Jocelyn Sheffield

Position:
Infield
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Westminster Christian Academy

Career at Tulsa: A four-year letterwinner … played in 98 games with 47 starts … hit .328 .277 with nine home runs, eight doubles, 43 RBI, 23 runs scored, a .488 slugging percentage and a .322 on-base percentage.

Senior (2016): University of Tulsa Ultimate Team … American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team … played in 44 games with 39 starts – 36 at first base and three at designated player … hit .242 with 24 hits, 22 runs, five home runs, four doubles, 28 RBI, seven walks, a .434 slugging percentage and a .306 on-base percentage … had four multiple hit games and six multiple RBI games … saw significant playing time for the first time, earning career-highs in games played, starts, hits, RBI, home runs, runs scored, total bases and walks … went 2-for-4 with a home run vs. Hofstra (2/12) … hit a grand slam vs. Penn State (2/13) … went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs vs. North Dakota (2/19) … homered and drove in three runs at UTSA (2/21) … doubled and drove in two runs vs. No. 24 Texas (2/27) … went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run vs. Lamar (3/6) … singled, drove in a run and scored a run vs. No. 22 Minnesota (3/19) … sang the national anthem prior to the Senior Day game vs. UConn (5/9), then drove in the game-winning run with a single in the ninth inning … hit a two-run home run in American Athletic Conference semifinal win over No. 25 UCF (5/13) … drove in a run in American Athletic Conference Championship win over No. 24 USF (5/14).

Junior (2015): Played in 30 games with seven starts – four in right field and three as the DP … hit .356 with nine RBI, nine runs scored, four doubles, two home runs, a .578 slugging percentage and a .370 on-base percentage … had two multiple hit games and three multiple RBI games … went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs vs. North Dakota (3/7) … was 2-for-3 with a run vs. Mississippi Valley State (3/13) … hit a three run home run vs. MVSU (3/14) … hit a pinch-hit double in Game 1 vs. UCF, then drove in a run and scored in Game 2 (4/3) … started as DP in third game vs. UCF, and doubled (4/4) … doubled against Houston (4/25; G2) … in the American Athletic Conference semifinals, subbed in vs. Houston and went 1-for-3 with a two-run double and scored in the 5-2 win (5/8).

Sophomore (2014): Played in 16 games ... hit .353 with two home runs, on six hits in 17 at bats ... totaled six RBI and scored three runs, compiling a .706 slugging percentage and a .353 on-base percentage ... hit a three-run home run vs. Oregon State (2/14) ... singled in her only at bat at Kennesaw State (2/21; G2) ... went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and scored twice vs. Liberty (3/7) ... drove in a run at Missouri State (3/26) ... singled in her only at bats against UTEP (3/29; G2 and 3/30) and against Middle Tennessee (4/27).

Freshman (2013): Played in eight games with one start in the flex/DP position ... had five at bats and earned a pinch-hit walk vs. Marshall (3/10).

High School: A four-year letterwinner at Westminster Christian Academy ... in her career hit .453 with 99 RBI, eight home runs, and a .508 on-base percentage ... a two-time first-team Missouri all-state selection in 2010 and 2011 ... as a senior in fall 2011, hit .548, with a .871 slugging percentage, a .592 on-base percentage, 46 RBI and 22 extra base hits, and named Scholar Athlete of the Year by the St. Louis Post Dispatch ... as a junior, hit .467 with a .500 on-base percentage, 16 RBI and 12 extra base hits ... earned first-team all-district honors in each of her last three years, and was a first-team all-conference players as a freshman.

Personal: Born Jocelyn Alyce Sheffield on September 16, 1994 in St. Louis, Mo. ... daughter of Douglas and Tamara Sheffield ... has one sister and one brother ... father Douglas played baseball for two years at Saint Louis University ... cousin Cameron Sheffield played football for the Kansas City Chiefs ... favorite professional athlete of all-time is Jackie Robinson, and her favorite current professional athlete is Albert Pujols ... hobbies include singing, playing the piano and dancing ... most memorable moment was singing at the Golden `Cane Awards with a good friend playing piano ... wants to learn three to four languages ... she speaks two languages, sings in a worship band and has created a 50-foot long mural ... favorite movie is Kung-Fu Panda... favorite TV show is "Psych" ... favorite book is Unbroken ... major is international business, spanish and MIS.