Kentucky's Evan White (Shotgun Spratling)

UK’s White Brings Rare Athleticism To First

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — On an unusually mild day in January, Evan White sat in the first base dugout at Kentucky’s Cliff Hagan Stadium and looked on as groundskeepers manicured the infield grass.

A lawn mower sat unattended near the first base bag, just feet away from where White has spent the past two seasons laying claim as one of the elite first basemen in college baseball. As a freshman, White was tasked with replacing Golden Spikes winner A.J. Reed, a massive 6-foot-4,[…]