FIU's Austin Shenton named 2018 Perfect Game Player
Sports
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Florida International University third baseman Austin Shenton has been named the 2018 Perfect Game/Rawlings Summer Collegiate Player of the Year for the 2018 season.
Shenton, who played for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, was the Cape Cod championship series MVP, as the Gatemen won the summer title.
Shenton hit .349 with four home runs and 30 RBI during the 2018 Cape Cod Baseball League regular season. The 30 RBI were second most in the Cape season.
In the playoffs, Shenton hit .522 and drove in 12 runs over six postseason games.
Last season at FIU, Shenton hit .344 to lead the Panthers. The left-handed hitter belted nine home runs and had 29 RBI. Shenton added 11 doubles and led FIU in runs (49), hits (73), and total bases (111).