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Shelton earned All-American and Regional Player of the Year as a junior third baseman for the Yellow Jackets baseball team in the 1990s. After his junior season, he was selected in the 21st round of the 1995 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox and played professionally for four seasons. He played for the Sarasota White Sox, Bristol White Sox, Hickory Crawdads and Ohio Valley Redcoats. In the off-seasons during his professional career, Shelton volunteered as a coach for WVSU. He later became an assistant coach for three years after playing professional baseball. During his tenure, the Yellow Jackets won three WVIAC Championships and the 1999 team placed third at the NCAA DII World Series. He coached three seasons of baseball at Harwick College in New York before moving to Ferrum College where the Panthers won a USA South Conference regular season title in 2004 and tournament championship in 2005. Shelton then went to the Virginia Military Institute and served as assistant baseball coach for three seasons. Currently, Shelton teaches science at Franklin County High School in Rocky Mount, Virginia, and serves as the Eagles Head Baseball Coach.
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