Personal
- Born in Salt Lake City
- Turned down an offer to play quarterback at the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Served an LDS church mission to Argentina Buenos Aires North from 1979-80
- Married to Pam Gerzeli
- B.S. in accounting from BYU in 1984
Career Highlights
- Ended his career at BYU with a record of 27-3
- Set an NCAA record with 26 consecutive victories, surpassing the record of 23 by South Carolina's Earl Bass 1983
- Third Team All-America by the American Association of Baseball Coaches 1983
- Unanimous First Team All-WAC 1983
- Set school career record with a .963 win percentage his senior year
- All-District Nine 1982-83
- Third Team All-America by Worth/Baseball Coaches 1982
Before BYU
- Prepped at Pierce High School in Tacoma, Washington
After BYU
- Began his pro career as a fourth-round draft pick with the Seattle Mariners in 1983
- Was traded to the New York Yankees in 1985
- Also played of the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets
- Retired from major league baseball in 1990
Post BYU Honors and Societies
- Pitched a complete-game shutout against the Minnesota Twins in 1985
- Was the 1988 Topps Minor League Player of the Year
- Played in the AAA All-Star Game in 1988
- Was selected to the Columbus Clippers Hall of Fame in 1992
- Has been a member of the board of trustees for the Law-Related Education Project of Utah, chairman of the United Way Campaign and a sponsor of hospice services for infants and elderly through the Major League Baseball Alumni Association
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 1994
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO1977 8.20 1-2 5 3 1 - 18.2 26 24 17 15 141978 7.00 1-0 1 1 1 - 9.0 10 8 7 9 71982 2.45 11-0 15 12 9 - 103.0 99 42 28 32 561983 4.01 14-1 16 16 9 - 112.1 122 68 50 40 83
