Personal

Born in Logan ... parents are Rodger and Geniel ... served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Argentina ... is an Eagle Scout ... majored in pre-medicine with a minor in Spanish.

Before BYU

Prepped at Mountain Crest High in Hyrum ... lettered four times in baseball, football and basketball ... set school records for career home runs (41) and touchdowns (62) ... four-time all-region, three-time all-state, Region Five MVP ... co-MVP in state all-star baseball game ... four-time all-region, three-time all-state and honorable mention All-American in football ... recruited by Stanford, Nebraska, Arizona State, Miami and Utah.

Other College

Was first-team All-American at Ricks College ... was also Region 18 MVP, two-time all-region and a two-time selection as the Oustanding Baseball Player ... hit .468, 31 homers and had 102 runs batted in to lead the nation in the latter two categories his last year at Ricks.

Stats

Year    Avg.   G-GS   AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   RBI    TB   BB   SO  SB-SBA
1998   .402   51-51  219   66   88   15    1   20    57   165   25   23   7-11
1999   .340   55-54  209   62   71   13    1   23    65   155   28   35   6-6