Transferred from the University of Tampa.

College: Played at the University of Tampa and at Manatee Community College.

High School: Played at Land Of Lakes High School . . . named to the SAC All-Conference team . . . also played basketball . . . won the U.S. Army Scholarship for outstanding athletic and academic success.

Personal: Born July 19, 1983 . . . son of Ken and Ginny Whitten . . . brother played baseball at Tampa . . . father played baseball at Eastern Illinois . . . majoring in fitness and health promotion.