Troy University Athletics
2009 Baseball Roster
Roster
J.J. Whetsel
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, FL
- High School:
- Lawton Chiles HS
2009 Outlook: Granted sixth year of eligibility after suffering another elbow injury early in 2008 campaign ... Pitched without pain in the fall and is hoping to fill a setup role out of the pen ...
2008: Saw action in eight games in relief before continued elbow problems ended his season ... Worked 15.1 innings, including a four inning stint against Auburn when he allowed just one earned run ... Earned a victory with an inning of relief against Rhode Island ...
2007: Redshirted after Tommy John surgery ...
2006: Side-arming right-hander made 24 appearances on the mound, all but three out of the pen ... Had a rough outing against Michigan allowing three runs on four hits in 1.1 innings to take the loss ... Earned first victory with 3.1 innings of work against Jacksonville State ... Held the Gamecocks to one run on three hits ... Got his second win against Georgia Southern with 4.1 innings of work in which he allowed one earned run on eight hits ... Struck out four in 3.2 innings against Auburn ... Also recorded four Ks against Georgia Southern ... Turned in his best outing of the season against Western Kentucky, pitching eight innings, allowing no runs on just four hits while walking four and striking out a career-high 10 ... Worked 5.0 innings against FIU, allowing just two runs on five hits ... Made his first start against Auburn, working three innings while allowing four earned runs on three hits ... Worked five innings of one-hit baseball against UNO ... Was second to teammate Josh Dew in the Sun Belt Conference with a 2.36 ERA in league games ... Saw action in two games at the NCAA Regional ... Surrendered just two hits and two runs to Southern Miss in 3.2 innings of work ...
Junior College: Played two seasons for coach Mike McLeod at Tallahassee Community College ... Led the Eagles to the 2004 Panhandle Conference Championship ... As a sophomore, had a pitching record of 7-1 ... Was named second team All-Conference ...
High School: Played three seasons for coach Greg Jones at Lawton Chiles High School in Tallahassee, Fla. ... As a senior, was named first team All-District and second team All-State ... Best memory was throwing a perfect game in high school ...
Personal: Full name is John Jared Whetsel ... Was born on October 31, 1984, in Winter Park, Fla. ... Is the son of John and Dorothea Whetsel ... Has two sisters ? Tara and Kim ... Dad played football and baseball at Valparaiso ... Majoring in social science.
Career Statistics
| Year | ERA | W | L | App | GS | CG | SHO/C | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | B/Avg | WP | HBP | SFA | SHA | BK |
| 2006 | 4.90 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 60.2 | 60 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 283 | .263 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4.70 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 15.1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 67 | .259 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4.86 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 76.0 | 75 | 50 | 41 | 36 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 350 | .262 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Career vs. 2009 Opponents
| Opponent | GP | GS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | WP | BK | HBP | IBB | W | L | SV | ERA |
| Alabama | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Ark. State | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Auburn | 3 | 1 | 10.2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 |
| FIU | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Kennesaw | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 |
| ULL | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Samford | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| UALR | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| UNO | 3 | 0 | 8.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 |
| USM | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| WKU | 2 | 0 | 8.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Game Highs
| Innings Pitched: | 8.0, at Western Kentucky, 4/8/06 |
| Hits: | 8, vs. Georgia Southern, 3/14/06 |
| Runs: | 8, at Alabama, 6/4/06 |
| Earned Runs: | 6, at Alabama, 6/4/06 |
| Bases on Balls: | 5, at Alabama, 6/4/06 |
| Strikeouts: | 10, at Western Kentucky, 4/8/06 |
| Wild Pitches: | 3, at Western Kentucky, 4/8/06 |
| Hit Batters: | 2, five times (Last: vs. Kennesaw State, 3/11/08) |
