Tanner Shiver

The Cardinals after winning the 2025 Louisville Super Regional.

Photo by: Nicole Finch | Louisville Athletics

B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Maryville, Tenn.
High School:
Maryville
Prev School:
Tennessee Tech

CAREER HONORS
• 2021 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Third Team (Football)
• 2021 Phil Steele All-OVC Third Team (Football)

2025: Appeared in 24 games, making three starts (all at SS) ... Hit .174 with eight runs scored ... Made his Louisville debut as a defensive replacement against Oklahoma State on Feb. 15 ... Had a pinch-hit single for his first hit with the Cardinals on March 7 against UIC ... Made his first start at Louisville against North Carolina on March 16 ... Started the final two games at shortstop at NC State, going 2-for-6 with a grand slam in the game on April 12.

2024 (Tennessee Tech): Played in 49 games, making 47 starts … Hit .296 with 12 doubles, four triples and nine home runs … Scored 40 runs and drove in 35 … Was a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen bases … Hit a pair of home runs in the series opening win against Queens (3/8) … Went deep twice and drove in four against Davidson (3/16).

2023 (Tennessee Tech): Appeared in 25 games, making nine starts overall, including five at shortstop, three in left field, and one as the designated hitter… finished his first season on the diamond with a .244 batting average, .365 on-base percentage, and .341 slugging percentage… totaled 10 hits, four runs, four doubles, five RBI, and nine walks…made his Tech baseball debut going 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter at #22 Georgia Tech (2/24).

2021 Football (Tennessee Tech): Competed in nine of the team’s 11 games, making a pair of starts in the fall campaign… piled up three catches for 70 yards… also racked up 13 punt returns, totaling 117 yards total… hauled in a career-long 44-yard reception at Murray State (Nov. 6)… delivered a career-best 25-yard punt return against Virginia-Lynchburg (Oct. 23), totaling 66 yards on six returns in the contest.

2020-21 Football (Tennessee Tech): Played in all seven of Tech’s games, making two starts during the 2020-21 season that took place in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic… racked up seven receptions for 84 yards… tallied a career-long catch of 34 yards at Southeast Missouri (Mar. 28)… picked up one tackle in the contest at #16 Jacksonville State (Feb. 28).

High School: Two-sport athlete at Maryville High School, playing wide receiver for head football coach Derek Hunt for two years and shortstop for head baseball coach Adam Sullivan for four seasons… helped lead the baseball team to a district championships in 2017… as a senior on the football team, hauled in nine passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns… helped MHS to a state title in 2019.

Personal: Parents are Greg and Nicole Shiver … Has two siblings – Gregory and Stella … Cousin, Stephen, played football at UT Martin … Chose Louisville over Arkansas and South Carolina … Enjoys spending his free time with his fiancé and family … Favorite music artist is Cody Johnson … Favorite athlete is Katelyn Farmer – “Tennessee Tech women’s soccer legend”.