| Whitney Platten |
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2005 Preseason NCAA Division I Independent Team
2004 First Team NCAA Div. I-II Independent Team
2005 One of two players (Casey Hogue) to start in all 40 games ... set the school record for doubles in a season (15) ... tied the single-game doubles record (3) on two occasions ... led the team in batting (.387), hits (41), doubles (15), RBI (24), slugging percentage (.670), walk (26), sacrifice flies (3) and putouts (142) ... threw out 13 would-be base stealers and picked off two others ... tallied 11 multi-hit games ... had six multiple-RBI games ... notched at least one hit in 28 games ... tied for the team lead in home runs (5) ... set a career-high with four runs scored in an 11-0 win over Rider (3/16) at the Rebel Spring Games ... tied for the team's season-high hitting streak at nine games ... had at least one walk in 19 games ... drew a team-high three walks in a 6-2 victory over Providence (3/5) at the Charleston Southern tournament.
2004: Saw action in 36 games ... drew 36 starting assignments and split time between first base and catcher ... led the team in at-bats (117) and hits (41) ... tied for the team lead in doubles (9) ... ranked second on the team in hitting (.350) and RBI (22) ... went 2-for-4 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored in a 9-1 win against Harvard (3/27) at the North Texas Tournament ... set the school record for hits in a game with five at Regis (4/1) ... was named Co-NCAA Division I-II Independent Player of the Week (4/6) ... tied for the team lead with 11 multi-hit games ... notched at least one hit in 25 games.
Prior to UNC: Played two seasons at Florida Community College in Jacksonville, Fla. ... earned second-team all-district honors.
High School: A 2001 graduate of Wheat Ridge High School ... second-team all-conference player as a senior ... served as team captain for head coach Eric Larson ... honorable mention all-state pick in 1999 ... honor roll student.
Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1983, in Wheat Ridge, Colo. ... daughter of Todd and Debbie Platten ... majoring in business management.
Whitney Platten's UNC Career Batting Stats
Platten's Career Batting Stats
Year GP/GS AB Avg. R H 2B 3B HR RBI
2004 36/36 117 .350 11 41 9 0 6 22
2005 40/40 106 .387 19 41 15 0 5 24
Totals 76/76 223 .368 30 82 26 0 11 46
