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5   Whitney Buckmon
Whitney Buckmon

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Stone Mountain, Ga.

High School:
Chamblee HS

Height:
5-4

Position:
OF


Buckmon's Career Stats

2007 ACC Academic Honor Roll Member

2007:
• Named Second-Team All-ACC, the first conference honor of her career.
• Led the team with a career-best .340 batting average that ranked eighth in the ACC.
• Ranked in the top five on the team in five offensive categories.
• Put together a career-long seven game hitting streak at the start of March.
• Second on the team with a .340 batting average and third with 13 multi-hit games.
• In the top ten in the ACC for stolen bases (7th - 17) and triples (3rd - 3).
• Hit .300 (3-of-10) during the ACC Tournament.
Drove in a run and scored one in the tournament opener against North Carolina.
• Went 4-for-8 in the doubleheader at NC State.
• Recorded two hits, one run and one RBI against California in game one of the NCAA Regionals.
• Notched her only stolen base of the tournament against the Golden Bears along with four put-outs and a .286 average.

2006:
• Made 70 starts, including 50 as designated player, 12 in right fi eld and eight in center.
• Top five on the team in 11 offensive categories.
• Set a career-high with 19 stolen bases, ranking her sixth in the ACC and second on the team.
• Ninth on the FSU single-season charts with 222 at-bats.
• Fourth on the team with 12 multi-hit games to go along with a pair of multi-RBI contests.
• Scored the winning run in five contests, including game one versus No. 24 Florida (4/5) and the opening game of the ACC Tournament against Georgia Tech (5/11).
• Team leader with 18 sacrifice hits and five hit by pitch.
• Ranked among the ACC leaders during conference games in three offensive categories, including runs scored (14).
• Member of the Sunshine State All-Tournament Team.
• Hit .278 (5-of-18) during the ACC Tournament, tying for the team lead with five runs scored.
• Equaled or tied all of her single-game and single season numbers.
• Went 2-for-4, including a double, with two runs scored against Georgia Tech (5/13) as FSU advanced to the ACC tournament finals.
• Tops on the team with a .462 average during the Athens Regional.
• Opened the NCAA Tournament with a 3-for-3 performance -- tying a career-high -- including a pair of runs and an RBI versus Coast Carolina.
• Had two hits and an RBI in game first game of the day against Georgia (5/21).

2005:
• Played in 46 games with 41 starts as a freshman, ranking her third among newcomers.
• Led the freshmen with 16 runs scored and nine stolen bases.
• Had the distinction of being hit by a pitch five times, tops on the team.
• Lowest strikeout total (27) for any players with more than 100 at-bats.
• Tied for the team lead among outfielders with four assists.
• Reached base in nine of her first 11 games.
• Picked up her first collegiate hit and run in her first game as a Seminole against Florida A&M (2/9).
• First career RBI was a base hit against Missouri (2/12) in the Seminole Classic.
• South Carolina contest (2/18) saw her post her first multi-hit game as she went 2-for-3 with a run scored an RBI.
• First collegiate extra-base hit was a double against Michigan State (2/25) in the NFCA Leadoff Classic.
• Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against North Carolina (3/4) in her first conference game.

2005 NCAA REGIONAL:
• Started all four games, collecting a trio of hits.
• Hit a double in FSU's 5-0 regional-opening victory over Auburn.
• Drove in a run in the Seminoles' 9-5 loss to Baylor (5/21).

HIGH SCHOOL:
• Earned 2003 GACA All-State and 6AAAA All-Region honors.
• Nominee for the 2002 Gatorade Player of the Year in Georgia as a sophomore.
• Two-time Offensive Player of the Year (2002, 2003).
• Hit .577 as a senior with 71 hits, 44 runs, 32 stolen bases and five home runs for the Bulldogs.
• Team MVP in 2002 and 2003, she was named to the Dekalb-Rockdale All-County team both of those years.
• Served as the team captain for two seasons at Chamblee where she led the Bulldogs to a 2001 5AAA Area Championship.
• Graduated as a member of the Magnet School of High Achievers with a 3.5 GPA. Also a member of the National Honor Roll and Who's Who Among High School Students.

TRAVEL BALL:
• Played for Georgia Elite 18 & Under Gold with Seminole teammate Melissa Wood. Team took fifth at the 2004 ASA Nationals in 2004.
• Part of 2003 squad that won the Camfast State Championship and was second at King of the Mountain.
• ASA Sector I 18 & Under Gold Qualifi er champions and placed second at the Rush for the Gold Elite Tournament in Garden Grove, Calif.

PERSONAL:
• Born June 6, 1986.
• Majoring in sport management.
• Daughter of Vernon and Olivia Buckmon.
• Roommate with current Seminole Robin Ahrberg.

CAREER HIGHS:
At Bats: 6 (Maryland 3/31/07)
Hits: 3 (Four Times)
Runs: 2 (11 Times)
RBIs: 3 (Cal St. Fullerton 3/17/07)
Doubles: 1 (Five Times)
Triples: 1 (Three times)
Home Runs: ---
Stolen Bases: 2 (Three times)
Total Bases: 4 (Twice)
Walks: 2 (Florida A&M 2/9/05)
Strikeouts: 2 (10 Times)
Sac Hits: 2 (Twice)
Sac Flies: 1 (Missouri 2/12/05)
Putouts: 4 (California 5/18/07)
Assists: 1 (Five Times)
Errors: 2 (Cal St. Fullerton 3/16/06)

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