2012 Texas Tech Baseball Media Supplement

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2012 TEXAS TECH BASEBALL

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CAREER Played in 116 career games (84 starts) batting .246 (72-for-293) with 38 runs, 17 doubles, eight home runs, 41 RBI, 41 walks, 14 hit-by-pitch, .386 slugging percentage and .361 on-base percentage… has thrown out 31 percent of wouldbe base stealers (30-of-97)… recorded 14 multi-hit games and 10 multiple RBI games… DURING BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAY… played in 53 games (37 starts) batting .279 (38-for-136) with 17 runs, 13 doubles, four home runs, 22 RBI, 14 walks, seven hit-by-pitch, .463 slugging percentage and .371 on-base percentage and has thrown out 12-of-36 (33%) would-be base stealers. SUMMER 2011 Played for the Edenton Steamers of the Coastal Plains League… helped lead the Steamers to league championship with a 25-3 league record… team finished with a 44-11 overall record… in 34 games (32 starts) batted .197 (23-for117) with 18 runs, four doubles, two home runs, 21 RBI, 13 walks, .282 slugging percentage, .329 on-base percentage and .992 fielding percentage (236 putouts, 23 assists, 2 errors) and threw out 10-of-40 (25%) would-be base stealers.

KEVIN WHITEHEAD 6-2 • 205 • C • L/R • Sr. • 3L Tacoma, Wash. • Franklin Pierce CAREER-HIGHS: Games Played (Season): ______________________________47 (2011) Games Started (Season): ______________________________39 (2011) At-Bats: _____________________________ 5 8x, at Missouri (5/14/11)* Runs: ______________________________ 2 4x, at Michigan (5/11/11)* Hits: _______________________ 2 14x, vs. Oklahoma State (5/21/11)* RBI: ______________________________ 3 3x, vs. Oklahoma (4/18/10)* Doubles: ____________________ 1 17x, vs. Oklahoma State (5/21/11)* Triples: _______________________________________________ None Home Runs: ___________________________ 1 8x, vs. Kansas (5/1/11)* Walks: ___________________________4, vs. Oklahoma State (5/20/11) Strikeouts: ___________________________ 4, at Texas State 94/18/11) Stolen Bases: __________________________________________ None Hit Streak: _____________________________ 10 games (3/14-3/30/10) * Indicates most recent high

DID YOU KNOW? Kevin Whitehead enters his senior season with 116 career games played and has thrown out 31 percent of would-be base stealers.

2011 (Junior) Played in 47 games while starting 39 games at catcher (35 games) and designated hitter (4 games)… batted six-hole 16 times, seven-hole 10 times, eight-hole seven times and five-hole six times… batted .235 (32-for-136) with 17 runs, eight doubles, two home runs, 12 RBI, 17 walks, six hit-by-pitch, .338 slugging percentage, .340 on-base percentage and .987 fielding percentage (198 putouts, 31 assists, 3 errors) and threw out 14-of-44 (32%) would-be base stealers… in 16 games (14 starts) against nationally-ranked opponents batted .240 (12-for-50) with three runs, five doubles, five RBI, six walks, .340 slugging percentage and a .350 on-base percentage... DURING BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAY… in 22 games (19 starts) batted .286 (20-for-70) with eight runs, seven doubles, one home run, six RBI, eight walks, .429 slugging percentage and .370 on-base percentage… led the team with seven doubles during Big 12 play… ranked 28th in the league batting .286 during league play… in 25 home games batted .288 (19-for-66) with eight runs, five doubles, one home run, nine RBI, nine walks, .409 slugging percentage and .402 on-base percentage… in 22 road/neutral site games batted .186 (13-for-70) with nine runs, three doubles, one home run, three RBI, eight walks, .271 slugging percentage and .275 onbase percentage and threw out 10-of-19 (53%) would-be base stealers… batted .263 (5-for-19) against left-handed pitching… batted .231 (27-for-117) against right-handed pitching… batted .159 (11-for-69) with runners on base… led the team batting .313 (21-for-67) with the bases empty… batted .000 (0-for-5) with the bases loaded… batted .000 (0-for-5) as a pinch hitter… batted .175 (7-for40) with runners in scoring position… batted .250 (9-for-36) with two outs… recorded two two-out RBI… tallied four go-ahead RBI… notched one infield base hit which was a bunt hit… tallied three game-winning RBI… recorded seven multi-hit games and one multiple RBI contest… tallied a season-high four-game hit streak on two occasions… SEASON HIGHLIGHTS… tallied first multi-hit game of the season going 2-for-3 with a double against Texas A&MCorpus Christi (3/15)… went 2-for-4 with a double at No. 7 Oklahoma (4/3)… hit the game-winning home run against UTSA (4/5) in the first game of a doubleheader while going 1-for-3… marked the first left-handed home run of the season for Texas Tech… tallied a pair of two-hit games against No. 5 Texas A&M while batting .333 (4-for-12) with two doubles and three RBI in the series… hit second home run of the season going 2-for-4 against Kansas (5/1)… posted a team-high four walks and went 0-for-1 with a run scored against No. 22 Oklahoma State (5/20)… member of the 2011 Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll. SUMMER 2010 Played for the Matsu Miners of the Alaska League… helped lead the Miners to the Alaska League championship with a 31-14 overall record – one game ahead of the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks… in 18 games batted .143 (5-for-35) with three runs and one RBI. 2010 (Sophomore) Academic All-Big 12 Second Team… in 37 games (25 starts) batted .309 (25-for81) with 16 runs, six doubles, four home runs, 19 RBI, .531 slugging percentage, .441 on-base percentage, 16 walks, four hit-by-pitch and was perfect defensively with 95 putouts and 18 assists… threw out 35 percent (8-of-23) wouldbe base stealers… in 16 games (9 starts) against nationally-ranked opponents batted .324 (12-for-37) with seven runs, four doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI, .595 slugging percentage and a .405 on-base percentage… DURING BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAY… in 19 games (13 starts) batted .289 (13-for-45) with seven runs, five doubles, two home runs, 12 RBI, .533 slugging percentage and a .389 on-base percentage… in 22 home games batted .347 (17-for-49) with

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