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51 David Shaw

  • Position Pitcher
  • Class Senior
  • Height/Weight 6-7 / 205
  • Bat/Throw L/L
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • High School Kinkaid HS
  • Prev School Texas/Rice
  • Twitter davidfbshaw
  • Instagram davidfbshaw

Biography

Career (Rice 2022; Texas 2023-24; Cal 2025 - Present)
86 G/10 GS, 6-9, 6.07, 1 SV, 136.1 IP, 132 SO

Career Highs: IP - 5.2, vs Santa Clara (2/28/25); SO - 7, twice, last vs Santa Clara (2/28/25); Pitches - 90, at Georgia Tech (4/12/25)
At Cal
2025 (Sr.)

20 G/6 GS, 1-4, 7.02, 50.0 IP, 51 SO
- Third on the team with 20 appearances including six starts that were tied for fifth but pitched out of the bullpen in each of his last seven outings most recently when he pitched twice at the ACC Championship, earning his lone win at Cal in a second round game May 21 against Wake Forest (3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO, 1 HBP) and despite throwing 81 pitches against the Demon Deacons came back May 22 in the quarterfinal against Georgia Tech and recorded a strikeout of the only batter he faced to get the Bears final out in a four-run first inning 
- Third on the team in innings pitched (50.0) and strikeouts (51)
- Pitched 3.0 innings of relief in his Cal debut in the season Feb. 14 season opener against Nevada, allowing one run (earned) on two hits and one walk with a career-high-tying seven strikeouts in a 14-1 Cal win
- Tossed 5.0 scoreless one-hit innings out of the bullpen in a 6-4 series-opening loss to Houston on Feb. 21, walking four and striking out six over 84 pitches
- Threw a career-high 5.2 innings out of the bullpen against Santa Clara on Feb. 28, scattering two runs (one earned), four hits and one walk while striking out a career-high-tying seven
- Made his first start at Cal March 11 against Utah and needed just 11 pitches in his 1.0 inning of work (1 BB, 1 SO)
- Got the final two outs in a non-save situation in a 6-1 victory over Virginia on March 14
- Back-to-back outings April 12 against Georgia Tech and April 17 vs. NC State were both 4.0 innings starts that were his longest appearances since throwing a career-high 5.2 innings out of the bullpen February 28 against Santa Clara  
- Also threw 4.0 innings May 11 against Florida State

Before Cal
At Texas (2023-24)
17 G/15 GS, 5-6, 5.03, 78.2 IP, 75 SO


2024 (Jr.)
19 G/0 GS, 1-1, 7.79, 17.1 IP, 23 SO
Season Highs: IP -
2.0, twice, last at Houston (4/14/24); SO - 3, twice, last at Air Force (3/20/24); Pitches - 32, vs. Texas Tech (4/6/24)
- Finished with a 1-1 record and a 7.79 earned run average in 19 appearances all out of the bullpen for a team that was 36-24 overall and reached the College Station Regional
- Struck out 23 in 17.1 innings pitched
- Allowed 19 hits, 20 runs (15 earned), 14 walks and five hit batsmen
- Opponents had a .275 opponents' batting average against him
- Did not allow an earned run in his first three outings or three of his last four

2023 (So.)
26 G/0 GS, 2-2, 3.09, 1 SV, 32.0 IP, 30 SO
Season Highs: IP - 
3.0, vs. New Orleans USC (3/19); SO - 3, six times, last vs. North Dakota State (3/15); Pitches - 47, vs. Texas Tech (3/25)
- Finished with a 2-2 record and a 3.09 earned run average with his lone career save in 26 appearances that were the second most on the team all out of the bullpen for a squad that was 42-22 overall, won the Big 12 regular-season and Coral Gables Regional titles, and reached the NCAA Stanford Super Regional before falling in three games to the Cardinal
- Struck out 30 in 32.0 innings
- Opponents hit just.195 against him
- Allowed 22 hits, 13 runs (11 earned), 14 walks and five hit by pitches
- Earned run average, appearances, saves, strikeouts, opponents' batting average and WHIP are all career bests, while wins are tied for a career high
- Did not allow an earned run in hs first five outings and nine of his first 10
- Did not pitch after the Big 12 Tournament due to injury
Notable Games
- Made his Texas debut with a scoreless 1.0 inning against Missouri on Feb. 18 in a game played at Globe Life Field (home of the Texas Rangers) in the College Baseball Showdown
- Picked up his first victory at Texas with 3.0 innings of scoreless relief in a 9-3 win over New Orleans in the finale of a three-game home sweep on Mar. 19
- Tossed a key scoreless bottom of the eighth in a 5-3 win over Oklahoma State on Mar. 31
- Credited with his second win of the campaign when he threw 0.2 innings of scoreless relief in a 7-6 win at Baylor in the rubber game of a three-game set
- Got the final two outs in the bottom of the ninth for his lone career save in a 3-2 win at TCU on Apr. 30 to clinch a three-game set
- PIcked up the final two outs of a 10-4 win over West Virginia in the middle game of a three-game sweep to conclude the regular season
At Rice
2022 (Fr.)
22 G/4 GS, 2-2, 6.57 ERA, 37.0 IP, 28 SO
Season Highs: IP - 
3.0, for Rice, vs. Western Kentucky (4/30); SO - 5, for Rice, vs. Middle Tennessee (5/13); Pitches - 79, for Rice, vs. Middle Tennessee (5/13)
- Finished with a 2-2 record and a 6.57 earned run average in 22 appearances including four starts in each of his four outings
- Struck out 28 in a career-high 37.0 innings pitched
- Allowed 31 hits and 29 runs (27 earned). 20 walks and five hit by itches
- Opponents hit .230 against him
- Did not allow a run in five consecutive outings from Mar. 2-13 and did not give up a hit in six straight from Feb. 25 - Mar. 13
- Earned a spot on the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Notable Games
- Made his collegiate debut at Texas on Feb. 20
- Credited with his first collegiate win on Apr. 12 in a 5-1 home win against Sam Houston when he struck out four in a scoreless 2.1 one-hit innings of relief work
- Made his first collegiate start against Western Kentucky on Apr. 30 and picked up his second collegiate win (career-high 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO) in a 13-8 Rice victory
Other
Collegiate Summer League

2022 (Santa Barbara Foresters, California Collegiate League)
- Posted a 1-1 record with a 5.29 earned run average in six appearances and four starts with 18 strikeouts in 17.0 innings pitched for a team that finished 25-12 overall and won the South Division of the California Collegiate League

High School
Class Of 2021 (Kinkaid HS)

- Helped squad win a Southwest Preparatory title as a 2019 sophomore

Last Updated
May 25, 2025

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