David Whittle Season 2023-24

2023 SEASON (As a Freshman): Saw action in eight games during his first year on The Mesa… Made his Aztec debut as a late-inning defensive replacement at catcher vs. Washington State in the Tony Gwynn Legacy (2-24-23)… Earned his first three collegiate starts as a center fielder in a midweek clash vs. UC San Diego (3-28-23) and the first two games of a road series at New Mexico (3-31/4-1-23)… Drew a bases-loaded walk for his first career RBI vs. UC Irvine (4-25-23)… Made 23 putouts on the year without an error for a clean 1.000 fielding percentage.

PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2022 from Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, California, where he won four varsity letters for head coach Todd Beltran … Hit .427 as a senior, smacking a team-high five home runs to go with 15 RBIs, according to MaxPreps … Led the squad in hits (35), runs scored (30), stolen bases (16), doubles (9), triples (2), slugging percentage (.768) and fielding percentage (.988) while ranking second in on-base percentage (.535) and batting average (.427) … Garnered first-team all-conference accolades … Received a No. 54 national ranking among catchers from Perfect Game for the high school graduating class of 2022 and was listed as a top 500 recruit overall …  Also earned a No. 5 ranking in California at his position from the website and was rated No. 76 in the state overall … Merited preseason All-America honorable mention from Perfect Game for the California region prior to the 2022 campaign … Was also named a Perfect Game Top Prospect after competing in the 2021 PG Southern California Showcase in nearby Santee, California … Received a scout grade of 9.5 from the website … Landed on the all-tournament team playing for the California Bears club program at the 2021 18U PG Fall National Championship in Surprise, Arizona.