Personal
Born in Boise, Idaho ... parents are Lon and Susan ... married Angela Roberts Roberts in June, 1995 ... majoring in sociology.
Before BYU
Prepped at Mountain View High in Orem where he was a shortstop and played on the 1992 American Legion championship team ... was team captain and team MVP
Other College
Was all-conference and all-region at Utah Valley State College ... played for the Wolverines in 1993 and 1994, batting .402 and .386, respectively ... hit for the cycle in 1994 against Trinidad ... had an 18-game hitting streak.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA
1995 .356 57-56 202 53 72 17 0 7 45 110 28 38 7-12
1996 .395 56-54 220 82 87 8 2 23 50 168 30 27 10-12
Drafted by the Florida Marlins ... hit four home runs in one game against Wyoming ... tied school record with six at bats in one game against New Mexico.
Third team NCBWA Smith Super team selection ... All-Western Athletic Conference Eastern Division ... team co-captain ... WAC Player of the Week twice in March ... tied a WAC record by scoring 53 runs in WAC games ... was third in the nation in home run average and fourth in runs scored ... shared the Cameron Tuckett Award with Eric McDowell ... selected in the 30th round by the St. Louis Cardinals.