Hall of Fame
Whit Bryant was a four-year baseball letter-winner (1999-2002) and helped the maroon and gold to its first-ever NCAA Division I national tournament appearance in the sport in 2002. A two-way player, Bryant was the first Elon player to ever record 200 career hits, finishing with 280 hits, a mark that still ranks second in program history. He is also the school's record-holder with 55 career doubles and 189 RBI and ranks among the program's top-10 in career games played (5th, 226), at bats (2nd, 822), runs scored (9th, 160). On the mound he is Elon's career leader with 49 starts and rates among the program's all-time top-10 in strikeouts (5th, 233). Bryant hit .341 over the span of his career and hit 25 homers and stole 36 bases. As a pitcher, he went 21-16 with a 4.47 ERA as he helped the program transition to NCAA Division I status. Bryant twice led the team in batting average (.362 in 2000 and .380 in 2002), hits (75 in 2000 and 81 in 2002) and RBI (56 in 2000 and 54 in 2001) and paced the squad in homers in 2001 (eight). On the mound he led the team with 89.2 innings pitched in 2001, with a 2.67 ERA in 2000 and with six victories in 2000. Bryant earned the Basnight Award as Elon's top male athlete in both 2001 and 2002. He was a first-team All-Big South selection as an outfielder in both 2000 and 2002 and was a second-team outfielder in 2001. In 2000, he also earned second-team All-Big South honors as a pitcher. In his four seasons, the Phoenix earned seven victories over top-25 opponents, including two wins over the nation's top-ranked team (13-6 at Miami in 1999 and 8-6 at Clemson in 2002). He was drafted in the 24th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Bryant is a 2003 graduate of Elon.
