Mark Whitener Captures LLE Award
22-year-old <Mark Whitener:player#10497> made a few <Gainesville:team#71> headlines during this past week as the rookie third baseman proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and East officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort.

He cracked 10 hits in 20 at-bats to put up a .500 average. Whitener collected 4 home runs, 14 RBIs and scored 13 runs.

This season <Whitener:player#10497> is batting .324 with 21 home runs. His totals include 66 RBIs and 53 runs scored.