TK McWhertor

Photo by: Cooper Kinley | K-State Athletics

Photo by: Cooper Kinley | K-State Athletics

Height:
6-0
Weight:
204
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Newport Beach, Calif.
High School:
Newport Harbor
Prev School:
Cuesta College

HONORS

Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2018)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2016)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2017)

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018)

Named First Team Academic All-Big 12 ... After redshirting in 2017 due to Tommy John surgery, played in 46 games (38 starts) at catcher with a slash line of .256/.331/.295 ... Homered in his first at-bat of K-State career in season opener vs. South Alabama on February 16 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, finishing 2-for-3 with four RBI ... Finished season with one homer, 14 driven in and two doubles ... Matched season-high four runs batted in on March 18 vs. Charleston, going 3-for-3 ... Recorded nine multi-hit games, including three three-hit games, to go with three games driving in multiple runs ... Drew 14 walks and scored 13 times ... Season-long hitting streak of seven games spanning from February 21-March 9, going 13-for-28 with five multi-hit efforts in that time ... In conference action, had a slash line of .218/.306/.255 with two doubles and four RBI while drawing seven walks and scoring four runs.

JUNIOR (2017)

Did not play (redshirt).

CUESTA COLLEGE (2015-16)

Named Western State North Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 ... Also named Second Team All-Conference and was a Gold Glove recipient ... Hit .303 with eight doubles and 19 RBI in 2015 and caught every inning for Cuesta College.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California … Four-year letterwinner in baseball at Newport Harbor ... Named All-League his junior and senior years ... In his senior year, he hit .313 with five doubles and 10 RBI.

PERSONAL

Born on June 28, 1995 in Long Beach, California … Son of Marty and Nanette McWhertor … Has two younger sisters, Steph, Molly and Maggie ... Economics major.