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2026 Baseball Roster

5 John Whitney

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Venice, Fla.
  • Previous School Venice Senior HS

Biography

2025 (Junior): Appeared in 13 games on the mound, all in relief . . . posted a 7.20 ERA in 15.0 innings of work . . . registered 26 strikeouts and held opposing batters to a .233 average . . . also had eight at-bats . . . tripled and drove in a run against Kennesaw State . . . tossed a season-high 3.1 innings, allowing no runs on just two hits against Auburn.
 
2024 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 games as an outfielder or DH, including five starts . . . batted .238 with a double, a home run and four RBI . . . drove on two runs with a home run in game three against VMI . . . on the mound, appeared in 11 games in relief . . . posted a 5.87 ERA with 12 strikeouts on the season.
 
2023 (Freshman): Was redshirted

High School: Was a left-handed pitcher and outfielder for Venice Senior High School in Florida . . . earned first team All-Area honors . . . was named a top 500 national player . . . helped lead his team to the 2021 district title . . . also played for Ostingers Baseball Academic, winning the 2021 WWBA World Championship . . . also played one season of football.
 

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2023Freshman

    P/OF
    5'11" 175 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2024Sophomore

    P/OF
    5'11" 175 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2024Sophomore

    P/OF
    5'11" 175 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2024Sophomore

    P/OF
    5'11" 175 lbs
    39
  • 5

    2025Junior

    P/OF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2026Senior

    P/OF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    5