Shane Muntz

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Photo by: (Scott Kinser)

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Height:
6-4
Weight:
230
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Phoenixville, Pa.
High School:
Malvern Prep

Career Accolades
2021 Buster Posey Award Watch List
2019 John Olerud Award Candidate

Career Overview
Appeared in 157 games, including 150 starts at catcher and designated hitter... Also made 31 appearances on the mound in his first two collegiate seasons... Posted a career batting average of .275 to go along with 147 hits, 36 home runs, 26 doubles, 110 RBIs, 97 walks and 106 runs scored... Hit double-digit home runs in two seasons... Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks (Round 15, Pick 438).

2021 (Junior)
Made 45 appearances (44 starts) at catcher and designated hitter... Finished tied for third on team with a .279 batting average... Tallied 43 hits, 34 RBIs, 30 runs, 13 home runs, seven doubles and 24 walks... Added an on-base percentage of .397 and a slugging percentage of .578... Launched grand slam for the first runs of the season in opener versus Northeastern (Feb. 19)... Tallied 10 mult-hit games, including four three-hit games... Blasted a long fly as the Deacs combined for the first six-HR game in four years (Feb. 24, 2017) against Appalachian State... That same HR capped off the first time since 1991 Wake Forest hit back-to-back-to-back home runs... Posted a season-high two home runs and a career-high tying five RBIs on Senior Day versus Pitt on May 22... Drew a season-high three walks in the series finale against Northeastern (Feb. 21)...

2020 (Junior - Season shortened by COVID-19)
Served exclusively as a hitter after being a two-way player his first two seasons ... Batted .276 with two doubles, four homers and seven RBIs ... Finished second on the team in both homers and walks (11), as he earned a .408 on-base percentage ... Played in 18 games and started 17 of them, 10 as designated hitter and seven behind the plate ... Blasted two homers in a 3-for-4 effort against Sacred Heart (March 1) ... Also left the yard at Long Beach State (Feb. 22) and Coastal Carolina (March 11) ... Drew three walks in a game against App State (Feb. 26) during a stretch in which he drew seven walks in four games ... Was perfect in 66 defensive chances behind the plate.

2019 (Sophomore)
Again worked as a two-way player, making 41 starts at designated hitter and also appearing in 17 games as a pitcher ... Named one of 25 candidates for the John Olerud Award, given to the top two-way player in the country ... Finished the year with a .312 average, six doubles, two triples, 14 homers and 40 RBIs ... Finished in the top five in the ACC in both on-base percentage (.477) and slugging percentage (.674) ... Led the team with 41 walks and 6 HBPs ... Was 0-2 with a 6.93 ERA on the mound, though he struck out 25 batters in 24.2 innings and opponents hit just .239 against him ... Tallied three multi-homer games: against Quinnipiac (Feb. 24 - four RBIs), Notre Dame (March 9 - three RBIs) and Charlotte (Apr. 23 - five RBIs) ... Hit nine homers in a 12-game span from Apr. 16-May 13, including one vs. Liberty, NC State, Florida State, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Davidson, Miami and two against Charlotte ... Tied program record with five walks in a game at Elon (Feb. 25), a stretch in when he drew nine walks in a three-game span ... Went 14-for-26 from Apr. 20-May 7, recording multiple hits in six of the seven games ... Best outing on the mound was at Pitt (Apr. 12), tossing 2.0 perfect innings ... Struck out a career-high seven in 3.0 innings against Quinnipiac (Feb. 23) ... Started the summer with the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod League, then moved to the North Adams SteepleCats where he hit .288 with eight doubles, three homers and 14 RBIs in 80 at bats.

2018 (Freshman)
Was a two-way player for the Deacs, starting 48 times on offense (36 at DH, 12 at catcher) and also pitching in 14 games out of the bullpen ... At the plate, hit .253 with 11 doubles, five homers and 29 RBIs ... On the mound, was 1-1 with a 6.19 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 16.0 innings, allowing opponents to hit .232 against him ... Home runs came against Davidson (Feb. 20), Coastal Carolina (March 7), Notre Dame (March 24), Davidson (Apr. 3) and Duke (Apr. 8) ... Went 4-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs as Wake Forest came back from a 9-1 deficit to win at UNCG (Apr. 17) ... On the mound, had a 4.02 ERA entering his final outing ... Best outing came at Santa Clara (Feb. 23), tossing 1.2 perfect innings with three strikeouts ... Also had scoreless efforts on the mound against Davidson (Feb. 20), UMass Lowell (March 3), App State (March 20), UNCG (Apr. 17) and High Point (May 1) ... Had an impressive summer season with the Amsterdam Mohawks of the PGCBL, hitting .331 with nine homers at the plate and recording a 4-0 record, two saves and 2.68 ERA on the mound.

Background
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 36th round (No. 1068 overall) of the 2017 MLB Draft ... Rated as the No. 214 prospect in the nation by Perfect Game, as well as the 23rd-ranked catcher in the country and the No. 4 prospect from Pennsylvania ... Tabbed by Prep Baseball Report as the No 2 prospect from Pennsylvania and No. 58 overall ... First team all-state selection by USA Today in 2017 as he won a state title with Malvern Prep ... Named the Philadelphia High School Player of the Year in 2016 ... Earned first team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania honors in 2016 ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball.

Personal
Son of AJ and Marianne Muntz ... Born on Feb. 23, 1999 ... Went to the same high school as former Deacon and eventual big leaguer, Tim Cooney ... Uncle, John, played football at Virginia ... Cousin, Pat Flynn, wrestled at Oklahoma ... Four year honor roll member.