PROFILE: Expected to be a regular in UMass Lowell[apos]s starting rotation despite injuries his junior season • Loaded with potential • Size makes him an intimidating presence on the mound (6-6, 232) • Majoring in business management.
AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in seven games (five starts), posting a 3-1 record with a 2.96 ERA and two shutouts • Highlights included a complete game win over Saint Anselm (5-0), in which he yielded three hits and a walk while striking out five • Also had wins over Merrimack (1-0) and Assumption (13-2).
AS A SOPHOMORE: Went 4-5 with a 3.77 ERA in 11 appearances (59.2 innings) • Ranked among NE-10 leaders in home runs allowed (one, tied for sixth), hits allowed (11th, 55) and opposing batting average (15th, .236) • Named NE-10 Pitcher of the Week on Apr. 7 following a two-hit shutout complete game in a 2-0 victory over Southern New Hampshire • Other highlights include a 5-3 win at Saint Anselm in which he scattered seven hits, on unearned run and a walk over eight innings.
AS A JUNIOR: Posted a 0.82 ERA in three appearences including one start • Highlights include tossing five shutout innings and striking out two in a 3-0 win over Merrimack • Also struck out three in three innings of work in a win against Caldwell College (2-1).
ALGONQUIN REGIONAL H.S.: Four-year player at Algonquin Regional H.S. for coach Neil Burke • Most Valuable Player of the 2006 MIAA Division I state championship, led Tomahawks to first-ever state championship • Mid-Wachusett League all-star • All-state standout • Named an all-scholastic standout by the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and the Metrowest Daily News • Also a three-year basketball standout • Mid-Wachusset League all-star• Honor Roll student.
PERSONAL: Youngest of two grown children of Rachel White of Southboro, MA, and Joel Koltz • Nicknamed [quote]Whitey[quote] • Lists Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and Boston Celtics as favorite professional teams • Influences include Roger Clemens and Sandy Koufax • Father, the late Ned White, was a former pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization; stepfather, Joel,in the Red Sox organization • Aspires to play in the minor leagues.
