Who is Cam Satterwhite?

Personal & Basic Info

• Full name: Cameron M. Satterwhite. Baseball Reference+2MLB.com+2

• Date of birth: December 13, 1986. MLB.com+1

• Height/Weight: Listed at 6-0, about 170-185 lbs in various sources. Indiana University Athletics+2MLB.com+2

• Bats/Throws: Right/Right. MLB.com+1

• Hometown: Cincinnati (West Chester Township), Ohio. Indiana University Athletics

• High School: Moeller High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) – played baseball there. Indiana University Athletics+1

• Parents: Carl & Dawn Satterwhite. Indiana University Athletics

High School Career

• At Moeller High School, Satterwhite was a three-year varsity starter, eventually becoming team captain in 2005. Indiana University Athletics+1

• Senior year: hit .360 (or higher depending on source) with 13 home runs and set a school record with 88 RBIs. Indiana University Athletics+1

• He also had an extremely high batting average early in his career (for example a .609 batting average as a freshman according to one source). Cincinnati Athletics+1

• He was named All-City and first-team All-State as a senior. Indiana University Athletics+1

• In spring 2005, one weekly high-school “MVP” feature notes he batted .393 with 34 RBIs and 32 runs scored that season. larosasmvp.com

College Career

• He initially attended Indiana University Bloomington and then transferred to University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati Athletics+1

• At Indiana: In one season, he appeared in 21 games with 18 starts. He hit .371 (62 AB, 14 R, 6 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBIs). Cincinnati Athletics

• At Cincinnati (for example 2007 and 2008 seasons):

  • 2007: batting average .252 across 52 games (49 starts), 9 HR, 33 RBIs. Cincinnati Athletics+1

  • 2008: batting .364 in 59 games (225 AB), 14 HR, 61 RBIs. Cincinnati Athletics+1

• Highlights: At Cincinnati, tied a school record with 3 home runs in one game, total bases record of 14 in that game. Cincinnati Athletics

Draft & Professional Career

• Drafted: Selected in the 50th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft by the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians) from high school. Indiana University Athletics+1

• Signed with the Cincinnati Reds organization as an undrafted free agent in 2009 after his time at U.C. and some independent leagues. MLB.com+2MLB.com+2

Minor League / Independent Highlights

• In 2009, played for the independent league Evansville Otters (Frontier League) and hit .315 in 34 games. The Baseball Cube+1

• 2010: Played for the Dayton Dragons (Class-A affiliate of the Reds). In June 2010 he batted .374 and led the Midwest League in slugging (.626) and total bases (57) for that month. redsminorleagues.com+1

• He also had a 15-game hitting streak with the Dragons, as reported. dayton-daily-news

• The Baseball Cube shows his 2010 Dayton line: AB = 285, H = 72, HR = 8, RBI = 43, batting average .253; OPS .723. The Baseball Cube

• Career MiLB summary: AB = 297, AVG = .253, HR = 8, RBI = 44, SB = 6, OPS ≈ .717. MLB.com+1

Other Notes & Post-Playing Career

• After his playing career concluded (he was released by the Reds by ~2011) he served as Assistant Director at the P&G Cincinnati MLB Urban Youth Academy (Cincinnati) working with youth baseball and community outreach. MLB.com

• LinkedIn indicates he has worked in project management, and coaching/mentorship roles since. LinkedIn

Satterwhite showed in college a strong offensive profile (especially his junior year at Cincinnati) and flashed standout performance in short bursts in the minors (notably June 2010). However, sustaining that success at professional level proved more difficult and his overall MiLB numbers highlight that gap between potential and consistent performance.010, he was one of the stand-out hitters in a month and had a memorable streak.