Westin Whitmire

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Class:
Senior
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Trinity Christian Academy

Major: Economics

2017: Made a team-high 28 appearances (ranks tied for eighth all-time for a single season)… recorded single-season record of 13 saves during the NCAA Regional vs. FGCU (6/3), in a perfect inning of relief where he struck out two… ranked nationally in saves all season… finished career ranked second all-time in career saves (23)… struck out three in 1.1 innings vs. High Point (2/21)… delivered longest outing of career in NCAA Super Regional at Texas A&M, where he threw four innings, scattering just three hits and struck out three… finished season with 4.26 ERA and a 3-4 record over 31.2 innings pitched… tallied 20 strikeouts…

2016: Made 22 appearance as Davidson’s closer … named to the All-Atlantic 10 Championship Team… posted a record of 1-1 … led the team with nine saves … his nine saves rank fourth in the Atlantic 10 … allowed just eight earned runs off 30 hits with 26 strikeouts in 28.0 innings for a 2.57 ERA … his 2.57 ERA ranks second on the squad … recorded two-or-more strikeouts on seven occasions … recorded two saves at the Atlantic 10 Championship … picked up a season-high three strikeouts in 2.0 innings for the save against Saint Joseph’s in the Atlantic 10 semi-finals (5/27) … picked up a save against the Hawks in the opening round of the A-10 Championships with one strikeout in 1.2 innings (5/25) … recorded his first win of the season, throwing two strikeouts in 2.2 innings against High Point (5/4).

2015: Appeared in 26 games as a reliever … posted an overall record of 2-2 … allowed 13 earned runs off 27 hits in 30.2 innings pitched for a .3.82 ERA … recorded 17 strikeouts with just six walks … threw three strikeouts on two occasions … pitched a season-high 2.2 innings on three occasions, including the win against La Salle (3/20) … pitched 20 scoreless appearances … pitched two innings against top-seed Saint Louis in the second round of the A-10 Tournament (5/22).

2014: Appeared in 11 games as a reliever, going 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA … struck out seven batters in 13 innings pitched … pitched two scoreless innings in relief in first career appearance against Fairleigh Dickinson (2/21) … struck out one in two innings of scoreless ball at NC State (2/25) … held Winthrop scoreless in 2.0 innings of relief with two strikeouts (4/1).

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner at Trinity Christian Academy … 2013 all-state honorable mention … earned all-district recognition three times, including first-team honors as a senior … named 2013 team MVP … totaled 78 strikeouts as a senior and posted a career ERA of 2.20 … member of National and Spanish National Honor Society …. graduated magna cum laude … son of Brett and Debra Whitmire … has two siblings, Will and Ellie … grandfather, Larry Whitmire, played football at Rice.