Personal
- Born in Payson, Utah
- Parents are Joe and Karla
- Is a cousin to former BYU catcher Casey Nelson
- Married Jenna Lewis in December 2012
Before BYU
- First-team all-state at Spanish Fork High where he was coached by Jim "Shoe" Nelson
- First-team all-district and all-region
- Selected as the school's Most Inspirational Athlete in all sports and Outstanding Player
- Hit 17 doubles, six home runs, batted .452 and had 44 RBI
- Hit the winning run of the state championship game and was part of three state championships
- Team co-captain.