Shane Priest

Shane Alexander Priest

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 185 lb.

• School University of North Alabama, Calhoun Community College
• High School Indian Rock Christian High School

• Born June 17, 1995 in California USA

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Biographical Information

Shane Priest has pitched in the German Bundesliga-1 and French Division I and for the French national team.

Priest allowed a .187 average in junior college then was 2-1 with a 3.18 ERA and 44 K in 39 2/3 IP after transferring to North Alabama. He was 6-4 with a 4.18 ERA and 83 K in 79 2/3 IP as a senior. He tied for 8th in the Gulf South Conference in strikeouts. He was 5-4 with a 1.98 ERA for the Cologne Cardinals in the 2019 German Bundesliga-1 and 3-0 with 21 1/3 shutout innings (1 BB, 28 K) in the play-downs. He led the league in complete games (7, 2 ahead of Zack Dodson) and strikeouts (132, 10 ahead of Dustin Ward) was among the leaders in innings (86 1/3, 2/3 behind Darren Lauer) and ERA (3rd among those with 50+ IP, trailing Enorbel Márquez and Dodson).

In 2021, he signed with France's Templiers de Sénart. He lost a 3-2 duel to Cuban veteran Yosvany Torres of the Astros Valencia in the 2021 CEB Cup, pitching a shutout until the 8th when Sandel Cuevas hit a three-run double. He was 9-4 with a 2.70 ERA in the Division I, striking out 118 in 93 1/3 IP and allowing a .195 average. He tied for the lead in complete games (3), was 9th in opponent average (between Gédéon Coste and Lilian Amoros), led in innings (13 1/3 ahead of teammate Sam Belisle), led in strikeouts by nine, led in wins (one more than Belisle) and led in appearances (14) and starts (13). With the best-of-five championship finals at 2-2, he lost the deciding game in relief against Esteban Prioul and the Rouen Huskies, but all three runs he gave up were unearned.

Shane was pitching coach for France when they won their 2022 European Championship Qualifier. His second season with the Templiers was even better than the first as he had a 4-2, 0.98 record with 56 K to 5 BB in 46 IP, giving up a .196 average and with a .83 WHIP. He was third in the league in ERA (behind Yorfrank López and José Paula), 9th in IP (46), just missed the top 10 in opponent average, was 5th in K (between Yaeferson Gomez and Quentin Moulin) and tied Alexis Paredes and Evertz Orozco for 4th in wins. He played for France in the 2022 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, appearing in one game. Relieving Yoimer Camacho in the 6th with a 4-0 deficit, two on and two out against the Czech national team, he got Martin Červenka on a grounder to escape that inning. In the seventh, Matěj Menšík grounded out, Martin Mužík singled and Arnošt Dubový doubled in a run. Priest got Filip Smola on a grounder then walked Jakub Hajtmar before being replaced by Moulin, who ended the frame.