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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

2016 UNK Baseball Roster

Corbey R. Dorsey
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50 Shane Sharkey

  • Hometown McKinney, TX
  • Highschool McKinney Boyd
  • Prev School Tarleton State U. (TX)
  • Class Senior
  • Major Health & P.E. PK-12
  • Position Shortstop
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 170

Biography

CAREER NOTES
91 games with 88 starts ... 2016 All-MIAA ... .343 batting average with 117 hits ... 28 doubles and 14 HR's ... scored 82 runs and had 59 RBI's ... 231 assists in the field

AS A SENIOR (2016)
Honorable mention All-MIAA ... only Loper to start all 48 games (all at shortstop) ... batted leadoff ... led UNK with a .366 average ... was at .417 (30 of 72) over his final 17 games ... had eight of his team high 16 doubles in this stretch ... also ended with eighth homers, a team-best 43 runs and 32 RBI's ... drew 25 walks ... 134 assists in the field .. batted .769 () with a runner at third and less than two outs ... in final series as a Loper, 10 for 14 (.714) with three runs and a RBI vs. C. Oklahoma ... went 5 for 5 (three doubles) in the opener and 4 for 6 in the finale ... had five straight multi-hit games between April 14-22 ... 12 of 24 during this stretch ... early in the year, 6 for 7 with four RBI's at Regis ... had five singles and a double ... in a four game stretch between Feb. 26-March 2, 10 for 15 (.667) with 10 runs and 12 RBI's ... hit a homer in all four games

AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Played in 43 games with 40 starts (38 at short and two at second) ... leadoff hitter 31 times ... finished at .313 with 12 doubles, a triple, six HR's and 27 RBI's ... 39 runs ... drew 15 walks ... six sac bunts ... 14 multi-hit games .... seven multi-RBI efforts ... 97 assists and 47 putouts in the field ... over a six game stretch in early March vs. Ft. Hays, NW Missouri and Midland, 13 for 26 with eight runs and six RBI's ... had five doubles during this stretch ... in series finale vs. Lincoln, 5 for 6 with four runs, three RBI's, two doubles and two HR's ... in the second game of the series, 2 for 3 with two runs, three RBI's and two HR's ... hit a three-run homer at Mo. Western ... 10 games with at least four assists

PRIOR TO UNK
In 2013, hit .341 with a school-record 19 doubles for Brookhaven College (Dallas, Texas) ... scored 38 runs and 15 steals ... JUCO All-American and also all-region and all-conference

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year varsity baseball letterwinner for the Broncos ... was at pitcher, shortstop and right field ... named all-district as a junior

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Junior

    Infield
    5'10" 170 lbs
    50
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    2016Senior

    Shortstop
    5'10" 170 lbs
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