Shaun Seibert
#34
Right-Handed Pitcher - RHP
 
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
Junior
Bats: R Throws: R
 
Previous Affiliations:
Edwardsville (Tim Funkhouser)
Edwardsville, Ill.
 
 
Courtesy: Arkansas
Release: 01/26/2006
 
Career Highs
 
Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date
Innings Pitched : 7.0 at South Carolina March 20, 2005
Hits: 9 Alabama May 7, 2006
Runs: 6 Mississippi State March 26, 2005
Earned Runs: 4 twice (Kentucky) April 16, 2006
Walks: 4 at Alabama May 14, 2005
Strikeouts: 7 twice (Auburn) May 20, 2006

2007 Outlook
 
Shaun Seibert enters the 2007 season as one of the premier righthanded pitchers in the Southeastern Conference … he is coming off of a 2006 season in which he posted a 4-0 record and a 2.79 ERA that ranked second in the conference … possesses electric stuff with a plus breaking pitch and a fastball that explodes late in the zone … finally appears to be 100 percent after elbow problems plagued him during his first two seasons in Fayetteville … had surgery this fall to remove a cyst from his right elbow … will likely fill either the Saturday or Sunday spot in the weekend rotation … named the Cape Cod League Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2006 after posting a 6-0 record with a 0.39 ERA in 45.2 innings.

Sophomore (2006)
 
Seibert established himself as a member of the Razorbacks' weekend rotation as the Sunday starter in 2006 … finished with a 4-0 record and a 2.79 ERA in 61.1 innings … the 2.79 ERA ranked second in the Southeastern Conference and led the Hogs … struck out 62 while walking just 15 … led the team with a 4.1 strikeout-to-walk ratio …
the 15 walks were the fourth-fewest in the SEC … allowed just 59 hits on the season, which was the third-fewest in the league … also played a vital role out of the Hogs' bullpen early in the season as either the closer or a right-handed setup man … made 10 starts and seven relief appearances on the season, allowing just 19 earned runs,
which was the second-fewest in the conference … saw his first action of the season at the Al Ogletree Classic in Edinburg, Texas, throwing two innings against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 18 … made his first start of the season against Louisiana Tech on Feb. 25 in Fayetteville, throwing five-scoreless innings … allowed just three hits and struck
out six to earn the win … allowed two unearned runs on four hits and stuck out two … started his second game of the season against Texas- Arlington on March 3 at the Rainbow Baseball Tournament in Honolulu, Hawai'i … allowed two runs on four hits and struck out five … did not pitch in the Cal State Northridge series with a sore elbow
… pitched 2.1-scoreless innings at Florida on March 18 to help preserve the azorbacks' 3-2 win … did not give up a hit in 1.2 innings of relief work against Centenary on March 22 … pitched one inning against Georgia on March 25, working a hitless-eighth inning …
worked 2.2 innings of relief in the Hogs' extra-innings win over Wichita State on March 28 … struck out four while allowing no hits, walks or runs … allowed two runs in 2.1 innings of work in relief against Tennessee on April 1 … pitched three dominant innings of relief at Vanderbilt on April 7 … was perfect in the outing while striking out two … made his third start of the season at Missouri State on April 11 … pitched five strong innings, giving up one unearned run off three hits and struck out five … did not get a decision … made his first start in SEC play this season against Kentucky on April 16 …
pitched three-strong innings until he began to tire in the fourth … gave up four runs - all earned - on seven hits and struck out six … did not walk a batter and did not get a decision … earned his third win of the season at Mississippi State on April 23, pitching six-impressive innings … gave up two runs - both earned - off six hits and struck out
three Bulldogs … made his sixth start of the season at LSU on April 30 … went 2.1 innings, giving up two runs - both earned - off four hits while striking out three … did not receive a decision … pitched 4.2 innings allowing two runs - one earned - vs. the Tigers … worked 3.1 innings at No. 22 Ole Miss on May 14 and allowed three runs on five hits while walking one and striking out three in a no decision … his grandfather passed away on the evening of May 19, he then went out and got his fourth win of the season on May 20 before returning home … dedicated the win to his grandfather, working five innings and allowing just one run on five hits, while tying his career high with seven strikeouts. SEC Tournament: He did not pitch in the SEC Tournament. NCAA Fayetteville Regional: Seibert started the second game of the regional against Princeton on June 3 and earned a no decision … pitched six innings allowing two runs - all earned - on seven hits … fanned six while walking just one.

