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Whitlinger named Patriot League Rookie of the Week
2/22/2022 1:00:00 PM | Baseball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Following the first weekend of the 2022 regular season, Lehigh baseball first year Jake Whitlinger was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week by the league office.
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Whitlinger was impressive in his first weekend with the Mountain Hawks in the three-game series at Davidson, batting .545 (6-for-11) with two RBIs, reaching base a total of 10 times through the three games. He slugged .545 and reached base at a .667 clip as the lead-off man. In his first career collegiate game on Friday, he went 3-for-4 with a two-run single in the eighth inning to put a dagger in the team's 5-0 shutout victory of the Wildcats.
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On Sunday, Whitlinger went 3-for-4 with a run scored a walk vs. Davidson in the final game of the series. He ended up hitting .714 (5-for-7) with the bases empty and .800 (4-for-5) in lead-off situations.
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Whitlinger becomes Lehigh's first Rookie of the Week since Andrew Nole last season.
Earning honorable mentions this week for their performances are senior left-hander Luke Rettig and first year infielder Rafe Perich.
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The Mountain Hawks head south again to Colonial Heights, Va. this weekend for a four-game neutral site series with Mount St. Mary's, playing two games Saturday and two games Sunday, both kicking off at noon. Neither day will be streamed, nor live stats provided.
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Like Lehigh Baseball on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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Whitlinger was impressive in his first weekend with the Mountain Hawks in the three-game series at Davidson, batting .545 (6-for-11) with two RBIs, reaching base a total of 10 times through the three games. He slugged .545 and reached base at a .667 clip as the lead-off man. In his first career collegiate game on Friday, he went 3-for-4 with a two-run single in the eighth inning to put a dagger in the team's 5-0 shutout victory of the Wildcats.
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On Sunday, Whitlinger went 3-for-4 with a run scored a walk vs. Davidson in the final game of the series. He ended up hitting .714 (5-for-7) with the bases empty and .800 (4-for-5) in lead-off situations.
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Whitlinger becomes Lehigh's first Rookie of the Week since Andrew Nole last season.
Earning honorable mentions this week for their performances are senior left-hander Luke Rettig and first year infielder Rafe Perich.
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The Mountain Hawks head south again to Colonial Heights, Va. this weekend for a four-game neutral site series with Mount St. Mary's, playing two games Saturday and two games Sunday, both kicking off at noon. Neither day will be streamed, nor live stats provided.
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Like Lehigh Baseball on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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