Savanah Whatley

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Heritage HS
Hometown:
Oakley, Calif.

Senior (2024):
• Appeared in 45 games, making 44 starts
• Committed just five errors on 147 chances, resulting in a .966 fielding percentage
• Capped series at No. 22 Oregon with two RBI double in finale (April 21)
• Two hits in series opener at No. 8 Washington (March 28)
• Drove in two runs in two of first three games of season at the USF-Rawlings Invitational (Feb. 9 vs. Bethune-Cookman, Feb. 10 at South Florida)

Junior (2023):
• Started in all five games played
• Recorded three hits, including two doubles and posted a .231 average at the plate
• Logged a hit in each of the season's first two games (Feb. 10-11)

Sophomore (2022):
• Started all 31 games she played
• Hit .226 on the season, recording four doubles and scoring 10 runs
• Tallied two hits including a double against UCLA
• Recorded two hits and two RBI against Cal
• Notched two hits vs. Stanford on March 27
• Recorded an RBI double vs. Ohio State in the Knoxville Regional

Utah (Freshman 2021):
• Used her medical redshirt season

High School:
• Four-year starter who ended her career at Heritage High School
• Was a two-time 49er Cal-Hi Sports player of the week and two-time all-league choice
• Prep2Prep Junior Player of the Year 2019
• As a junior, batted .544 with 26 RBI and 26 runs
• Batted .600 as a sophomore and .478 as a freshman
• Prior to Heritage, attended Berean Christian High School (freshman and sophomore) and Archbishop Mitty (junior)

Club:
• Played one year with the LTG, one year with the Lady Magic and four years with the Sorcerers

Personal:
• Daughter of Patricia and Lee Whatley
• Has one sister: Sadie
• Intends to major in kinesiology to become a pediatric nurse
• Enjoys playing guitar, singing and doing community outreach
• Chose Oregon State because “The program is constantly growing. Playing against OSU last season gave me the opportunity to see their competitive nature and scrappiness on the field. I knew I wanted to be a part of it. The coaching staff is filled with the most decorated players and coaches in softball, and I can’t wait to learn from them.”
• Member of the Mexican Junior National Softball team in 2017 and selected for USA Junior Olympic team trials in 2018