New Jersey City University Athletics

For starters: One of the top pitchers in the rotation over the last two years, he emerged as a dependable starter during a solid sophomore season…The older brother of sophomore catcher Aqeel Shahid...Has a career 8-6 record with a 4.81 ERA…Has made 18 appearances over the last two years, with 15 starts…Has produced four complete games and two shutouts, with one save in 95.1 innings…He has 66 strikeouts and 75 walks with 51 earned runs (73 total) and 83 hits against in his career…Became the first NJCU pitcher on record selected as the New Jersey Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week…His two shutouts are tied for the NJCU career mark…Has three career pickoffs, tied for fifth on the career charts…Has posted the second and third lowest opponent batting averages since 2000, with a .236 rate in 2005 and .237 in 2006…Has tossed three career two-hitters.

2006: After beginning the season as the sixth starter, emerged as the team ace with several productive starts…Went 4-4 with a 4.02 ERA in nine appearances (nine starts)…Tossed two complete games and one shutout…In 53.2 innings, struck out 29 and walked 51, with 24 earned runs (35 total) and 45 hits against…Led NJCU’s rotation in victories, innings pitched, and starts, and tied for the team high in complete games and shutouts…Ranked on NJCU in strikeouts and sixth in appearances...Allowed five or less hits in five of nine starts…(03/09 vs. Hiram College): Pitched well and earned the victory, allowing one run, while scattering four singles in 5.1 innings of work…He walked four and fanned five in the game two 7-3 win...(03/18 vs. USMMA): Improved his career record to 6-3, as he allowed just seven singles and two earned runs in six innings of work, fanning three and walking six in the 5-2 win...Improved his season ledger to 2-1 with a 1.56 ERA...(03/26 vs. Baruch College): Tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout and struck out a career-high seven batters, in 7-0 triumph, to improve to 7-3 after 10 career starts and 13 appearances...(03/27): Selected NJAC Pitcher of the Week for week four of the 2006 season, becoming the first Gothic Knight on record to ever earn that NJAC award…(03/31 vs. Rutgers-Newark): Brilliant in 8.2 innings of work, limiting the Scarlet Raiders to two runs, but received a no decision in the win...(04/06 vs. Ramapo College):  Able to keep RCNJ of the board for most of the contest…In 6.2 innings, he allowed three earned runs (four total) and just six hits, with six strikeouts and six walks...(04/11 vs. Lehman College): Didn't have his best stuff, but earned the win to improve to 4-2 on the season…Allowed five runs and seven hits with three strikeouts and four walks in 5.0 innings as NJCU won 14-12...(04/21 vs. Kean University): Took the loss to fall to 4-3 overall…In 5.0 innings, he allowed five earned runs (seven total) and seven hits with five walks and one strikeout...(04/28 vs. Kean University): Allowed six earned runs (eight total) and seven walks with one strikeout in 4.0 innings in his final appearance of the year.

2005: Had a solid rookie campaign, going 4-2 with one save and a 5.83 ERA in nine games (six starts)...In 41.2 innings, struck out 37 batters and walked 24…Allowed 27 earned runs (38 total) and 38 hits…Gave up 11 extra base hits, mostly doubles (8)…Hit 11 batters…Settled down in mid-March, and did not allow more than four hits in any of his final six appearances of the season, including five starts…Had one one-hitter, one two-hitter and three four-hitters in starting roles…Did not make an error in nine fielding chances…Twice struck out six in a game…Opposing batters hit .236 (38-161)…Baffled left-handed batters to a tune of .077 (2-for-26)…When the bases were empty, kept them that way, with a .190 opposing average (15-79)…Earned his first career win on March 19 at Lincoln University, allowing one earned run and four hits (three singles) with six K’s…Tossed a one-hitter on May 3 in a 3-0 win that helped NJCU clinch the No. 1 seed in the CUNYAC Tournament…Allowed a lone first-inning single before settling down to pitch a gem…Earned his first career save on May 7 as NJCU defeated John Jay College in the CUNYAC semifinals.

High School: A June 18, 2004 graduate of Harrison High School with a 3.33 GPA…Played four years of varsity baseball for the Blue Tide, for coaches Michael Landy and Paul Oecker…As a junior in 2003, earned Honorable Mention All-Bergen County Scholastic League National honors as a pitcher…Scored Honorable-Mention All-BCSL National distinction as an outfielder his senior year…Played in the 2002 state tournament against Westwood and Lodi…Competed again in the states in 2004, facing West Essex on May 21, and Parsippany on May 25…As a junior, hurled a no-hitter against the Academy of Saint Aloysius (Jersey City), one year after he broke his ankle against the same school as a sophomore…Played in the Senior Babe Ruth League all-star game…Was a three-year varsity runner for the Harrison cross-country team, competing for coaches Jim Kasica and Carol Kubrak…On October 27, 2001, a member of the 11^th place Harrison team at the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger North I Section Cross-Country Championships…Won a medal during a cross-country race at Branch Brook Park in Newark as a senior…Also played one year of basketball (non-varsity) at Harrison for Mike Landy.

Personal: Ahson Shahid…Born August 13, 1985 in Karachi, Pakistan and moved to the United States at the age of 12…Nicknames are “Haas” and “Pak”…Parents are Farhat Shahid and Shahid Farooq…Younger brother is Aqeel Shahid, 20, also a junior on the NJCU baseball team…Bats and throws right handed…Major at NJCU is Business Administration, with concentrations in International Business and Marketing…Would like to work in New York City and open his own restaurant upon graduation…A student in NJCU’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP)…Lists his parents as his heroes…Describes himself as ambitious, hardworking and optimistic, with a positive attitude.

2007 Highlights: (03/27): Named New Jersey City University Male Athlete of the Week...(04/05 at Ramapo College): Had an effective outing, allowing four runs and eight hits over 6.1 innings, with six walks and four strikeouts, but fell to 1-2...  (04/21 at Rutgers University-Camden): In the fifth, one out shy of qualifying for the win. Shahid allowed three earned runs and seven hits, with two walks and a strikeout in 4.2 innings...(4/30 vs. Kean University): Took the loss, despite allowing only three earned runs. In 5.0 innings, he gave up eight hits, fanned three and walked five...