rotation for his final eight starts of the regular season … Made his collegiate debut with a start in a mid-week game against Liberty (2/23), tossing four innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits with three strikeouts … Pitched an inning of scoreless relief against nationally ranked Oregon State (3/5) … Tossed a then-career-high 5.2 innings allowing four runs (three earned) with two strikeouts at San Diego (3/8) … Picked up his first career win throwing five innings allowing two runs (one earned) with two strikeouts against Richmond (3/22) … Earned the win in his first-career weekend start, tossing 5.2 innings allowing six runs on six hits against Georgetown (4/2) … went a then-career-high seven innings, and left with the lead against regular season champion UNCW (4/9) allowing two runs on three hits with a career-high eight K’s … Tossed a career-high eight innings and allowed just four runs on eight hits, fanning three in a win at James Madison … Pitched seven innings allowing two runs on three hits in a win over Delaware (4/30) … Hurled seven innings allowing an unearned run on three hits, and fanning five in a win over College of Charleston (5/20) … Pitched 5.1 innings allowing three runs on six hits, with four strikeouts in a win in the CAA Tournament against College of Charleston (5/27) … Didn’t factor into the decision, but held defending national champion Virginia (6/5) to four runs on eight hits in the NCAA Regional.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year starter on the baseball and football team at First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach … Tabbed as a team captain on both the football and baseball squads … Was named to the First-Team All-State as a Pitcher in 2015 … Was an all-region selection as well as region co-player of the year as a senior … On the gridiron was a second-team all-conference selection as a linebacker … Tabbed as a Virginian Pilot Athlete of the Month … Recorded 216 career strikeouts, including 79 as a senior … Posted an 8-1 record on the mound, with 1.20 ERA during his senior season .. Hit .384 at the plate during his senior year … Played his club baseball for the Evoshield Seminoles … Member of the National Honor Society and Math Honor Society … Won the Virginian Pilot Scholastic Achievement Award.
PERSONAL
Son of Brad and Penny Sheehan … Father, Brad, played football at Shepherd College … Uncle, Mike Ginn, played baseball at George Mason … Graduated Summa Cum Laude from W&M in just three years with a major in finance...Entering his first year at the W&M Mason School of Business in pursuit of a Master of Science in Business Analytics...Enjoys going to the beach and playing basketball in his spare time.
