Father is BYU Hall of Famer Peter Kendrick (1980-82) who threw pair of no-hitters at BYU and won back-to-back games on the same day of the WAC Championships vs. Hawai`i when he threw a marathon 16 innings on 257 pitches.
Is a national-caliber racketball player.
Before BYU
Prepped at James Martin High School where he was coached by Curt Culbertson
Was District Co-MVP and two-time all-district
All-region honorable mention
Team went to state playoffs in 2012 and 2013, going to the Texas 5A semifinals as a senior