Personal
Born in St. George ... parents are Russ and Ann ... served a Church mission to Santiago, Chile ... wife's name is Ashley ... grandfather coached at Dixie college and played football at Utah State, father played baseball and football at Dixie College ... brother played Fall baseball at Dixie ... majoring in business.
Before BYU
Prepped at Dixie High School where he was coached by former Cougar Randy Green ... two-time first team all-state ... MVP of the prep all-star game as a senior ... two-time first team all-region ... second team all-region as a sophomore ... four-time team MVP ... once had 18 strikeouts in one game ... also lettered in football and basketball ... received the "Diamond D" award, the highest honor accorded by Dixie High.
Other College
Coached by former Cougar Mike Littlewood at Dixie State ... team won the national championship in 2004 ... was first-team all-conference as a freshman ... was 9-1 as a with a 1.08 ERA in 13 starts and 60.2 innings, striking out 56 and walking only 18 in 2001 ... drafted in the 49th round in 2003 by the Cleveland Indians while he was still serving his Church mission in Chile.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO
2005 3.80 6-2 15 3 0 0 94.2 97 46 40 28 82
TOTAL 3.80 6-2 15 3 0 0 94.2 97 46 40 28 82