High School Individual Athletic Achievements/Honors: Team Captain… 5A First Team All Region Award… Posted a .400 batting average senior year and a .427 batting average in region play… 3 Time Letterman…

High School Team Athletic Achievements: Senior Year posted best the school’s best record in a decade and finished 5^th in the state tournament…

Academic Honors: Maintained 3.5 GPA throughout High School… Honor Roll… Advanced Diploma…

ON THE FIELD

Favorite Athlete: Jose Reyes

Season Expectations/Goals: Do whatever I can to help make the team successful, and focus on developing my skills to become the best player I can be.

Two things you bring to the team: Hard Working Attitude and Competitiveness

Who most influenced your athletic career and why: My family, because they have always been supportive of me. Also my high school coaches because they taught me that nothing is handed to you and in order to be successful hard work and dedication is a necessity.

Reason you chose your number: Number 1 is what everyone wants to strive for.

Pre-game Rituals: Right before pregame I have to take my wristbands off right hand first then I have to tape my wrists left hand first, then I sit on the bench close my eyes and envision what I need to do during the game to be successful.

Greatest Sports Memory: Walk off double, in my very first high school varsity start.

OFF THE FIELD

Nickname: Whip

Parents: Jon and Jenifer Whipple

Major: Business

Career Ambition: Be successful in my career field and hopefully become a chief executive of a prestigious company.

Top 3 Favorite T.V. Shows: ESPN, The League, Pawn Stars

Hobbies/Interests: Hanging out with family and friends, wave running, pick up football games, and movies

Three items you would bring if stranded on a desert island: Water, a wave runner, and a Burger King