Personal
Born in Altoona, Pa.,... parents are Roy and Suzanne ... is an Eagle Scout ... plays the drums ... three of his sisters graduated from BYU ... father Roy played baseball for Shippensburg University ... served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Pocatello, Idaho ... serves as a member of the Cougar Council representing all BYU student-athletes.
Before BYU
Prepped at Collierville High where he was the team MVP ... lettered four years in baseball ... selected to the Memphis City-County All-Star Game ... team won the District 8-AAA championship ... selected honorable mention for Best of Preps by the Memphis Commercial Appeal ... played for the Dulins Dodgers out of Southaven Mississippi, which is the top baseball program out of Memphis ... participated in the Jazz Club and music theory ... coached by Jeff Hopkins.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO
2004 5.46 3-0 13 3 0 2 31.1 46 26 19 7 33
2007 3.25 0-1 19 0 0 5 27.2 29 15 10 9 24
TOTAL 4.42 3-1 32 3 0 7 59.0 75 41 29 16 57
Went 3-0 with a 5.46 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings ... second on the team with a 9.48 strikeouts per nine inning ratio ... appeared in 13 games, starting three of them ... struck out eight of the nine outs he recorded in three innings of work against Air Force on May 21 ... longest appearance was five innings against Chicago State, a game he started and picked up his first collegiate victory ... also earned two wins against Utah ... picked up saves against UNLV and Air Force.
Drafted in the 25th round by the St. Louis Cardinals ... had five saves against Washington, UNLV, Northern Colorado, Portland and Sam Houston State ... named Scholar Athletes by the BYU Student Athlete Academic Center.