AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2017
Appeared in 43 games with 25 starts, 24 at second base and one as designated hitter ... Second on team with 11 sacrifice hits and fourth with seven steals on eight attempts ... Did not hit into a double play ... First collegiate home run in doubleheader nightcap at Cal State East Bay (3/4) ... Went 3-for-3 with walk, two runs and steal in first game of doubleheader vs. Chico State (4/8) ... Six multiple-hit and two two-RBI games ... Top hit streak of four games.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2016
Appeared in 33 games, with 20 starts all coming at second base ... Finished season on seven-game hit streak, batting .400 (12-for-30) with six RBI over the stretch which included all three CCAA Championship contests ... 10 of 16 RBI came from April 24-May 13.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2015
Appeared in 31 games, drawing lone start at second base in doubleheader nightcap vs. Cal State L.A. (5/2) ... Made college debut as a third-inning pinch-runner vs. Western Oregon (2/2) ... Went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI vs. Cal State San Bernardino (4/21).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014
Redshirted the season.
SUMMER BALL
Played for Poway's SoCal SKLZ of the Western Baseball Association (WBA) during the 2015 and 2016 summers.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Frank Scott Bunnell High School in Stratford, Conn. ... Selected All-Southwest Conference in 2012 ... Lettered in basketball ... Played for the Technique Tigers from 2011-12.
PERSONAL
Born March 17 in Bridgeport, Conn. ... Parents are David White and Kathie Balla ... Has an older brother named Greg ... Structural engineering major at Marshall College ... Likes to work on cars ... Roots for the New York Mets ... Top athlete is Damian Lillard ... Favorite movie is Bad Boys II ... Loves pizza.
CAREER HITTING HIGHS (current through 2017 season)
At Bats: 6, 5/11/16 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay
Runs: 2, 6 times (last 4/8/17 vs. Chico State-1)
Hits: 3, 4 times (last 4/8/17 vs. Chico State-1)
Doubles: 1, 5 times (last 5/6/17 vs. Cal State San Bernardino-1)
Triples: 1, 3 times (last 3/17/17 at SF State-1)
Home Runs: 1, 3/4/17 at Cal State East Bay-2
RBI: 2, 8 times (last 4/27/17 at Cal State LA)
Walks: 2, 6 times (4/9/17 vs. Chico State)
Stolen Bases: 2, 3/16/17 at SF State
CAREER HITTING STATISTICS (current through 2017 season)
| Year |
AVG |
GP |
GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
GDP |
OBP |
SF |
SH |
SB-ATT |
FLD% |
| 2015 |
.500 |
31 |
1 |
16 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
.500 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
.571 |
1 |
2 |
1-1 |
.950 (6-13-1) |
| 2016 |
.378 |
33 |
20 |
74 |
13 |
28 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
36 |
.486 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
.484 |
1 |
5 |
2-3 |
.979 (38-54-2) |
| 2017 |
.284 |
43 |
25 |
102 |
17 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
35 |
.343 |
20 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
.408 |
1 |
11 |
7-8 |
.942 (60-70-8) |
| TOTALS |
.339 |
107 |
46 |
192 |
39 |
65 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
36 |
79 |
.411 |
34 |
8 |
17 |
0 |
.451 |
3 |
18 |
10-12 |
.956 (104-137-11) |
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
2015
2016
2017
