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2024 Baseball Roster

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5 James Whitmer

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lilburn, Ga.
  • High School Parkview
  • Prior Seasons Completed at Piedmont 4
  • Initial Major Sports Communication
  • B/T L/R

Biography

Honors & Awards:
- CCS All-Academic Team (2023-24) 
- USA South Rookie of the Week 3x (Feb. 10, Feb. 24 and March 2, 2020)

2024:
- Appeared in 12 contests with five starts
- Posted five hits and four RBI
- Scored seven runs
- Added a home run against Oglethorpe, his second of his career
- Batted .227 for the season 

2023:
- Earned 19 starts and saw action in 21 games
- Third most starts of his four year career
- Totaled 14 hits and 11 RBI
- Scored 10 runs and was walked seven times
- Hit his first career home run against Bridgewater 

2022:
- Appeared in 19 games and made nine starts
- Delivered six hits, drove in seven runs and scored four runs
- Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against Concordia Chicago
- Had two RBI each in games against Adrian and Methodist

2021:
- Played in all 37 contests and made 36 starts
- Tied for fifth on the team with 32 base hits
- Fifth on the team with 22 walks
- Had seven multi-hit performances
- Delivered season-best three hits on two occasions
 
2020:
- Appeared in and started all 17 games
- Totaled 21 hits in 59 at-bats (.356 average)
- Scored 10 runs, drove in 12 and had four doubles
- Fourth on the team with 12 walks
- Delivered seven multi-hit performances
- Went 4-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI at Christopher Newport
- Had streak of four straight multi-hit games 
- Delivered walk-off hit in bottom of the ninth of 2-1 home win over Pfeiffer

Prep and Personal:
- Native of Lilburn, Georgia
- Graduated from Parkview High School in 2019
- Majoring in sports communication

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2020Freshman

    Infielder
    6'0" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2021Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'0" 200 lbs
    29
  • 5

    2022Junior

    Infielder
    6'0" 200 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023Senior

    Infielder
    6'0" 200 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Senior

    Infielder
    6'0" 200 lbs
    5