Personal
Born in Logan ... parents are Rodger and Geniel ... served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Argentina ... is an Eagle Scout ... majored in pre-medicine with a minor in Spanish.
Before BYU
Prepped at Mountain Crest High in Hyrum ... lettered four times in baseball, football and basketball ... set school records for career home runs (41) and touchdowns (62) ... four-time all-region, three-time all-state, Region Five MVP ... co-MVP in state all-star baseball game ... four-time all-region, three-time all-state and honorable mention All-American in football ... recruited by Stanford, Nebraska, Arizona State, Miami and Utah.
Other College
Was first-team All-American at Ricks College ... was also Region 18 MVP, two-time all-region and a two-time selection as the Oustanding Baseball Player ... hit .468, 31 homers and had 102 runs batted in to lead the nation in the latter two categories his last year at Ricks.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA
1998 .402 51-51 219 66 88 15 1 20 57 165 25 23 7-11
1999 .340 55-54 209 62 71 13 1 23 65 155 28 35 6-6
First team All-Western Athletic Conference ... WAC home run king ... was 13th in NCAA home run average at .43 ... team co-captain ... selected pre-season All-America by Collegiate Baseball newspaper