Personal
Born in Redlands, Calif., ... parents are Kenneth and Christy ... brother Kyle played baseball at the University of Houston before transferring to Cal-San Bernardino ... lived with Steve Garvey during the summer of 2007 when he played for the Palm Springs Power ... recruited by Cal-Irvine and Cal-Northridge ... majoring in accounting.
Before BYU
First-team all-state as a senior at Yucaipa High where he was coached by Jeff Stout ... broke school record with 59 hits ... MVP of the team as a senior and MVP hitter as a junior ... won the Marty Rouse Award as a senior ... was county player of the year, league MVP and first team All-CIF ... batted .538 as a senior with eight homers ... clocked 6.36 seconds in the 60-yard dash ... was all-county in football ... played for the Southland Shockers in the Connie Mack League ... has played in the stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and the Anaheim Angels.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA
2006 .316 55-49 206 28 65 12 3 5 33 98 14 38 10-12
2007 .350 55-54 223 53 78 17 6 8 45 131 11 23 12-19
2008 .309 57-57 243 47 75 12 7 4 44 113 15 35 14-17
2009 .377 49-49 199 50 75 10 2 9 41 116 21 29 17-18