FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
Fullerton, Calif. – Former Titan Jon Wilhite is in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at UCI Medical Center recovering from injuries suffered in the early-morning hit-and-run accident that killed Los Angeles Angels’ pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others including Cal State Fullerton student Courtney Stewart.
Wilhite, with the Titans from 2004-2008, was a passenger in the car that was struck by a driver running a red light at the intersection of Orangethorpe Ave. and Lemon St. in Fullerton, Calif.
The Titan’s baseball team is currently preparing for a 3 p.m. Big West Conference baseball game at Cal State Northridge.
“On behalf of all of Titan baseball, players current and past, the coaching staff and administration, we would like to send out our best wishes to Jon Wilhite and his family for a speedy recovery,” said second-year Fullerton Head Coach Dave Serrano.
“This morning’s news of the tragic accident that caused the death of Angels’ pitcher Nick Adenhart and others, and the injuries to Jon, has been devastating. Just as Jon is trying to overcome his injuries, we as a program, will try to overcome this, too.
Former teammate and current Titan senior first baseman Jared Clark said, “Our thoughts and prayers are going out to Jon right now for a speedy
recovery. He is a Titan and we are going to play as hard as we can for him today, because that is what he would want us to do.”
Wilhite is widely known for being a great teammate and consummate Titan. He was a career .292 hitter with 24 RBI in his four eligible seasons in a Titan uniform. He was a redshirt on the Titans’ 2004 national championship team and also served as a CSF media relations intern in 2008.
Stewart was a cheerleader for Cal State Fullerton in 2007-08.
