2007: Saw action in 33 games, making 31 starts. Hit .252 in 103 at-bats. Recorded 26 hits, including seven doubles. Had one homerun and 16 RBI. Led the team with six sacrifice hits. Stole the only base he attempted.

High School: 2006 graduate of Masconomect High School. Three-year letterwinner. Received scholar-athlete honors in both junior and senior seasons. Honor roll student.

Personal: Born on October 7, 1987 in Concord, Mass. Son of David and Karla Shepard of Boxford, Mass. Has four siblings, Kyle (20), Colin (17), Jacqueline (15) and Michelle (8). Kevin Shepard played baseball at Boston College and for the Philadelphia Phillies. Father, David, played basketball for Bentley College. Majors in history and minors in sociology at Stonehill. Supports the Atlanta Braves.