Personal
Born in Slyvia, N.C. ... parents are Charley and Claire ... served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Las Vegas, Nevada ... is an Eagle Scout ... majoring in business management.
Before BYU
Prepped at Dalton High where he was all-region ... had the highest batting average on the team as a senior.
Other College
First team All-American for the USCAA ... captained the team at Southern Virginia University as a sophomore ... led team in batting average both years ... set school record for batting average (.487) and home runs (9) in a season ... also hit 15 doubles, had 38 RBI and scored 33 runs in 30 games as a sophomore.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO SB-SBA PO A E FLD% 2008 .262 21-7 42 9 11 1 1 2 11 20 .476 3 8 1-2 10 2 0 1.000 2009 .355 52-52 200 38 71 15 1 6 53 106 .530 9 17 13-17 110 6 4 .967 TOTALS .339 73-59 242 47 82 16 2 8 64 126 .521 12 25 14-19 120 8 4 .970
Hit two home runs in one game at the Air Force Academy, scored four runs and had five RBI in that game ... hit a triple vs. Southern Utah ... scored the winning run in a 13-10 come-from-behind victory at Utah.
Academic All-Mountain West Conference ... MWC Player of Week vs. UNLV ... batted .382 in MWC games ... had three game-winning RBI: a three-run homer vs. Utah Valley, a walk-off single vs. New Mexico and a walk-off single in the MWC Tournament to eliminate UNLV ... hit a grand slam near his birthplace against Western Carolina ... led the team in RBI and doubles