Personal
Born in Rexburg, Idaho ... parents are Steven and Laurene ... favorite pitch is a curve ball ... once hit two homers in one inning, one of which was a grand slam ... also struck out 17 in one game ... member of the BYU Student Athlete Advisory Committee ... wife's name is Brittany Webster ... majoring in mechanical engineering.
Before BYU
Prepped at Madison High where he was coached by Randy Lords ... graduated with honors ... was all-region and all-state.
Other College
Was All-Scenic West Conference at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls where he was coached by Skip Walker ... won the Student Athlete Award and made the President's List as a 4.0 student ... was second in the league in strikeouts ... was 5-2 with a 2.28 ERA in 51.1 innings for CSI in 2003 and struck out 53, walking 20 in 13 appearances and 11 starts ... has been drafted twice, by the Boston Red Sox in 19th round of 2002 and in 2003 by the Chicago White Sox in the 40th round.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO
2005 7.22 2-4 10 6 1 0 33.2 34 32 27 22 31
2006 11.25 0-3 12 3 0 1 20.0 21 27 25 27 14
TOTAL 8.72 2-7 22 9 1 1 53.2 55 59 52 49 45
Named Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-MWC ... selected as a Cougar Club Scholar Athlete.