Personal
Born in Mission Viejo, Calif., ... parents are Ken and Connie ... father played tennis at BYU and uncle played baseball for Long Beach State ... is an Eagle Scout ... other interests include ping-pong ... served a Church mission to Everett, Washington.
Before BYU
Prepped at Laguna Hills High, where he was coached by Jeff Cecil ... first team all-league ... two time All-Sea View League ... as a junior he was first team all-league and second team All-CIF ... team offensive MVP ... hit the game-winning home run in a CIF playoff game ... batted .407 as a freshman, .423 as a sophomore, and .355 as a senior ... played for the state runner-up Saddle Back Valley Devils where he batted over .350 ... quarterbacked his high school team the last two seasons ... recruited by USC, UC Irvine, Long Beach State, and also received scholarship offers to play quarterback.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO
2003 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 .263 21-12 57 11 15 2 0 1 5 20 4 12
2007 .316 13-3 19 0 6 0 0 0 3 6 0 1
Hit the game-tying homer to lead off the ninth-inning as a pinch-hitter in a 10-inning victory over Northern Colorado.
Surgery caused him to miss most of the season.
Was on the squad at BYU before serving a mission.
Was on the squad at BYU before serving a mission.