Pro Baseball: John William Whittleman Jr., Wilmington Blue Rocks

John William Whittleman Jr. went 2 for 3 with two RBIs, two runs and one walk in the Wilmington Blue Rocks's 5-2 loss at the Salem Red Sox on Thursday. Whittleman graduated from Kingwood High School.

Whittleman is a 2005 graduate of Kingwood High School and a second-round selection (67th overall) of the Texas Rangers in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. Whittleman was born Feb. 11, 1987 in Houston.