Wednesday,
August 12, 2003
PC
BASEBALL STANDOUT KEVIN WHITE LEADS NEW MARKET REBELS TO
CLINTON,
S.C. — Presbyterian College’s rising senior outfielder Kevin
White has had an impressive summer playing for the New
Market Rebels of the Valley wooden bat league.
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White, a native of
Spartanburg, S.C., started 45 of 49 games in the outfield for
the New Market (VA) Rebels while leading his team to a playoff
berth and a trip to the Lineweaver Cup Finals. For his
efforts, White was named All-Valley league after leading the
league during the regular season in homeruns (11) for the
second summer in a row as well as hits (57), RBI (40), and
total bases (109). Last summer White also played for the New
Market Rebels and tied for the league-lead in homeruns (10).
For the summer, he hit .315 at the plate. |
In the opening round of the
playoffs, White keyed the Rebels series win over the Staunton
Braves 3-1 by hitting a series-clinching triple in game #4 as
New Market prevailed 3-2 in 10 innings. In the series deciding
game, White went two-for-three with a double and a triple.
In the Lineweaver Cup
finals, White led the Rebels against the Winchester Royals
which the Royals won three games to two. In the championship
round, White hit a pair of homeruns and added three RBI while
collecting hits in four of five games. Winchester clinched the
title on August 7 with a 6-4 win over the Rebels.
In addition, he finished
the regular season ranked second in the league in slugging
percentage (.602), tied third in runs (36) and doubles (11)
and fourth in triples (4). White also finished third in the
voting for league MVP honors with 31 total points and two
first place votes voted on by area media. Jeff Van Houten of
the University of Arizona won MVP honors after leading the
league in batting average and slugging percentage.
White, a 6-2, 180-lb center
fielder, once again led the Blue Hose offense this past
spring. The ABCA All-Region and All-SAC selection led PC
hitters with a .397 batting average, 85 hits, 144 total bases,
56 runs, 50 RBI, and 13 homeruns and set a program record with
a 42-game hitting streak during the season.
He now holds the career
record for homeruns (36), batting average (.379), and slugging
percentage (.615) in Blue Hose history as well as ranking
fifth in runs (155), fourth in hits (243), second in total
bases (408), and third in RBI (163).