Biola University Athletics

2026
• ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American
• ABCA/Rawlings Regional Position Player of the Year
• PacWest Player of the Year, First Team All-PacWest and Academic All-PacWest
• ABCA/Rawlings First Team West All-Region
• NCBWA and D2CCA Second Team All-Region
• Broke Biola's all-time career home run record with 49 home runs
• Appeared in 52 games with 51 starts
• Led the team with a .439 batting average and 1.531 OPS
• Collected 69 hits, including 14 doubles, three triples and 19 home runs, while scoring 64 runs and driving in a team-high 58
• Posted a .930 slugging percentage and .601 on-base percentage
• Drew 41 walks and stole nine bases in nine attempts

2025
• Second Team All-PacWest and Academic All-PacWest
• PacWest Player of the Week
• Appeared in 48 games with 48 starts
• Hit .347 with a .653 slugging percentage, .438 on-base percentage and 1.091 OPS
• Collected 60 hits, including 11 doubles and 14 home runs, while scoring 44 runs and driving in 38
• Drew 16 walks and went 5-for-5 on stolen bases

2024
• Hit .326 with a 1.057 OPS, .616 slugging percentage and .441 on-base percentage
• Collected 45 hits, including four doubles and a team-high 12 home runs, while leading the Eagles with 45 RBIs
• Stole a career-high 21 bases
• Opened the season with a seven-game hitting streak
• Recorded 12 multi-hit games

2023
• Academic All-PacWest
• Started 34 games as a true freshman
• Recorded five doubles, a team-high two triples and four home runs
• Posted a .433 slugging percentage
• Collected a season-high four hits against Azusa Pacific

HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped three varsity baseball seasons at Helix Charter High School, graduating in 2022
• Earned all-league honors and made the San Diego High School All-Star Team (East)
• Made the honor roll

PERSONAL
• Born June 9, 2004 to James and Suzanne Whitman
• Majoring in kinesiology with hopes of a career as an athletic trainer
• Has one younger sibling (Michael)
• He enjoys fishing, hiking, going to the beach and hanging out with friends
• Favorite Bible Verse: Hebrews 12:11
• Why I Chose Biola: "I believe that Christ has brought Biola into my life by baseball and once I started talking with the coaches at Biola I knew this was the place I wanted to go."