2011 (Junior): Started all 53 games at first base for the Cougars, finishing with 30 RBI and six home runs ... Batted .315 and tallied 15 multi-hit games, including a five hit game against Biola on March 3 ... Had six games where he drove in multiple runs and twice knocked in three RBIs ... Received a GSAC and NAIA Gold Glove award after finishing with a .998 fielding percentage and 447 putouts.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played 2 seasons at Oxnard College for head coach Jon Larson, earning all-league, all-state, and ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association All-American third team honors as a 2010 sophomore ... Led a remarkable 1-year turnaround for the Condors, who went from a 2009 last-place finish in its division to 2010 Western State Conference champions ... Posted a team-high .414 batting average (55-for-133) with 6 home runs and a league-leading 47 RBIs to lead the Condors to the conference title with a 16-4 league record ... Also registered team-highs in doubles (15) and on-base percentage (.500) for Oxnard, which led the conference in batting average and scoring ... Ranked in the Western State Conference top 5 in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, doubles and RBIs ... Was a second-team all-conference pick as a 2009 freshman, batting .297 (30-for-101) with 3 home runs, 23 RBIs.
SAN DIEGO (redshirt): Redshirted the 2008 season while attending and practicing with NCAA Division I University of San Diego.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played 2 varsity seasons for head coach Richard Jaquez at Adolfo Camarillo High School ... Was named Pacific View League co-pitcher of the year after helping lead the Scorpions to an unbeaten league title and an appearance in the 2007 CIF Div. II championship game at Dodger Stadium ... Also played 1 season of football as a linebacker at Camarillo.
PERSONAL: Born April 26, 1989, in Camarillo, Calif. to George (physical therapist) and Philomena (nurse) ... Has an older sister (Lauren) who played softball at University of Arizona and a younger brother (Michael) who is a freshman infielder at Villanova ... Father (George) was a baseball player at Cal State Northridge in the mid-1980s ... Earned dean's list recognition at Oxnard College and University of San Diego to bring a 3.7 GPA into his first year at Azusa Pacific as an applied health major ... Would like to become a physical therapist ... Enjoys surfing, golfing, kayaking, and wake surfing.
