Personal
Born in Provo ... parents are Mike and Marci ... played summer baseball for the Vancouver Cardinals ... team placed second in the IBC World Series in 2005 ... team won back-to-back Babe Ruth World Series titles in 2001 and 2002.
Before BYU
Second team all-state in 2005 at Skyview High ... two-time all-league and made the all-region team as well in 2005 as an infielder ... selected as male athlete of the 2006 and voted most athletic in senior class that same year for his school ... three-time first-team academic all-conference and scholar-athlete ... batted .450 as a junior, .420 as a sophomore and .365 as a senior ... coached by Eric Estes.