Shelby Mcafee '22 Recruiting Profile

For as long as I can remember, it’s been a dream of mine to play college softball. I started playing softball at the age of three and have played every year since. I love to spend my days out on the field competing.  Two of my former high school teammates now get considerable playing time for the University of Oklahoma, and they always say how much they love the experience. 

The majority of my career I have played shortstop, which is my preferred position and what I enjoy the most. I played shortstop in summer and school ball during my middle school years.  Leading into my freshman year, our high school team was coming off their second consecutive state championship, but had lost their starter at third base to graduation.  The coaches asked me to work at third base with my 18u summer ball team, the Oklahoma Magic, to see if I could pick it up.  I wound up starting at third base that summer as my team finished third at Nationals in Kansas City. I was then selected as a starter at third base for my high school team and played the entire year at that position as a freshman, with 8 other senior starters.  We wound up winning our third straight state championship that year! 

Leading into my sophomore year I was moved back to shortstop for the Oklahoma Magic 18u, and had an outstanding season, both in the field and at the plate, where I was leading the team in average and RBIs leading into the last tournament of the regular season. During that tournament, I was injured diving back to the base on a pick off play, injuring my right (throwing) shoulder.  I was not able to play in the field for the balance of the season and most of Nationals, but I was able to bat.  In the championship game, I volunteered to play third due to challenges we were having defensively at that position that week.  I played the full game, but unfortunately we lost in extra innings, placing second for the tournament.