Tommy White (baseball)

Thomas Anthony White (born March 2, 2003) is an American college baseball third baseman for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the NC State Wolfpack.

Tommy White
White with the LSU Tigers in 2023
LSU Tigers – No. 47
Third baseman
Born: (2003-03-02) March 2, 2003
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Amateur career

White grew up in St. Pete Beach, Florida and initially attended Calvary Christian High School.[1] As a junior, he batted .444 with 18 RBIs and four home runs in 11 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] He transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida prior to his senior year. White batted .378 and was named an All-American in his only season at IMG.[3]

White garnered national attention as a freshman at NC State after batting .588 with nine home runs in his first eight collegiate games.[4][5] He set records for the most home runs by a NC State player, and the most in a single season by a freshman in NCAA history. On May 28, 2022, White hit his fourth home run in two games at the ACC Tournament, marking his 27th of the season, breaking Todd Green's 1990 freshman home run record (26).[6] White was a consensus freshman of the year (ACC, Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, NCBWA, ABCA), and a 1st Team All American.[7][8][9][10] After his freshman campaign, in which the Wolfpack failed to make the NCAA tournament despite a strong regular season, White entered the NCAA transfer portal.[11]

White ultimately committed to transfer to Louisiana State.[12] In his first season with the Tigers, he batted .377 with 24 doubles, 24 home runs, 64 runs scored and led the nation with 105 RBIs. White was named a consensus All-American for a second straight year as LSU won the 2023 College World Series.[13] He batted .330 with 24 home runs and 70 RBIs and was named second team All-Southeastern Conference as a junior.[14]

References
  1. Hale, David M. (April 8, 2022). "NC State baseball's Tommy White has the look, the nickname and the game to back it up". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  2. Askeland, Kevin (March 3, 2021). "Preseason MaxPreps All-America high school baseball team". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. "Wolfpack slugger Tommy White makes smashing debut". North State Journal. February 23, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. Anderson, R.J. (March 4, 2022). "MLB Prospect Watch: How NC State freshman Tommy White is putting himself on the map". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  5. Mintz, Jake (March 4, 2022). "All hail 'Tommy Tanks,' best baseball player on earth right now". Fox Sports. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  6. Smith, R. Cory (May 28, 2022). "Tommy White breaks NCAA freshman home run record". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  7. "NC State's Tommy White named ACC Freshman of the Year". WRALSportsFan.com. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  8. "3 things to know about NC State baseball freshman Tommy 'Tanks' White". The Fayetteville Observer. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  9. Bomberger, Ryan (June 14, 2022). "N.C. State's White, Tennessee's Burns are National Freshman Players of the Year". sportswriters.net. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  10. Cahill, Teddy (July 5, 2022). "2022 College Baseball Freshman All-American Teams". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  11. "NC State baseball star Tommy White enters transfer portal after record-setting season". The News & Observer. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  12. "LSU picks up freshman home run record-holder from North Carolina State". The Advocate. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  13. "Crews, Skenes, White Named 2023 First-Team All-Americans". LSU. 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  14. Richardson, Kyle (June 18, 2024). "LSU baseball's Luke Holman and Tommy White named ABCA All-Americans". LSUTigersWire.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
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