Personal
Born in St. Petersburg, Fla., ... parents are Jeff and Sherri ... wife's name is Jamie ... served a Church mission to Boise, Idaho ... is an Eagle Scout ... lived in the United Kingdom (Scotland and Ireland) for seven years ... father Jeff pitched one year at Florida State ... grandfather Lawrence was a swimmer at Tufts University ... sister Rhianna played lacrosse for two years at BYU ... majoring in public relations.
Before BYU
Was pitcher of the year in 1997 at Stissing Mountain High in Pine Plans, N.Y., where he was all-region and team captain ... had a 1.21 ERA and an 11-2 record as a senior ... coached by Phil Amelio.
Other College
JUNIOR - (2003): Played at Utah Valley State College in 2003 ... had seven appearances and nine innings for a 7.00 ERA. SOPHOMORE - (2002): played at UVSC where he was 1-0 with a 5.23 ERA in 12 appearances and 20.2 innings. FRESHMAN - (1998): Played at the University of Utah in 1998 Fall ball, then went on a Church mission.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2002* 5.23 1-0 12 0 0 0 20.2 20 13 12 9 21 2003* 7.00 0-0 7 0 0 0 9.0 8 7 7 9 8 2004 3.20 1-3 16 0 0 2 25.1 29 14 9 2 24 TOTALS 3.20 1-3 16 0 0 2 25.1 29 14 9 2 24 * At Utah Valley State College, not included in career totals.
Closed out the final three innings of a 5-0 shutout over Pepperdine on Feb. 26 ... led the team with a 3.20 ERA ... led the team with a .71 walks per nine innings ratio ... appeared as a reliever in 16 games for the Cougars ... picked up his first win in the final game of the regular season in a 12-4 victory against Air Force on May 22 ... third on the team with a .284 opponent batting average ... picked up saves against Fresno State and Utah.