Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman

Height:
6-2
Weight:
237
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Leesburg, Va.
High School:
Riverside
Major:
Communication

· Selected in the 16th Round (Pick 483) of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners

· 2024 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
· 2024 Stopper of the Year Award Finalist (NCBWA)
· 2024 All-America First Team Selection (Baseball America)
· 2024 All-America Second Team Selection (NCBWA)
· 2024 ABCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team Selection
· 2024 All-AAC First Team Selection
· American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week (May 8, 2023)
· No. 10 AAC Prospect in 2024 MLB Draft (D1Baseball)
· No. 11 AAC Prospect in 2024 MLB Draft (Perfect Game)

2024: Appeared in 24 games with one start … Compiled a 3-2 record, 1.55 earned run average and five saves with 79 strikeouts against 21 walks in 46.1 innings of work … Tossed 17.1 innings in American Athletic Conference play, producing a 1-1 record, 1.56 ERA, four saves and 26 strikeouts … Limited opposing hitters to a .218 batting average … Collected wins over Cal State Fullerton (March 2), UTSA (March 23) and UNCW (March 26) … Picked up saves against Liberty (March 9), UAB (March 29), Florida Atlantic (April 5 and 7) and Charlotte (April 13) … Allowed just five earned runs over his last 28.2 innings pitched with 42 strikeouts and a 1.57 ERA … Notched seven strikeouts in three innings at Campbell before tallying seven more in four scoreless innings versus Purdue ... Logged 3.1 scoreless frames in the Liberty series, racking up seven strikeouts against one walk and earning his first save of the campaign in the weekend finale ... Recorded five strikeouts in two innings at UNCW ... Picked up the win in relief at UTSA via 2.2 scoreless innings ... Threw three scoreless innings with four strikeouts to notch the victory in the 7-4 win over UNCW ... Tallied a win and a save in the UAB series ... Allowed just one earned run and registered seven strikeouts over five innings to record two saves in the Florida Atlantic series ... Collected a career-high eight strikeouts in a four-inning save versus Charlotte ... Struck out six over three innings at William & Mary while allowing just an unearned run.

2023: Appeared in 28 games with one start ... Compiled a 4-2 record and 4.24 earned run average with 49 strikeouts against 13 walks in 51.0 innings of work ... Went 1-1 with a 3.94 ERA and 13 strikeouts over 13.0 frames in American Athletic Conference play ... Picked up wins over North Carolina (Feb. 24), Queens University (March 7), Cincinnati (May 7) and Old Dominion (May 10) ... Notched multiple strikeouts in 15 contests ... Did not allow an earned run during a stretch of eight games from March 5-25, recording 19 strikeouts over 17 innings ... Notched his first career save in the 7-2 win over Liberty (March 10) ... Fanned a career-high five batters at UNCW (March 14) ... Collected a save in the series opener against Missouri State (March 17) ... Tossed five perfect innings in the Cincinnati series finale to help East Carolina clinch the road sweep of the Bearcats ... 2023 Summer: Suited up for the Ocean State Waves of the New England Collegiate Baseball League ... Earned honorable mention all-league recognition ... Paced all Waves starters with a 1.65 ERA to go along with 34 strikeouts and a 0.86 WHIP across 32.2 innings pitched ... Got off to a hot start to the regular season, throwing 14.2 scoreless innings in his first five outings, including a six-inning shutout against the Keene SwampBats on June 28 ... Pitched a scoreless frame as a reliever for the East Division in the NECBL All-Star Game.

2022: Appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen ... Compiled a 1-1 record and 3.09 earned run average with nine strikeouts in 11.2 innings ... Pitched in four American Athletic Conference games, producing a 2.25 ERA with five strikeouts in 4.0 frames ... Tossed four innings in the postseason ... Shut down opponents to the tune of a .172 batting average (5-for-29) with runners on base ... Recorded his first collegiate win in the Pirates’ 7-6 victory over Campbell (May 17) ... Fanned two batters in contests against the College of Charleston (March 20) and Tulane (April 22) ... Tallied a strikeout in the NCAA Greenville Regional final against Coastal Carolina (June 5) ... Allowed just two earned runs in his final 6.1 innings pitched of the campaign ... 2022 Summer: Pitched for the Charlottesville Tom Sox of the Valley League with ECU teammates Carter Cunningham and Trey Yesavage ... Helped the squad capture the Valley League title ... Tossed 17.1 innings during the campaign, finishing with a 1-0 record, 1.55 ERA and 24 strikeouts ... Collected the victory in the Tom Sox’ 3-1 win over the Strasburg Express (July 19), giving up just one earned run over four innings with five strikeouts ... Posted a season-high six strikeouts in his first appearance of the season – a two-inning outing in a 13-6 win over the Purcellville Cannons (June 19).

Riverside High School: Four-year lettermen and one-time team captain under coach Sam Plank … Helped the Rams to a three-year 47-16 record that included a pair of 5A District Championships, a 2019 regional crown and Virginia State Runner-Up in 2019 … Following a freshman season where the Rams posted a 19-3 record, he sported a 5-1 record with a 3.40 ERA and 38 strikeouts as a sophomore in 2019 … Junior season was cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic … Closed out prep career earning first-team all-regional honors after going 4-2 on the mound with a 1.89 ERA … Struck out 53 batters and held opposing hitters to a .161 composite batting average … Played travel ball for Canes National 2021 … Listed as the fifth-best right-hander and 15th overall prospect in Virginia by Perfect Game … Tabbed a Top 500 prospect nationally and the 188th-best righty by Perfect Game … Listed as the 12th-best prospect in Virginia by Impact Baseball … Named a Preseason Underclass All-America Honorable Mention by Perfect Game … Two-time Preseason First-Team All-Atlantic Region selection (2020-21) by Perfect Game … Participated in several showcase events including 2017 PG Super25 2021 Grad/14U Virginia Super Qualifier (Midlothian, Va.), 2019 WWBA 2022 Grads/15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2019 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2019 WWBA World Championship (Jupiter, Fla.), 2020 PG 17U National Elite Championship (Hoover, Ala.), 2020 Ultimate Baseball Championship (Hoover, Ala.), 2020 WWBA 2021 Grads/17U National Championship (Marietta, Ga.) … 2020 WWBA World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.) … Named to three all-tournament teams in Perfect Game events … Two-time WWBA Champion for Canes National 17U squad (2019 WWBA Underclass World Championship and 2020 PG 17U National Elite Championship).

Personal: Full name is Wyatt Chandler Lunsford-Shenkman … Born in Glendale, Ariz. … Son of Patricia Lunsford-Shenkman and Michael Shenkman … Has one sibling (Olivia) … Received honors accolades in Spanish, history and science … Six-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2021-present) member ... Named to the 2022-23 and 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams.