Personal
Born in Edmonton, Canada ... parents are Marse and Beth ... is an Eagle Scout ... served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Manchester, England from 1996-97 ... married in 1997, wife's name is Megan ... majoring in human biology.
Before BYU
Was all-state in football and baseball at Curtis High, lettering three times in both football and baseball ... was all-state in both sports ... led state with a .562 batting average ... selected as the defensive player of the year and team MVP in baseball ... recruited by Washington and Washington State.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA
1994 .288 35-20 80 23 23 6 1 1 22 34 19 18 7-7
1995 .317 54-47 164 42 52 8 1 4 36 74 35 29 10-12
1998 .427 53-52 218 76 93 25 3 22 74 190 42 29 10-11
Walked on as a defensive back in football, but redshirted.
Hit a grand slam homer.
Drafted in the 31st round by the St. Louis Cardinals ... was eight in NCAA slugging at .872, 16th in doubles, 17th in runs scored, 20th in batting average and homers, and 27th in RBI ... was Second-Team All-Western Athletic Conference ... led the team in batting, hits, runs, doubles, RBI and homers ... in 30 league games he batted .392 with 14 homers ... hit his second grand slam homer, one of six this season for the Cougars.