2016 — Suffered through an injury-plagued season that sidelined him for roughly half the campaign, inculding the final 24 games...sustained a concussion on a foul ball off his face mask against Tulane on March 12, forcing him to miss six games...returned to see action in 15 games before exiting the lineup for the Paladins’ final 24 contests due to a back injury...batted .340 in 28 games — all starts...hit four home runs and drove in 20 runs....on-base percentage (.435) paced the squad...threw out 14 of 39 would-be base stealers (36.3%)...hit .308 (16x52) over his first 13 games before being sidelined in game two of a three-game series at Tulane (Mar. 12)...belted a solo, go-ahead home run in a 2-for-3 performance against Samford (4-2 win) in his return to action...swatted .370 (20x54) over 15 games before seeing his season end with a back injury following a start against UNCG (Apr. 17)...homered and scored a pair of runs versus ETSU (6-5 win)...played a key role in Furman’s series win at West Virginia, going 3-for-8 and scoring four runs...doubled and homered in a 3-for-4, four-RBI display against UNCG (9-7 win)...went 3-for-5 with a double the next day against the Spartans.
2015 — Took over primary catching duties, totaling 40 starts at receiver and seeing action in 50 games...also posted two starts at designated hitter...batted .258 with seven home runs and 29 RBI...hit five of his seven home runs over the final 20 games...doubled, scored twice, and drove in a pair of runs in series opener at UNCG (9-4 win)...went 3-for-3 and belted a fifth inning solo home run that broke a 1-1 deadlock and proved to be the game winning run in the Paladins’ 2-1 victory over South Carolina at Fluor Field...homered in a 5-3 road win over Western Carolina to help key Furman to a series victory and cracked a two-run roundtripper at Gardner-Webb (10-0 win)...stroked a two-out, two-run single in the seventh to give Furman the lead for good in a 9-8 win over The Citadel...went 2-for-4, scored two runs, and staked Furman to a 3-0 lead with a three-run first inning home run in an eventual 12-4 triumph over Western Carolina in SoCon Tournament action...10-for-51 in throwing out attempted base stealers.
2014 — Saw action in 35 games and logged 19 starts at catcher in his first season, splitting time with Andrew MacLatchie...hit .229 with one home run and five RBI...fielded at a .994 clip, committing only one error in 167 chances...threw out 25 percent of attempted base stealers (8-of-32)...registered five, two-hit performances...went 2-for-5 with a double, home run, RBI, and two runs scored in a 5-4 win, 10-inning win over Hofstra...led off the 10th with a double and scored the game winning run on a Hunter Burton single...had a pair of hits in a 5-1 victory over Wofford...doubled in a 2-for-5 performance against Elon (9-7 win)...went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs versus Georgia Southern in SoCon Tournament play.
High School: 2013 graduate of Archbishop Moeller High School...head coach was Tim Held and position coach was former Paladin Tony Maccani, Furman’s starting catcher on the Paladins’ 2005 SoCon Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament squad...two-time, first team All-Greater Catholic League selection who helped Moeller to a pair of state championships...named second team all-state, Mizuno All-Ohio, and Mizuno All-Ohio MVP as a senior...Perfect Game All-American selection and PG’s No. 1 catcher in Ohio...played summer ball withe the Cincinnati Flames.
Personal: Full name is Cameron Ellis Whitehead...born March 17, 1995, in Columbus Ohio...son of Dave and Diana Whitehead...has a brother, David, who played baseball at Elon...health sciences major.
