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Shumpert to be Inducted into UK Athletics HOF

Shumpert to be Inducted into UK Athletics HOF
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Aug. 20, 2014 | LEXINGTON, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Aug. 20, 2014 | 09:46 PM | LEXINGTON, KY
Former Paducah Tilghman baseball standout Terry Shumpert is one of six University of Kentucky greats that will be inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in late September. The rest of the 2014 class includes former UK student-athletes Keith Bogans (men’s basketball), Pat Etcheberry (track and field athlete/coach, also strength and conditioning coach), Marty Moore (football), Passion Richardson (track and field athlete/coach) and Sarah Witten (women’s tennis).

The class will be formally inducted during Hall of Fame Weekend, Sept. 26-27, in conjunction with the football game against Vanderbilt.

A three-year starter in the middle infield at Kentucky, Shumpert earned All-America honors at second base in 1987. He was named first-team All-SEC in 1986 and 1987 and was a member of the SEC All-Tournament Team in 1987.
 
As a sophomore in 1986, Shumpert hit .364 with 19 doubles, two triples, 10 homers and 37 RBI, stealing 28 bases. Had a dynamic junior season in 1987, hitting .376 with 19 doubles, four triples, nine homers and 32 stolen bases. His .374 average in 1987 ranks as the 11th-best mark in program history and he finished ranking sixth and eighth in the UK single-season stolen base record book.
 
A second-round pick in the 1987 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals, Shumpert had a 14-year MLB career conclude in 2003, seeing time with the Royals, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. A product of Paducah Tilghman High School, Shumpert hit .252 during his MLB career in 854 games, with 49 homers, 223 RBI and 85 steals.

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