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Owen White

Right-handed pitcher/Shortstop
JESSE CARSON HS
CHINA GROVE, NORTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.22

ERA

101

Strikeouts

63.2

Innings Pitched

.333

Batting Average
“Owen White is the best pitcher we faced this year. Owen does all the little things on the mound that make him even better as a pitcher. His pick-off move is ridiculous and he fields his position like no other.”
Brian Hightower
Head Coach at East Rowan High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound senior right-handed pitcher and shortstop produced a 10-1 record with a 0.22 earned run average this past season, leading the Cougars (24-6) to the Class 3A West state tournament semifinals. White struck out 101 batters while allowed just 28 hits and 15 walks in 63.2 innings pitched. At the plate, White posted a .333 batting average with 10 doubles, 25 runs scored and a .569 slugging percentage. He concluded his prep baseball career as Carson’s all-time leader in hits, runs, RBI, doubles, wins and strikeouts.

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Academic Achievement

White has maintained a weighted 4.14 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of South Carolina this fall, but is projected as an early-round selection in June’s Major League Baseball draft.

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Exemplary Character

White has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and he has donated his time to multiple community-service initiatives through his church youth group.