Briefly...
Joshua Whitesell enters his third season with LMU...will see time as a designated hitter and on the mound...could see very limited time at first base this season to save his arm...a strong left-handed hitter... has a solid bat and will be looked to as a power source...has gotten much stronger...looked for to have a breakout season.
2002 Season Notes at LMU...
Went 6-for-15 (.400) against Portland and CS Fullerton, earning a home run and double in the three games...extended hitting streak went to 12 games in hitting .545 against USF with a slugging percentage of 1.273...tied the record for walks in a game for the second time on the season in game three of series...went 4-for-5 in game two...had an impressive final weekend, going 6-for-12 (.500) against Portland...had four runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI...he finished the season hitting .301, earning six home runs and eight doubles.
2001 Season Notes at LMU...
Was a multi-purpose player for the Lions, appearing in 49 games, including 21 as a pitcher...he made 44 starts on the season, 10 as the starting pitcher and 21 at first base...finished hitting .314 (55-for-175) with 10 doubles, four home runs and 30 RBI...he had a .440 slugging percentage...on the mound he was 3-5 with a 6.54 ERA....he pitched 52.1 innings and struckout 38...he had 14 multi-hit games at the plate, including a 3-for-6 effort against Cal Poly (2/2/01) with two RBI and a double...he had three hits again against USC (4/24/01) in a 3-for-4 outing with two runs scored...against Pepperdine (4/16/01) he hit his first two home runs of his career with back-to-back shots...he finished 2-for-4 with two RBI...had another home run in 2-for-4 outing against San Francisco (5/6/01) with two RBI and two runs scored...had his final home run in a 2-for-5 outing with two runs scored against Gonzaga (5/11/01)... earned first win of season on mound in relief appearance of 1.1 innings in 3-1 victory over Hawaii-Hilo (2/4/01)...had three strikeouts in 2.1 innings for second win of season in 9-5 victory over CS Dominguez Hills (2/9/01)...had third victory again in relief against Cal Poly (3/2/01)...in 11-10 victory he struckout six in 3.1 innings.
High School...
He is a 2000 graduate of Rialto High School in Rialto, CA...had a 4.2 grade point average...graduated second in his class of 685...the pitcher/first baseman finished the 2000 season with an 8-2 record and 1.74 ERA...had 77 strikeouts and 21 walks over the season...finished with a .520 batting average, including 39 RBI and 14 doubles...was a first-team All-CIF Division I selection and first-team All-Citrus Belt League selection...San Bernardino County Player of the Year by the San Bernardino Sun...played for the San Bernardino County North All-Star team...selected to the CBCA Southern California All-Star team...played for US Team in the Goodwill Games against Japan in Long Beach...was a first-team All-Citrus Belt League and first-team All-San Bernardino County selection as a junior, finishing with a 7-4 record and 2.95 ERA with 84 strikeouts...earned the same honors as a sophomore with an 8-4 record and a 1.88 ERA and 70 strikeouts...was class salutatorian.
Personal...
Joshua Seth Whitesell was born April 14, 1982 in Durham, N.C...he is the son of Robert and Susan Whitesell...has one brother, Alec...father was a diver at the University of Maryland...won Principal[apos]s Award for achievement in scholarship and service and Superintendent[apos]s Award for academic excellence...earned 4.0 GPA six consecutive semesters...was also recruited by California, UCLA, San Diego, Nevada and Pepperdine...an engineering major.
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