Personal
Born in Provo ... parents are Jeffrey and MerriLinn ... father played baseball at BYU under Coach Glen Tuckett ... ... is an Eagle Scout.
Before BYU
Prepped at Arapahoe High where he lettered twice in football and once in baseball ... led the team with eight homers ... first-team All-Colorado and a member of the state senior all-star team ... led %A in homers, RBI and batting average ... was honorable mention all-league in football ...received John Cline Memorial Scholarship for highest GPA ... coached by Hal Brabury four-year scholar-athlete.