Tommy White (baseball)

Tommy White (born March 2, 2003) is an American college baseball Third baseman and designated hitter who plays for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the NC State Wolfpack.

Tommy White
LSU Tigers – No. 47
Third baseman/Designated hitter
Born: (2003-03-02) March 2, 2003
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Amateur career

White grew up in St. Pete Beach, Florida and initially attended Calvary Christian High School.[1] As a junior, he batted .444 with 18 RBIs and four home runs in 11 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] He transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida prior to his senior year. White batted .378 and was named an All-American in his only season at IMG.[3]

White was named NC State's starting first baseman entering his freshman year. He garnered national attention after batting .588 with nine home runs in his first eight collegiate games.[4][5] White set records for the most home runs by a NC State player and the most by a freshman in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the introduction of the BBCOR standard for bats in 2011.[6] He later hit his 23rd home run to break the overall ACC freshman home run record set by Florida State's Chris Diaz in 1998.[7] White was named the ACC Freshman of the Year.[8][9] After his freshman campaign, in which the Wolfpack failed to make the NCAA tournament despite a strong regular season, White entered the NCAA transfer portal.[10]

White ultimately committed to transfer to Louisiana State.[11]

References
  1. Hale, David M. (April 8, 2022). "NC State baseball's Tommy White has the look, the nickname and the game to back it up". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  2. Askeland, Kevin (March 3, 2021). "Preseason MaxPreps All-America high school baseball team". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. "Wolfpack slugger Tommy White makes smashing debut". North State Journal. February 23, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. Anderson, R.J. (March 4, 2022). "MLB Prospect Watch: How NC State freshman Tommy White is putting himself on the map". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  5. Mintz, Jake (March 4, 2022). "All hail 'Tommy Tanks,' best baseball player on earth right now". Fox Sports. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  6. Smith, R. Cory (April 27, 2022). "Tommy White makes NC State, ACC history with 19th homer". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  7. Lea, Chris (May 19, 2022). "'Tommy Tanks' breaks ACC Freshman home run record". WRALSportsFan.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  8. "NC State's Tommy White named ACC Freshman of the Year". WRALSportsFan.com. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  9. "3 things to know about NC State baseball freshman Tommy 'Tanks' White". The Fayetteville Observer. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  10. "NC State baseball star Tommy White enters transfer portal after record-setting season". The News & Observer. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  11. "LSU picks up freshman home run record-holder from North Carolina State". The Advocate. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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