Whitney Gelin
Whitney Gelin

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Inverness, Fla.

High School:
Citrus

Height:
5-7

Position:
C

Bats/Throws:
R/R

Working toward a double major in exercise and sport science and psychology • 2006-2007 Academic Team Captain.

2006: As a junior, appeared in 45 games, starting 39 at catcher • Had a home run and three RBIs in the win at FIU on Feb. 10 • Broke out of an extended slump with a 2 for 4 day at Virginia on April 1 • Drove in five runs in the Virginia win with a double and her second home run of the year.

2005: As a sophomore, played in 64 games and started 61 at catcher and in the outfield • Hit her first two career home runs in back-to-back games, including a grand slam against Kentucky on Feb. 19 • Had five multi-hit games on the season • Committed just four errors on a team-high 330 chances for a .988 fielding percentage • Earned the Johnny Carroll Hustle Award at the team's year-end banquet.

2004: As a freshman, played in 13 games and started two at catcher • Batted .182 with two singles and scored three runs.

At Citrus High School in Inverness, Fla.: Earned second-team all-state honors as a senior • Three-year all-area selection and two-year all-conference pick • Two-time state champion in weightlifting • four-time all-conference pick in soccer • Earned team MVP honors in soccer, weightlifting and softball and captained all three teams here senior year • Selected as Miss Citrus High School • Two-time area Female Athlete of the Year by the St. Pete Times.

Personal: The daughter of Dr. John Gelin • Born March 31, 1985, in Inverness, Fla. • Is the seventh of nine siblings • An older sister, Courtenay, played soccer at Webber International University.

More on Gelin: Loves riding jetskis and kiteboarding • Played in the Little League World Series in 2000, where her team finished third • Started playing softball at age 10 • Most memorable moment of her athletic career was scoring a goal from 30 yards out to beat her high school's biggest soccer rival • Athletes she most admires are former high school teammate Mettina Maggiore and her UNC teammates • Favorite food is yogurt and granola and favorite movie is "Meet the Fockers."


Gelin's Career Statistics
Year	AVG	G-S	 AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	TB	SLG	BB	SO	S-A
2004	.182	13-2	 11	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	.182	2	5	0-0
2005	.190	64-61	 153	17	29	19	7	1	5	53	.346	19	58	1-1
2006	.085	45-39	 71	13	6	10	2	0	2	14	.197	7	31	2-2
Tot.	.157	122-102	 235	33	37	29	9	1	7	69	.294	28	94	3-3