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University of North Florida Athletics

2020 Baseball Roster

16 Jeslyn Whitehead

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher/Infield
  • Year Freshman
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 196
  • Bats / Throws R/R
  • Hometown Ocoee, Fla.
  • High School Olympia HS
  • Previous School Olympia HS

Biography

2019-20 ASUN Honor Roll

*2020
  • Made appearances in nine combined games, two coming on the mound and seven on the offensive side.
  • Turned in two relief appearances, going 5.2 frames while fanning a pair and holding batters to a .150 average.
  • Made his UNF debut on the bump Feb. 22 against Rutgers, retiring all five batters he faced.
  • Had a strong outing against CMU March 6, spinning 4.0 innings of scoreless ball while fanning one.
  • Made his first career start Feb. 28 against Hartford.
  • Reached base for the first time Feb. 29 against Hartford.
  • Was 1-for-3 with a run against CMU March 8.
  • Reached three times against Ohio State March 10.
  • Drove in three runs on two singles to help lift North Florida past Ohio State March 11.

*The 2020 season only lasted 16 games due to the developments around COVID-19


Prior to UNF
  • Heading into his senior year at Olympia he has three varsity letters under his belt and a slew of individual accolades
  • All-metro (2018), all-metro honorable mention (2017), second team all-area (2017, '18) and a Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention in 2017 and 2018
  • Spun a no-hitter in Florida Baseball Travel ball for Chet Lemons Juice in 2017
  • Finished with a 7-2 mark, notching a 1.82 ERA, 69 strikeouts and seven-straight complete games as a junior
  • Also tallied 10 RBI and a .365 average at the dish

Personal
  • Brother, Jaylyn, plays baseball at UCF
  • A National Honor Society student intending to major in exercise science

Statistics

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