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Coming off an excellent two-year career at Shelton State Community College, Brett Whitaker should be a two-way threat for the Tide this season at the plate and on the mound ... a contact hitter who will hit for average ... possesses good breaking ball which makes him a valuable component in the Tide' bullpen ... had a stellar career at Shelton State under Coach Bobby Sprowl ... played 121 career games and earned 109 starts ... hit .335 (132-for-394) with nine home runs and 104 RBI ... also added 11 doubles and scored 107 runs ... he finished with 34 multi-hit game and 30 multi-RBI games ... also made 46 relief appearances on the mound and compiled a 9-4 record with seven saves and 4.21 ERA ... he worked 85 1/3 innings and recorded 122 strikeouts for the Bucs ... played on back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) World Series team, finishing runner-up in 2008 ... led Shelton State to back-to-back Alabama Community College Conference state titles and Region XXII titles ... named MVP of the 2009 ACCC State Tournament, after hitting .583 (7-for-12) in three games with six RBI ... also winning pitcher in championship game against Faulkner and recorded eight strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
SOPHOMORE (2009 - Shelton State CC):
In his final season at Shelton State, Whitaker led the Bucs to a 44-19 overall record and third straight trip to the NJCAA World Series ... member of back-to-back NJCAA World Series teams and Alabama Junior College State Championship squads ... played for Coach Bobby Sprowl ... named to Alabama Community College Conference All-North Division Team ... played in 61 games and earned 56 starts ... hit .337 (69-for-205) with two home runs and 61 RBI ... also added six doubles, 35 walks and 59 runs scored ... led team with 61 RBI ... third on team with 59 runs scored ... ranked 10th in the state in RBI per game (1.017) and 24th in runs scored per game (0.932) ... recorded 19 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI games ... named Most Valuable Player of the 2009 ACCC State Tournament, where he hit .583 (7-for-12) in three games with six RBI ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Jefferson Davis (May 12), 3-for-5 with two RBI against Northwest Shoals (May 13) and capped the tourney with a 1-for-4, two RBI game against Faulkner State in the championship game ... also pitched 6 2/3 innings and logged eight strikeouts en route to the win on the mound in title game ... had two, eight-game hitting streaks this season ... recorded season-high four hits against Marion Military (March 17) ... added season-high six RBI against Bevill State (March 29) ... on the mound, Whitaker was 5-1 with three saves and 3.10 ERA in 20 relief appearances ... he worked 40 2/3 innings and allowed 25 runs (14 ER) and 35 hits with 45 strikeouts and 19 walks ... ranked eighth in the state with three saves and 29th in the state with five wins ... season-high eight strikeouts in ACCC State Tournament win over Faulkner State (May 15).
FRESHMAN (2008 - Shelton State CC):
A two-way player on Shelton State's team that finished runner-up in the 2008 NJCAA World Series ... the Bucs finished the season with a 48-19 record and won their second straight Alabama State Championship and Region XXII Championship ... played in 60 games and earned 53 starts in his first season at Shelton State ... hit .333 (63-for-189) with seven home runs and 43 RBI ... also added five doubles, 44 walks and scored 48 runs ... recorded 15 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games ... posted an 11-game hitting streak from May 11-29, where he batted .306 (11-for-36) with one home run, seven RBI and nine runs scored ... collected three hits against Marion Military (April 22), Snead State (April 25) and Bevill State (May 4) ... hit two home runs against Birmingham Southern (April 1) and Snead State (April 26) ... collected season-high five RBI against Bevill State (April 4) ... as a pitcher, he posted a 4-3 record with four saves and a 5.01 ERA in 26 relief appearances ... ranked fifth in the state with four saves ... he worked 44 2/3 innings and allowed 31 runs (26 ER) and 44 hits with 77 strikeouts and 23 walks ... held opponents to a .243 batting average ... recorded season-high seven strikeouts against Bevill State (May 4) and Central Alabama (May 13).
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2007 graduate of Northridge High School ... played for Coach Don McNabb ... a three-year starter at third base and on the mound.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Brett Whitaker ... he is the son of Ronnie and Shirley Whitaker ... has one older sister, Chrissy Whitaker O'Bryant.
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