Alex White
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Alex Bruce White
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
- School University of North Carolina
- High School D.H. Conley High School
- Born August 29, 1988 in Greenville, NC USA
Alex White was a first-round pick in 2009. According to the UNC website, his brother Travis White played one year in the pros but no confirmation has been found.
White was both a pitcher and shortstop in high school. In 2006, he went 10-0 with a 0.46 ERA, fanning 136 while allowing only 11 walks and 34 hits in 76 innings. He also hit .506 and slugged 1.106. Baseball America named him as a third-team All-American utility player after Kyle Drabek and Kyler Burke. Due to a strong college commitment, he fell to the 14th round of the 2006 amateur draft, when the Los Angeles Dodgers signed him.
As a freshman at UNC, White was 6-7 with a 4.94 ERA. He pitched two games in the 2007 College World Series, in which UNC fell in the finals. White spent the summer with the Chatham A's in the Cape Cod League, going 2-1 with a 2.10 ERA. Baseball America rated him the #14 prospect in the circuit.
In 2008, White improved to 13-3, 2.83 with 113 K and 78 hits allowed in 101 2/3 IP. He led the Atlantic Coast Conference in wins, was second in opponent batting average (.215), third in strikeouts (4 behind leader Chris Hernandez) and was 4th in ERA. He made first-team All-ACC and was named the ACC Pitcher of the Year. White was named second-team or third-team All-American by the three major sources. He was 5-0 with a 2.76 ERA in the postseason. He won three games in the 2008 College World Series, beating Louisiana State University twice and eventual champion Fresno State once. He was named to the All-Tournament Team as the top right-handed pitcher in the Series.
White was picked by the Cleveland Indians with the 15th overall pick of the 2009 amateur draft, 13 choices after teammate Dustin Ackley. They became the third pair of first-rounders in UNC history, following B.J. Surhoff and Walt Weiss in 1985 and Andrew Miller and Daniel Bard in 2006.
Primary Source: UNC bio
