2011 (junior): Appeared in 52 games, starting 44 times ... Finished third on the team with a .322 batting average (56-for-174) ... Was second on the team with 27 RBIs and led the Cougars with five triples ... Hit three home runs and had seven multi-RBI games ... Strung together a 10-game hitting streak from April 2-16 ... Had 15 multi-hit games ... Had three hits and drove in four RBI n Azusa Pacific's upset win over No. 3 California Baptist in the GSAC tournament ... Also pitched 10.1 innings for the Cougars, registering a 12.19 ERA.
OREGON STATE (freshman & sophomore): Was a 27th round pick of the Oakland Athletics out of high school in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, but opted to play NCAA Div. I baseball instead with Pacific-10 Conference power Oregon State University ... Spent 2 seasons with the Beavers, appearing in 31 games in back-to-back winning campaigns ... As a 2010 sophomore, played in 22 games and started 5 times in a 32-24 campaign, batting .227 (5-for-22) with 4 runs ... Went 2-for-4 in his first collegiate start, playing right field in a non-conference visit to Hawaii ... Played in 9 games off the bench as a 2009 freshman, logging 2 hits in 8 at-bats with a double, a walk, 2 runs, and 3 RBIs ... Hit a bases-loaded pinch-hit double in an 8-1 win over Gonzaga.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a 2-time all-state outfielder for head coach Dave Schemmel at Xavier High in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the same high school that produced current Oakland Athletics outfielder Ryan Sweeney ... Was selected to play in the 2007 Aflac All-American High School Classic prior to his senior year, going 1-for-4 in the game and winning the prestigious event's Sportsmanship Award ... Was named to Baseball America's 2008 Preseason High School All-American second team after hitting .441 (49-for-111) with 46 runs, 21 steals, 13 doubles, 6 home runs, and 48 RBIs as a junior ... Led the Saints to the 2006 Iowa state championship as a sophomore ... Also played 3 years of basketball.
PERSONAL: Born Jan 8, 1990, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Chris (mechanical engineer) and Tracy (sales) Warren ... Has an older sister (Megan) ... Majoring in history.
