2011 (junior): Played in all 53 games, starting in each of them at short stop... Hit .311 (56-for-180) and drove in 22 RBI ... Had five doubles, a triple, and a home run ... Recorded his lone home run in a three-hit, three-RBI game in the Cougars' 13-3 win over Concordia on March 23 ... Had 15 multi-hit games and seven times recorded three or more hits, including a four-hit performance against Concordia in the GSAC tournament.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played 2 seasons at Taft (Calif.) College for head coach Vince Maiocco ... Helped lead the Cougars to the program's first back-to-back winning seasons since the mid-1980s with consecutive 20-win campaigns ... Named All-Central Valley Conference first team as a 2010 sophomore after starting all 36 games for Taft in a 22-14 campaign, batting .384 (56-for-146) with 11 doubles, 34 runs, 20 RBIs, and a league-leading 23 stolen bases ... His .384 average is the fifth-highest single-season mark at Taft, and his 23 steals also rank fifth in Taft's single-season record book ... Stole 4 bases in 1 game, a 13-8 win over Monterey Peninsula ... Developed into team's leader in batting average, runs, hits, doubles, total bases, sacrifice bunts, and steals after batting .190 (20-for-105) during his 2009 freshman campaign ... Stole 14 bases in his collegiate debut, and his defensive presence in 37 of Taft's 44 games earned him a selection to the All-CVC Gold Glove Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2008 from the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, a non-profit organization started in 2001 by former big leaguer Edwin Correa ... The school was originally created to give high school players on the island the opportunity to become better players and receive high school diplomas that allow its graduates to be drafted by MLB organizations or attend colleges and universities in the United States.
PERSONAL: Born January 19, 1990 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico ... Mother is Ana Montes (secretary) ... Has 3 brothers ... Majoring in physical education ... Enjoys volleyball, the beach, and video games.
