LLE Honors Whitener, #1 Batter in May
<Mark Whitener:player#10497> is not used to being associated with Batter of the Month-caliber players, but today the <Gainesville:team#71> third baseman joined that select company when the East announced the results of May's voting.

<Whitener:player#10497> totaled 36 hits, 27 walks, 11 home runs, 43 RBIs and 36 runs scored last month to put together a .391 batting average and .541 on-base percentage.

Whitener is batting .339 this season in 48 games with 22 home runs, 68 RBIs and 60 runs scored. He has 62 hits in 183 at-bats.