Dax Whitney

Photo by: Tyler Coe

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Photo by: Tyler Coe

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

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Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-5
Weight:
204
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Blackfoot, Idaho
High School:
Blackfoot

2025
• D1Baseball.com All-America Third Team
• Baseball America First-Team Freshman All-America
• D1Baseball.com First-Team Freshman All-America
• Perfect Game First-Team Freshman All-America
• NCBWA Second-Team Freshman All-America
• ABCA All-Region Second Team
• Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team
• Perfect Game National Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 18)
• Made 17 starts. Finished with a 6-3 record and 3.40 earned run average. Struck out 120 in 76 2/3 innings and held opponents to a .216 batting average while sporting a 1.28 WHIP.
• His 120 strikeouts rank eighth for a single-season at Oregon State.
• Registered nine strikeouts and scattered three hits and an unearned run in 5 1/3 innings against Louisville (6/13).
• Struck out 10 while scattering four hits and a run in 4 2/3 versus Florida State in the Super Regional (6/6).
• Set a season-high with 12 strikeouts and scattered four hits and two runs in six innings against TCU in the Corvallis Regional (5/31).
• Struck out six and allowed one hit in 5 1/3 innings scoreless in a start against Long Beach State, getting the win (5/16).
• Went six full innings for the second time in 2025, tying a season-high with 11 strikeouts versus Iowa, scattering three hits and a run (5/10).
• Held Hawai’i to four hits and two runs in a start (5/3). Struck out five.
• Scattered three hits in four scoreless innings in a start at Cal State Fullerton, striking out three (4/12).
• Did not figure in the decision after scattering three hits and a run with seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings versus UC Irvine (4/5).
• Picked up his third win after striking out 11 Nebraska batters in five innings, scattering four hits and a run (3/29).
• Earned his second win after holding Santa Clara hitless over five innings (3/15).
• Struck out 10 and held San Diego to five hits and a walk in six scoreless innings (3/8).
• Made his OSU debut, striking out eight in five scoreless innings (2/15).

Blackfoot High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Zachary Reay.
• Ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Idaho by Baseball Northwest.
• Idaho Player of the Year in 2024.
• Three-time All-State selection.
• Selected as an All-State hitter once.
• Appeared in 12 games as a senior. Allowed two earned runs while striking out 130 in 52 2/3 innings. Posted a 10-0 record and sported a 0.27 ERA.
• Went 5-1 with a 1.03 ERA as a junior. Struck out 91 in 47 2/3 innings. Also batted .453 with 16 doubles, three home runs, 30 RBI and five stolen bases.
• Was 4-2 as a sophomore, posting a 2.46 ERA. Struck out 79 in 42 2/3 innings.
• Finished his freshman season with a 2-0 record and 2.83 ERA. Struck out 19 in 17 1/3 innings.

Personal
• Born Jan. 17, 2006.
• Son of Celeste and Christian Whitney.
• Has one sister, Baylee.
• Has one brother, Deacon.
• On the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll at Blackfoot High School.
• Would like to go into physical therapy or be a strength and conditioning coach after his playing career.
• Chose Oregon State because “I want to win a national championship.”

Whitney’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 6.0, San Diego, Mar 08, 2025 ; vs Iowa, May 10, 2025 ; TCU, May 31, 2025
Walks allowed: 4, at Oregon, Apr 26, 2025
Strikeouts: 12, TCU, May 31, 2025
Batters faced: 25, San Diego, Mar 08, 2025
Field chances: 3, San Diego, Mar 08, 2025
Putouts: 1, UC Irvine, Apr 05, 2025 ; San Diego, Mar 08, 2025
Assists: 1, 5 times
Runners CS: 1, 6 times