# 22 Whitney Clute

Clute
Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Webb City, Mo.

Previous School:
Crowder College

Letters Earned:
Transfer

Height:
5'-5"

Position:
RHP

Bats/Throws:
R/R

Birthdate:
12/11/86

2008: Redshirted for the Lions in 2008

Before Southern: Played one season at Labette Community College and another at Crowder College ... At Labette, Clute was an honorable-mention All-Region selection, after hitting three home runs ... While at Crowder, Clute helped the team to the national tournament, a No. 16 national ranking and the District Championship ... she hit 5 home runs and was an All-Region seleciotn as a utility player.

High School: A four-year starter at Webb City High School, Clute was a four-year All-Conference selection for coach Walter Resa and the Cardinals ... She helped the team to the 2004 3A State Championship as Webb went a perfect 32-0 that season, the first softball team in the state of Missouri to finish a season undefeated ... Clute was a three year All-District selection, two-year All-Region selection and was an All-State pitcher her senior season ... Clute holds the Webb City school record for the lowest ERA in a season.

Personal: Born December 11, 1986 in Joplin, Mo ... daughter of Claude and Kim Powell ... has three siblings, Chad, Casey and Carson ... a Kinesiology major at Southern.