Freshman (2005)
 
Seibert finished the season with a 5-3 mark and 3.60 ERA in 60 innings ... missed three weeks of action after straining the unlar nerve in his throwing elbow at Alabama on May 14 ... his 52 strikeouts was the third-highest total on the team ... is extremely effective when he is throwing all four of his pitches for strikes ... made nine starts and 19 appearances during his freshman campaign ... held opposing hitters to a .241 batting average ... earned his first start against Eastern Illinois on March 13 and threw five shutout innings ... gave up just three hits and no runs against EIU ... struck out six Panthers and walked none ... pitched 4.2 innings in relief against Illinois-Chicago on March 6 ... earned his first career win against the Flames ... went 1.2 innings and allowed one run on two hits in Arkansas' 4-3 win over Minnesota ... pitched four innings at Louisiana Tech and allowed one run on one hit while striking out five ... made his first appearance as a Hog on Feb. 13 versus Texas-Arlington ... gave up four hits and one run while striking out five and walking just one ... was completely dominating in his first SEC start, holding No. 2 USC to one run on two hits in a career-high seven innings ... struggled against MSU, allowing six runs - three earned - in one-plus innings ... at Auburn on April 3 gave up five runs - four earned - on six hits ... threw three innings of relief on April 9 vs. Vanderbilt, allowing two runs - one earned ... earned his fourth win with 2.1 innings at ORU on April 12 ... started at Tennessee on April 17 ... went 1.2 innings, giving up one hit and walking three ... Pitched 6.1 strong innings of work in relief on April 23 against LSU ... gave up two runs - both earned - on two hits, while striking out a career high seven batters ... pitched 3.2 innings of relief at Kentucky on April 30 in the second game of a doubleheader ... gave up just two runs - one earned - on four hits in the Razorbacks' 11-8 loss ... pitched 3.2 innings against Florida on May 7 in his sixth start of the season ... left the game after allowing one run on four hits and walking two as he struggled to locate his curve ball ... left the Alabama game on May 14 in the fifth inning after straining the unlar nerve in his right elbow ... took the loss after pitching four innings against the Tide, allowing two runs on three hits before exiting the game. NCAA Austin Regional: Seibert returned to the mound against Texas for the first time since May 14 ... struggled to find a rhythm, allowing five runs on four hits in just 1.2 innings of work.

Edwardsville High School
 
Seibert was a four-year letterman for head coach Tim Funkhouser ... posted a 19-2 career record with a 0.51 ERA and 180 strikeouts ... was a member of Edwardsville's 2002 state runner-up team and 2004 state quarterfinal team ... earned all-state honors in 2003 and was a 2004 preseason All-American selection ... won the Missouri Baseball Hall of Fame Rising Star award ... had a career .390 batting average with 19 home runs and 80 RBI.

Personal
 
Born Sept. 30, 1985 ... son of Greg and Jeanne Seibert and Kathie Seibert ... has two brothers and one sister ... his brother, Nick, played baseball at the University of Kansas and Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville) ... also recruited by Missouri, Illinois and Missouri State.

Seibert's Career Statistics
 
Year W-L ERA Sv G-GS CG SH IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF Avg WP HBP PO A E Fld.
2005 5-3 3.60 1 19-8 0 0 60.0 53 32 24 31 52 10 1 5 265 .241 8 7 5 11 3 .842
2006 4-0 2.79 0 17-10 0 0 61.1 59 24 19 15 62 9 1 2 258 .251 4 4 3 9 1 .923
Total 9-3 3.19 1 36-18 0 0 121.1 112 56 43 46 114 19 2 7 523 .246 12 11 8 20 4 .875

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