Matt Whitaker Class: Senior Hometown: Midland, Texas High School: Midland Lee Last College: Odessa College Height / Weight: 6-2 / 186 Position: RHP

At Odessa College
Was part of a conference winning team his freshman campaign and that same team advanced to the third round of the playoffs…his sophomore campaign he led his team to another conference title and an appearance in the regional championship game…was named the MVP of the region his that same season…was named First-Team All-American his sophomore year after leading the nation in strikeouts and posting a 12-3 record and a 3.23 ERA

High School
A May 1998 graduate of Midland Lee High School in Midland, Texas…played baseball for the Rebels…was an all-district shortstop and tallied a batting average of .458 with eight home runs.

Personal
Born on Sept. 13, 1979 to parents Pat and Barbara Whitaker…father Pat is a warehouse manager while mother Barbara is a junior high teacher…has one sister Amy (25) and one brother Shannon (21)…enjoys playing baseball and working with cars

Getting to Know Matt
Chose Texas Tech because “Tech’s program is one of the finest in the nation”...if he won the lottery he would “buy a Cadillac Escalade”...his most prized possessions are “my parents”...if he could play another sport at Tech it would be “football”...his role model is “my dad”...the best thing about being a Red Raider is “the fan support”