Hokie Club18 - Rob WhitleyPosition: Pitcher
Class: Freshman
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 193 lbs.
High School: George Washington
Hometown: Danville, Va.
A raw young pitcher with good arm strength ... Has some velocity and a good breaking ball, but must gain command of his pitches to be successful ... Needs to take more advantage of the strength and conditioning program ... Is likely to start out working in the bullpen ... His progress during the preseason will go a long way toward determining his role. High School: Struck out 117 batters in 63 innings as a senior for Coach Scooter Dunn at Halifax County High ... Posted a 6-3 record with one save and a 1.75 earned run average ... Also carried a .391 batting average, driving in 14 runs ... Earned first-team all-district honors as both a pitcher and designated hitter ... Was honorable mention all-region as a DH ... Named the Danville Register & Bee Player of the Year ... Finished with a 3-2 pitching mark as a junior ... Compiled a 2.64 ERA and struck out 75 batters in 48 innings of work ... As a junior, ranked by Baseball America as No. 76 of top 400 high school players in the class of 2006 ... Played in the 2005 Virginia Commonwealth Games ... Was a Puma preseason All-American in 2006.
Personal: Robert Ridley Whitley ... Born 9/30/88 in Danville, VA ... Son of Tom and Jennifer Whitley ... Enrolled in university studies.
Pitching:
| Year | APP | GS | W-L | SV | CG | SHO | CBO | GF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | 2B | 3B | HR | ERA | AVG | WP | HBP | KL | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10 | 6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26.2 | 46 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 11.14 | .368 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.2 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15.15 | .444 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 15 | 9 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40.1 | 78 | 63 | 56 | 22 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 12.50 | .396 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | PO | A | E | PB | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
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