Personal
Born in Walnut Creek, California ... parents are William and Lilly ... mother is from the Micronesian Island of Pohnpei ... played in summer 2001 for the Newport Gulls in the New England Collegiate Baseball League and was selected to the NECBL All-Star Team.
At BYU
JUNIOR: Voted MVP of the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Provo where he got six hits in a row and set a record of 13 hits in the MWC tourney ... selected to the All-Mountain West Tournament Team and was second-team All-MWC ... brought a 14-game hitting streak into the NCAA Tournament ... tied a school record with seven at bats in the 14-inning victory at Cal-Irvine ... hit a grand slam in a victory at New Mexico ... alternated between starting in center and left fields due to teammates injuries. SOPHOMORE: In 2001 he was selected as first-team All-Mountain West Conference and was the starting left fielder ... went five-for-five in game two vs. Air Force, including a triple, in Provo and was nominated as MWC Player of the Week ... led team in stolen bases with 13-17 as BYU's leadoff batter. FRESHMAN: In 2000, he started 13 of 29 games and batted .274.
Before BYU
Prepped at Iolani High ... two-time all-state in baseball ... was two-time ILH First-Team in both basketball and baseball ... coached by Dean Yonamine ... two older brothers played baseball at Hawai'i-Hilo.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA
2000 .274 29-13 62 11 17 7 1 1 12 29 9 10 1-3
2001 .370 54-50 200 55 74 8 8 2 35 104 28 28 13-17
2002 .348 62-62 282 65 98 17 6 5 43 142 17 30 19-19
2003 .367 53-54 218 71 80 12 8 4 34 120 25 18 10-13