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GAVIN WHITE – SENIOR – CONNEAUT
Sports Played: Baseball
Parents Names: Mike and Kerri White
Siblings: None, other than my yellow lab named Jersey.
Social Media Handles: g_white12 on Instagram; gavin_white12 on Twitter
2022-23 Highlights: Team MVP and Team Offensive MVP. Lead D10 Region 2 in batting average and on-base percentage at the close of the regular season. District 10 Region 2 All-Star second-team.
College Athletics plan if applicable: I plan on playing baseball in college.
Q&A
Q: How did you get involved in playing sports?
A: My parents signed me up for T-Ball and I was hooked.
Q: What is the most enjoyable thing you have ever had happen to you on an athletic field?
A: Helping lead my team to clinching a spot in the PA Junior Legion State Tournament.
Q: If you could go to any event (it doesn’t have to be a sporting event) in the world, what would it be and why?
A: I would go to all of the MLB All-Star week events.
Q: What teacher has had the most impact on you in school? Why?
A: There’s two teachers that have equally impacted me the most in school. My second-grade teacher, Mrs. Varee, and my current accounting teacher, Mrs. Andrew. These two teachers have helped shape me into the student and person I am today.
Q: Do you have any superstitions in any of the sports you play?
A: I wear a signed “Clint Barmes” baseball card in my back right pocket every game.
Q: You have one day where you can do anything your heart desires. Cost is not a factor. What would it be?
A: I’d hit BP with Andrew McCutchen and take reps at shortstop with Clint Barmes.
Q: If you could go back in time, where would you go and why?
A: If I could go back in time, I’d go back to watching the 2013 NL Wild Card Game with my mom and dad in Pittsburgh.
Q: Is there anything you wish we would have asked you? If so, what is the question/answer?
A: I wish you asked my Sheetz order. I always get five chicken tenders tossed in buffalo sauce, a cup of curly fryz, and two white milks.
