TITANS `07: Started five times early in the
season as the team's DH, but was used mostly as a pinch hitter
throughout the season • Was the team's best hitter off the
bench going 5-for-18 (.278) • His pinch-hit, RBI-single capped
a six-run seventh inning on Mar. 13 vs. Pepperdine in the
come-from-behind win at Goodwin Field • Picked up a pinch-hit
single at the College Word Series on June 16 against the eventual
national champion Oregon State team • Saw time at first base
as a late-inning defensive replacement on five occasions, and was
perfect recording 12 putouts without an error • Was named Best
Teammate at the team's awards banquet in Nov., 2007.
TITANS `06: Pinch hit on three occasions and
reached base in his final at bat on April 18 vs. LMU (hit by a
pitch).
TITANS `05: Saw limited playing time as the
back-up catcher, appearing in 15 games in 2005 • Came back
with a bang after missing the first 13 games of the season with a
contused spleen and broken rib (injured during practice), going
3-for-3 in his return, driving in three in a victory over Cal State
Northridge on Mar. 9 • Picked up five of his six hits in 2005
in his first four games • Drove in two on June 4 in the
Regional with a pinch-hit double against Arizona, and another with
a pinch-hit squeeze bunt the next game against Missouri •
Threw out two of the eight runners (25 percent) who tried to steal
against him.
TITANS `04: Was granted a redshirt season.
MIRA COSTA HS: Three-time letterman for
Manhattan Beach school • Hit .444 as a senior and .377 as a
junior • Named All-Bay League and All-South Bay each of his
last two years • Earned defensive player of the year honors
his sophomore season • Also awarded Outstanding Scholastic
Achievement Award and November Student of the Month.
PERSONAL: Born on December 24, 1984, in Long
Beach, Calif. • Parents are Tony and Betsy Wilhite • Has
an older brother (Mike) and younger brother (Chad) • Full name
is Jonathan Joseph Wilhite • His nickname is Willis •
Majoring in business • Says his parents have been his greatest
influence • Winning the Junior Olympics was his greatest
sports thrill • Enjoys playing ping pong • Says working
at a Little League snack shack was one of his strangest summer jobs
• Favorites include: Jason Kendall (player), The Big Lebowski
(movie), Tom Hanks (actor), Los Angeles Dodgers (team),
fullertontitans.com (web site), South Park and Baseball Tonight (TV
shows).