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2019 Softball

5 Candace Whittemore

  • Height 5-5
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Montpelier, Va.
  • High School Patrick Henry
  • Position P

Biography

As a Senior (2019)

  • Named to the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Player of the Year Watchlist
  • Most Outstanding Pitcher, Newport News NCAA Super Regional
  • Most Outstanding Player, Ewing, N.J. NCAA Regional
  • All-Tournament, Ewing, N.J. NCAA Regional
  • All-Tournament, ODAC Tournament
  • VaSID First Team All-State
  • Third Team All-Region (NFCA)
  • Second Team All-ODAC
  • Fastpitch News Honorable Mention All-American
  • Obtained the most career wins of any other pitcher in program history
  • ODAC Pitcher of the Week (March 11)
  • NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (March 20)
  • Earned 20 wins in her final season at R-MC
  • Struck out 181 batters
  • Struck out nearly seven batters per seven innings
  • Finished season with a 2.04 earned run average
  • Batted with a .354 average
  • Drove in 17 RBIs and earned 17 runs
  • Hit two doubles

As a Junior (2018)

  • Named to the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Player of the Year Watchlist
  • VaSID First Team All-State
  • First Team All-Region
  • First Team All-ODAC awards
  • Appeared in 39 games, with 21 appeareances in the circle, and 20 starts
  • Compiled 28 hits, two doubles, one triple, and 12 runs in 86 at bats for a batting average of .326
  • Pitched 135 innings, with a 15-4 record, 17 complete games, and 8 shutouts
  • Ended with a 1.30 earned run average and 142 strikeouts
  • Finished inside of the National Top 25 for ERA 
  • 5.07 strikeout-to-walk, 4th best in ODAC
  • Eight shutouts, which was the 9th best shutout rate in the nation

As a Sophomore (2017)

  • VaSID All-State Second Team
  • NFCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team
  • All-ODAC Second Team
  • NCAA Ashland Regional All-Tournament Team
  • Aappeared in 36 games with 26 starts in the circle
  • 23 wins, 135 strikeouts, and 4 saves over her 186.2 innings pitched

As a Freshman (2016)

  • All-ODAC Second Team Honors
  • Played in 36 games for the Yellow Jackets at P/UT
  • Whittemore averaged .247 with 18 hits and a home run
  • As a pitcher Whittemore appeared in 28 games starting 19 with a 16-6 record and one recorded save
  • Ginished with 136 K and a 1.81 ERA

Personal

  • Attended Patrick Henry High School where she lettered all four years in softball
  • Helped the Patriots claim the conference and district championships twice and regional championships three times during her high school career
  • Patriots were the State Runner-Ups in 2012 and reached the semi-finals in 2014 and 2015
  • Named First Team All-District/Conference, First Team All-Region, First Team All-State and First and Second Team All-Metro
  • Member of DECA and the Beta Club
  • Intends to pursue a degree in engineering physics.

Candace Whittemore pitches

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016Freshman

    P/UT
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2017Sophomore

    P/UT
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2018Junior

    P
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2019Senior

    P
    5'5"
    5