Personal
Born in Honolulu ... parents are Kendyl and Kelcey ... enjoys bodysurfing and free diving in spare time.
Before BYU
Graduated with honors as a scholar-athlete at Punahou High where he was coached by Eric Kadooka ... 2005 Gatorade player of the year in Hawai`i ... was second team all-state as a junior and senior in leading his team to back-to-back state championships in 2004 and 2005 ... was a four-year starter and named second-team Interscholastic League of Honolulu as a freshman ... team was ranked No. 10 by USA Today and No. 30 by Baseball America ... batted .420 as a freshman and hit three homers as a senior ... lettered three years in basketball ... team won the 13-15 Babe Ruth World Series.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA
2006 .281 50-45 160 22 45 9 1 2 19 62 29 24 0-2
2007 .358 55-52 187 29 67 16 1 2 45 91 23 28 0-2
2008 .344 55-54 195 36 67 11 0 4 42 90 38 30 3-3
2009 .309 47-45 136 20 42 9 0 4 28 63 42 34 1-2