Announcement
WHIT MERRIFIELD TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES !
SCP 2007 WHIT MERRIFIELD (University of South Carolina / Davie HS) was promoted to the 2015 World Champion Kansas City Royals. In his first game for the Royals Whit went 1 for 3 off of Cy Young winner David Price for his first major league hit.
UPDATE - Whit finished the 2016 season with a .283 Batting Average (88 for 311) with 22 Doubles; # Triples; 2 HRs; 44 Runs Scored and 29 RBIs. Whit played 6 positions at some point and had a .983 Fielding Average.
Whit was promoted from the Royals AAA club; Omaha Storm Chasers where he was voted the MVP the past two seasons.
Whit attended the University of South Carolina where drove in the game winning run when the Gamecocks captured the 2010 College World Series title. At USC Whit finished his career sixth in school history in Hits (263) and fifth in Runs Scored (197). He was named a NCAA Freshman All American and in his junior year a recipient of the all sports Ernest Brooke Male Athlete of the Year award.
Whit was a charter member of the initial South Charlotte Panthers team. He holds the SCP Career Records for Runs Scored (120); Hits (163) and Batting Average (.412). Whit holds the SCP single season record for Runs Scored with 65.
Congratulations to Whit; his parents Bill and Kissy; sister Costner and brother Hite.
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