Piedmont College Athletics

Bristol, TN -- After a stellar four-year career at Piedmont College that included a trip to the 2008 NCAA National Tournament, former PC baseball standout Spencer Shelton has made his professional debut having signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox organization.  Shelton was sent to Bristol, TN to begin his professional career with the Bristol White Sox, Chicago's Rookie Appalachian League affiliate. 

Shelton made his debut out of the bullpen on July 16 on the road against the Princeton Rays inducing a groundout and two fly-outs to keep a clean sheet for the Sox during the seventh inning.  Just two days later, the righty made his second appearance on the mound for Bristol again coming out of the pen to pitch two and third collecting a pair of strikeouts while not allowing an earned run for the second consecutive time.  In his two appearances, Shelton has yet to allow an earned run while holding opponents to just seven combined hits. 

Shelton was a starter on one of the most dominant staffs in recent memory at Piedmont as he struck out 88 batters during the Lions' 2008 run to the Great South Athletic Conference championship and NCAA National Tournament.  The 2009 GSAC Pitcher of the Year won 18 games over his four seasons in Demorest and tossed 270 strikeouts in over 298 innings of work.  A three-time GSAC All-Academic Selection, Shelton also took home All-Conference honors in his final three seasons while being named to the GSAC All-Freshmen team in 2007.

For complete information on Spencer Shelton and the Bristol White Sox, click on the following link to the Bristol White Sox homepage.