Good all-around baseball ability ... Left-handed hitter who has shown progress since stepping on campus in 2008 ... Very strong and reliable outfielder that has developed power from a year ago ... Quick first step outside the batters box ... Will battle for a spot at any of the three outfield positons ... 2008: Played in 51 games with 22 starts ... Batted .273 (24-for-88) with three home runs, 15 RBI and 22 runs scored ... Swiped 5-of-7 bases (Georgia Southern, VCU, Rhode Island, Rice and UNC Wilmington) ... Collected seven multi-hit and four multi-RBI games ... Had a personal-best six game hitting streak from 3/29-4/8 where he batted .368 (7-for-19) with 2 HRs and 8 RBI ... First collegiate home run (2-run) came against No. 15 Michigan in the seventh inning knotting the game at five ... Smacked first career grand slam against Campbell (3/26) ... Third home run came against No. 20 Southern Miss (4/5) ... Recorded a pair of 4-RBI games (Campbell and Southern Miss) ... Career-high three hits came against Rice (4/20) ... Lone game-winning RBI came at No. 20 Southern Miss (4/6) on a single ... Sixteen of 22 starts were in left field with the other six in right ... Two-time Wachovia Securities Player-of-the-Game ... Made collegiate debut against No. 2 South Carolina (2/23) as a pinch runner scoring a run ... Against Monmouth (3/1) made first collegiate start ... Posted a .978 fielding percentage committing one error, with 45 putouts in 46 chances ... In league play recorded eight starts in 17 appearances with a .257 average, one home run, six RBI and six runs scored ... As a starter, the Pirates posted a 19-3 overall record ... Mainstay in the bottom third of the lineup (seventh - ninth) ... Batted 120 points higher as a starter (.296/21-for-71) ... Tied for the team lead with two sac flies in a single game (Houston 3/22) ... Registered six hits against lefties (.333 avg.) and 18 versus right-handers (.257) ... All three home runs were against right-handers and were with runners on base ... Led the team with a 1.000 batting average when hitting in the first inning ... In the seventh frame batted .444 (4-for-9) with two home runs ... Played in three games in the Conway Regional (replacement) batting .500 (1-for-2) ... Also experienced game action in two C-USA Tournament games ... Experienced greater success on the road (.314/11-for-35) than in Clark-LeClair Stadium (.235/12-for-51) ... Against nationally-ranked opponents batted .400 (12-for-30) with two home runs, seven RBI and seven runs scored in 16 games ... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI), March (.344, 1 HR, 7 RBI), April (.239, 2 HR, 8 RBI), May (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI) and June (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) ... High School: A four-year starter for the Pam Pack under head coach Darin Vaughn ... Named Eastern Coastal Conference Freshman-of-the- Year after batting .280 with 14 stolen bases ... Earned All-Conference and Team MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Two-time team captain and all-state selection (junior and senior) ... As a sophomore batted .375 with five home runs, 17 RBI and swiped 17 bases ... During junior season also batted .412 with five home runs, while driving in 14 runs and stealing 15 bases ... Batted .475 with two homers and stole 23 bases as a senior ... Two-time participant of the N.C. State Games (2005-06) ... Played for head coach Ricky Keith and the Carolina Cubs travel team ... Rated by Impact Baseball as one of the top-20 players in North Carolina ... Personal: Full name is Trent Ashley Whitehead ... Born July 14, 1989 in Washington, N.C. ... Son of A.G. and Karen Whitehead ... Has one sibling (Kristen). CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 5 vs. Southern Miss-1 (4/5/08); runs: 2 (twice, last vs. UNC Wilmington 4/29/08); hits: 3 vs. Rice (4/20/08); RBI: 4 (twice, last vs. Southern Miss 4/6/08); home runs: 1 (three times, last vs. Southern Miss 4/6/08); stolen bases: 1 (five times, last vs. UNC Wilmington 4/29/08). |
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