Personal
Parents are Steven and Laurie ...served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Jacksonville, Fla., ... is an Eagle Scout ... married to Chantel Woods from Vernal ... majoring in civil engineering.
Before BYU
Prepped at American Fork High, where he was coached by former BYU All-American Kim Nelson ... was academic all state, twice all-region, and first-team all-state in both baseball and basketball ... had a 2.08 ERA in high school and once struck out 16 batters against Hillcrest.
Other College
Transferred from Utah Valley State College, where he was coached by Steve Gardner (Weber State) ... compiled a 7-5 record with a 3.89 ERA ... pitched 83.1 innings for the Wolverines and tallied 87 strikeouts (school record for single season) in 14 starts ... set a school record of 21 consecutive scoreless innings in mid-season ... registered a pair of one hitters during that stretch.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 1997 6.75 0-1 4 1 0 0 8.0 12 9 6 5 6 2001 4.10 6-2 12 7 0 0 52.2 66 29 24 22 21 2002 6.86 6-5 18 15 0 0 80.0 112 83 61 38 42 TOTALS 5.82 12-8 34 23 0 0 140.2 190 121 91 65 69
In 1997, he had four appearances for an 0-1 record with a 6.75 ERA in eight innings.
Went 5-1 before breaking his hand at home against Air Force ... recorded victories against eventual NCAA Tourney teams Fresno State and Cal ... pitched the final seven innings against New Mexico in the MWC Tournament to put BYU in the championship game
Selected as an Academic All-MWC performer ... honored as a scholar-athlete by the Cougar Club ... allowed only one earned run in his victory over Air Force ... two of his victories came against UNLV ... gave the Cougars their first victory in eight attempts against San Diego State ... vs. SDSU in the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Provo he led BYU to a 6-4 victory, forcing a successful championship rematch.