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Austin Peay State University Athletics

2026 Baseball Roster

Preston Ludwick, APSU Athletics

23 Kade Shatwell

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Edmond, Okla.
  • Highschool Sante Fe HS
  • Prev School Oklahoma State / Oklahoma City

Biography

Awards & Honors

First Team All-SAC: 2024
APSU Dean’s List: S25

2025 | Austin Peay

  • Made 17 appearances on the mound for the Govs, starting in his first four.
  • Finished the season with a 9.19 ERA, a 2-2 win-loss record, and four saves over 31.1 innings of work.
  • Was the Govs’ opening day starter against New Mexico (Feb. 14) in the MLB Desert Invitational, going 3.1 innings with four strikeouts.
  • Picked up his first save against Southern Indiana (March 19), throwing one inning and striking out a batter.
  • His first win of the season came at home against Tennessee Tech (March 25) after 0.2 innings of work.
  • Set a career single-game best six strikeouts against Middle Tennessee State (April 9) in the game’s final 3.1 innings of work, picking up the save.

2024 | Oklahoma City University

  • Started on the mound ten times for the Stars, where he threw 54 innings and finished the year with a stellar 7-2 record.
  • Held opponents to a .254 average while striking out 47 batters and allowing just 22 earned runs on the season.
  • Tossed his first collegiate complete game in the 7-2 win over Texas Wesleyan (March 22), where he had seven innings of work, allowing just a pair of runs on seven hits while striking out a pair of batters in 108 pitches.
  • Threw five innings and was credited the win after throwing five innings against Southwestern Christian (April 6), where he struck out a career-high eight batters, only allowing three walks and one hit.
  • Struck out six in five innings of work at Oklahoma Panhandle State (March 15), holding the Aggies scoreless on just five hits, giving him the win to improve to 2-1 on the season.

2023 | Oklahoma State University

  • Appeared in three games for the Cowboys, throwing 2.2 innings in relief and accumulating a 10.12 ERA.
  • Made his collegiate debut against Arkansas (February 19), where he had 1.1 innings of work, striking out a pair and only allowing one hit.
  • Threw one inning to close out against Austin Peay (March 3), striking out one and allowing one earned run.

Prep Career

  • Prepped at Edmond Santa Fe under head coach Ryan Phillips
  • Named to the All-COAC Second Team
  • Named the 2021 COAC Pitcher of the Year as a junior after going 8-3 with a 1.16 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 66 innings.

Personal 

  • Son of Michael and Carrie Shatwell
  • Has an older sibling, Peyton
  • His mother was a professional roller skater

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2025Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 190 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2026Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 190 lbs
    23