Nicholls State University

As a Junior (2007): Played in 38 of the Colonels 55 games, making 32 starts...Had 120 at-bats with 32 hits...Finished the season with a .267 average...Recorded two triples and tied the team with the most doubles with five...Drove in 19 runs and scored 13 runs...Finished with a .342 slugging percentage and a .350 on-base percentage...Was 3-for-4 in stolen base opportunities...Had an .889 fielding percentage with 61 putouts, three assists and eight errors. At Bossier Parish Community College: Two-year letterwinner ... Selected to play in the NJCAA All-Star game ... Named all-conference ... Batted .375 with 31 RBI. At Parkview Baptist High School: Two-year letterwinner in baseball ... Led the Eagles to a district and state championship as a senior ... Earned all-district and all-state honors ... Selected to play in the LHSAA All-Star Game ... Hit .480 with eight triples ... Also a three-year letterwinner in football ... Helped team to a district championship ... State-semifinalists ... Named all-district, all-metro and Honorable Mention All-State. Personal: Full name is Shane Wesley Barksdale ... Born on February 18, 1986 in Little Rock, Ark. ... Son of Brett and Cindy Barksdale ... One sibling, Jordy (17) ... Father, Shane, played baseball at Southeastern ... Majoring in General Studies.