Awards & Honors
• MIAA Honorable Mention (2018)

As a Junior: Played in 50 games making 23 starts all at catcher … Finished the year as the Mules starting catcher, including starting all eight postseason games … Hit .392 with 40 hits in 102 at bats … Drove in 25 runs while scoring 20 … Legged out 10 doubles and hit one home run with 53 total bases … Went 3-3 in stolen base attempts … Reached base at a .455 clip, leading UCM and had a .520 slugging percentage … With runners in scoring position, hit .419, best on the club … Had 10 multi-hit games with five three-hit games and six multi-RBI games … Threw out seven of 24 would-be base stealers behind the plate … Hit his first career home run against Emporia State (April 20) … Went 2-3 with two doubles, three RBI and two runs in the Mules first MIAA Tournament game against Missouri Western (May 10) … Hit .462 in the Mules eight postseason games with 12 hits, 11 runs and seven RBI … Earned an All-MIAA Honorable Mention honor at catcher.

At John Wood CC: Played two years and was named MWAC All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2016 ... Made the Region 24 Gold Glove Team in 2017 ... Academically, made the Dean's List in 2017.

In High School: Played at Cypress Lake High School, winning a district championship in 2013 ... Played in the Lee County All-Star game, starting at catcher.

Personal: Son of Kurt and Barbara Whalin ... Majoring in Technology Management.