Six Cavaliers voted onto team; Bruno named Player of Year, O'Connor Coach of Year
Career • Finished his career ranked third in winning percentage at Virginia (.875/14-2 record)
2012 • Selected in 20th round (613th overall) in MLB Draft by Kansas City Royals • Made 19 appearances out of bullpen as well as three starts • Tied for second in ACC with nine wins; eight of his wins came in his last 12 appearances • His nine wins tied for the 10th most in a single season in UVa history • Pitched more than one inning in 15 of his 22 outings • Had 1.52 ERA and 8-0 record over 12 appearances from March 31-May 12 (35.1 IP, 6 ER) • Held hitters to a team-low .183 batting average, struck out 46 and yielded only eight extra-base hits in 50.1 innings of work • Pitched 4.1 innings of two-hit ball in his first start of season in win over Towson (3/27; 4.1 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 3BB, 4K) • Earned Saturday win over NC State with 1.2 scoreless innings in relief (3/31) • Pitched 2.2 two-hit innings in relief and was credited with win against Wake Forest (4/8; 2.2 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 1K) • Struck out six and yielded only one hit in 3.1 IP to earn win against George Washington (4/11) • Earned win against Richmond with 1.1 innings of no-hit ball out of bullpen (4/17; 1.1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K) • Fired career-high 6.0 innings out of bullpen and allowed just two hits and two walks to earn win vs. Duke (4/21) • Started at VCU (4/25) and worked 3.2 innings (2ER, 0H, 2BB) • Worked 6.0 innings of scoreless relief and struck out career-high seven batters to earn win at Miami (4/29) • Notched win with 3.0 innings of one-run relief vs. High Point (5/9) • Picked up ninth win after firing scoreless inning of relief against Georgia Tech (5/12) • Missed nearly a month with an oblique injury; returned to start NCAA tournament game vs. Oklahoma (6/3); took loss after allowing four runs (three earned) in three innings
2011
• Pitched in eight games - all out of bullpen • Tossed two perfect innings to finish off 1-hit shutout of Boston College (4/29) • Recorded the first save of his career against Maryland (3/25) pitching 3.0 scoreless innings and striking out six • Made first appearance of the season against William and Mary, tossing two innings without yielding a hit (3/1; 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K) • Hit first career home run as pinch hitter in seventh inning against Richmond (4/20)
2010 • Pitched in eight games, including one start • Batters hit just .208 against him • Earned win over Richmond in first career start with four shutout innings of work (4/20) • Pitched scoreless inning at VMI (4/14) • Struck out career-high five in 2.1 innings against James Madison (4/6) • Earned win vs. Towson (3/30) with three innings of relief • Pitched perfect ninth inning vs. William and Mary in first outing this season (3/16)
2009 • Pitched and was key outfield defensive sub • Played three times as late-game defensive sub in left field during ACC Tournament, as well as three times in NCAA Super Regional • Made key running catch and then held runner at third to help UVa maintain one-run lead in ninth inning of Game 2 win of Super Regional at Ole Miss • Tossed 3.1 scoreless innings vs. Stony Brook (0 H, 0 BB, 3 K) - 4/8 • Shined in 3.1-inning relief stint vs. Norfolk State April 1 (earned win) • Pitched scoreless inning at UNC (3/29) • Earned first career win with 2.2 scoreless innings out of bullpen vs. Wagner (3/18) • Tossed 2.0 innings vs. Florida State (1R, 2H, 1BB, 1K) • Had career-high two hits against Navy (3/10) • Allowed first earned runs of career in second game vs. Georgia Tech (4/11; earned win in that game) • Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
LAKE BRADDOCK HIGH SCHOOL • Three-time First-Team All-District and All-Region honoree • Two-time Honorable Mention All-Met • Team won two district and two regional championships • Played for coach Jody Rutherford • Four-year football letterwinner (quarterback, punter, defensive back, kick returner) • District Player of the Year in football as senior • Two-time All-District and All-Region quarterback
PERSONAL • Full name is Shane Kennedy Halley • Born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba • Parents are Tom and Sharon Halley • Father played football at Tennessee and grandfather, Jim Kennedy, pitched for Chattanooga Lookouts • Father is a Naval Aviator who flies FA/18 Hornets, which caused family to move around for much of his life; he currently is serving in Iraq • Has one brother, Keegan, and one sister, Tara • Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) and Student-Athlete Mentors (SAMs) at UVa
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