Personal

Born in Salt Lake City ... parents are Dan and Terry ... recruited by Utah and Arizona State ... majored in political science and minored in coaching.

Before BYU

Named MVP of the Utah state championship tournament in 1992 while leading Taylorsville High to two consecutive titles and a 61-10 record over three years ... named to the all-state team in 1992-93.

Other College

Transferred from Utah Valley State College where he broke 12 defensive records, inlcuding nine assists in one game and a careed .990 as a second baseman, and batted a combined .373 in 1994 and 1995 ... led the team with 56 hits, 155 at bats and 14 doubles in 1995.

Stats

Year    Avg.   G-GS   AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   RBI    TB   BB   SO  SB-SBA
1996   .353   56-53  215   39   76   18    0    5    55   109   15   23   9-12
1997   .373   43-38  166   47   62   13    1    2    27    83   25   12  15-16