A strong defensive third baseman.

2007 (Junior): Saw action in 44 games, including 35 starts . . . batted .231 (27-of-117) with four home runs and 11 RBI . . . went 2-for-4 in game one against Kennesaw State . . . had a two-run home run in a 1-for-5 performance in game three against Kennesaw State . . . 3-for-4 with an RBI in game two at Eastern Illinois . . . 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and four RBI in game one against Tennessee Tech . . . 3-for-5 in game one at Tennessee-Martin . . . 2-for-4 with an RBI against Southeast Missouri in the OVC Tournament.

2006 (Sophomore): Saw action in 35 games, including seven starts . . . batted .239 with four RBI . . . went two for four with two RBI in game two versus Longwood . . . went three for six with an RBI in the regular-season finale against Tennessee-Martin . . . went two for two against Eastern Kentucky in the OVC Tournament.

2005 (Freshman): Started 47 of the 49 games he played . . . batted .303 with five doubles and 12 RBI . . . as a pitcher, appeared in eight games, starting one . . . had a 1-1 record and an 8.31 ERA . . . went four for five with two RBI in game three at Southeastern Louisiana . . . went two for four in game one versus Butler . . . went two for four in the second game against Butler . . . drove in two runs in a two-for-four performance in game three against Butler . . . drove in two runs in a one-for-five performance in game one versus Jacksonville State . . . went four for five with two RBI in the first game of the Southeast Missouri series . . . went two for three in game three at Eastern Illinois . . . gave up one run over 4.1 innings in a win over UAB . . . went two for three in the first game against Eastern Kentucky . . . gave up four earned runs over 5.0 innings at Auburn . . . went two for three in game two at Morehead State . . . went two for four in game one against Tennessee Tech . . . drove in two runs in a one-for-three performance in game two against Tennessee Tech . . . went three for four in third game of the Tennessee Tech series . . . went two for five in game one of the Tennessee- Martin series . . . went two for five in game one of Murray State series.

High School: Played for Coach Casey Dunn at Spain Park High School . . . was a three-time All-Over-the-Mountain selection . . . named All-State honorable mention as a sophomore and junior . . . named to the Birmingham All-Metro team as a junior.

Personal: Born May 22, 1986 . . . son of Bill and Linda Whitehead . . . father played college baseball at Jacksonville State . . . majoring in ­business.