Personal
Born in Bedford, Texas ... parents are Randy and Valerie ...father played baseball at the University of Northern Iowa ... brother ran track at North Texas State University ... rated by Baseball America magazine as a Perfect Game top tier pitcher ... ecruited by Tulane, TCU, San Diego State, Arkansas, Auburn, Stanford and UC Santa Barbara and played in the Sunshine South Showcase in June 2005 at Houston.
Before BYU
Had a 1.87 ERA in 75 innings, registering 106 strikeouts, 18 walks and a 6-3 record as a senior at Northurst High ... the 106 strikeouts set a new school record ... voted MVP of the team as a senior ... was first-team all-district in 2006 and two-time academic all-district ... received president's award for academic excellence ... lettered three times in baseball and once in swimming ... coached by Che Hendrix.