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  Whitney Holstun
Whitney Holstun

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Escondido, Calif.

High School:
Escondido

Height:
5-9

Position:
Outfield

B/T:
R/R

VIRGINIA NOTES
• A versatile athlete who played several different positions
• Making transition to outfield and competing for a starting role
• Has a very steady glove and is a good hitter
• Continues to make steady improvements both offensively and defensively

2006 (SECOND-YEAR)
• Started 37 games - 20 at first, 12 at third, two in right and three at designated player
• Tied career-high with three home runs
• Had six multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI games (third on team)
• Hit a career-best .257 (27-105)
• Tied career high with three hits vs. Liberty (Apr. 4) and set career high with three RBI
• Went 5-6 with three RBI and a run in doubleheader vs. Liberty (Apr. 4)
• Named to the 2005-06 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2005 (FIRST-YEAR)
• Played in 48 games with 37 starts
• Injuries to UVa's pitching staff forced her into pitching duties
• Made 17 appearances in the circle, including seven starts
• Saw time at first base (29 starts) and designated player (two starts)
• Hit .242 (22-91) with 11 RBI and seven runs scored
• Notched seven doubles and three home runs (.418 slugging percentage)
• Five of her 11 RBI came with two outs
• Had four multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games
• Recorded 187 putouts and four assists with only four errors for a .982 fielding percentage
• Recorded 14 putouts vs. Maryland (Apr. 10)
• Had game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the seventh in a 2-1 win over Maryland (Apr. 9)
• Hit first career home run vs. Rutgers (Mar. 19)
• Career-best three hits in first game vs. George Washington (Apr. 20)
• Went 5-9 with a double, a home run and three RBI in the three-game series vs. Virginia Tech (Apr. 30-May 1)
• Helped set a school record by belting the team's third consecutive homer with two outs in the sixth vs. Radford (Apr. 21) - Jenn Wynn and Sara Larquier preceded Holstun with back-to-back home runs
• Was 3-6 in the circle with a 3.02 ERA and two complete games

ESCONDIDO HIGH SCHOOL
• A four-year starter and softball team captain in 2004
• CIF Player of the Year in 2003 and led team to the CIF Championship
• CIF runners-up in 2004
• 2003 Valley League Player of the Year
• First-team All-Valley League in 2003 and 2004
• Recipient of the Valley League's Spirit of the Game award
• A 2003 Triple Crown All-American
• 2004 first-team All-North County pick
• Union Tribune All-County All-Academic First Team in 2003 and 2004
• School's 2004 Scholar Athlete and Female Athlete of the Year
• Recipient of the Captains' Award
• National Honor Society member
• Named to the Principal's Honor Roll throughout high school
• A three-time recipient of a California Scholarship Foundation Award
• Earned a Governor's Scholarship for academic achievement
• Garnered Outstanding Achievement Awards in English and economics

TRAVEL BALL
• Played for Andy Anderson as a member of the San Diego Renegades Gold

PERSONAL
• Born May 13, 1986 in Escondido, Calif.
• Daughter of Kellie Stawicki and Clayton Holstun
• Has two sisters, Erin Holstun (22), and Hannah Stawicki (nine)
• Volunteer coach for girls T-ball team
• Majoring in health and physical education
• 2006-07 Student Athlete Mentor

Holstun's Career Hitting Statistics

Year G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB SO SB PO AST E
2005 48 .242 91 22 7 0 3 7 11 5 32 0 187 29 4
2006 50 .257 105 27 2 0 3 11 17 9 37 2 120 28 7
Career 98 .250 196 49 9 0 6 18 28 14 69 2 307 57 11

Holstun's Career Pitching Statistics

Year W-L ERA IP APP GS CG SV SHO H R ER SO BB WP
2005 3-6 3.02 46.1 17 7 2 0 0 53 32 20 31 6 0

 

 

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