Adam White enters his first year as assistant coach for the baseball team and his third with the program. He serves as the outfield coach and the first base coach, as well as works with the team[apos]s base running, bunting, and hitting.
A native of Phillipsburg, Pa., he returns to the area after a distinguished career as a collegiate and professional baseball player. After earning three letters at Phillipsburg-Osceola High School, he starred for West Virginia University. He was named the WVU Rookie of the Year in 2006 after hitting .368, and was selected as a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball. An All-Big East pick, he hit .365 as a sophomore and was a 2007 National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American. Following his 2007 campaign, White was selected in the ninth round of the Major League Draft by the Cleveland Indians and reached High A level during his professional career. One of the fastest players in the minors, he spent three seasons in the Indians[apos] organization, where he swiped 73 bases, including 32 with Lake County in 2008.
Most recently, White served as the assistant coach to the 2012 Stark County Terriers of the Great Lakes Collegiate league, overseeing team hitting and coaching the outfield. His hitters led the league in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, home runs, hits and runs scored.