Shelby Barbee

Accolades:

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2025)

Appeared in 54 games making 50 starts primarily at third base
Hit eight home runs, the third most on the team
Ranked fifth on the team with 24 RBI
Led the team being hit by a pitch 10 times
Hit a walk off home run on senior day against NC State (4/19/25)
Hit a home run in the NCAA Regional against Ohio State (5/16/25)
Was a standout defensively, only totaling one error all season for a .992 fielding percentage

AT VIRGINIA (2021-2024):

Appeared in 82 games, making 62 starts as a Cavalier, tallying 36 hits, 19 runs, three doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 36 walks, 17 hit by pitch, 25 RBIs and a .232 career batting average
An All-ACC Third team selection 2024, hitting .319 in ACC play, and earning ACC Player of the Week honors on April 30

HIGH SCHOOL:

Ranked the No. 28 recruit nationally by Extra Inning Softball
Three-time All-Stanley County selection
Three-time All-District 6 selection by NC Softball Coaches Association
Three-time 2A All-State selection by NC Softball Coaches Association
Three-time high school team captain
Two-time Stanly County Hitter of the Year by Stanley News and Press
Two-time All-District 6 selection by NC Softball Coaches Association
Two-time District 6 Player of the Year
Two-time 2A NC Western Region Player of the Year
Two-time NC High School Athletic Association State Champion
2019 NC High School Athletic Association State Championship Most Valuable Player
2019 Slugger of the Year Award nominee by NC Hot Stove
Named to the 2019 High School South Region second-team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association
Named to the 2021 High School South Region first-team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association
Two-time All-Rocky River Conference selection