Personal
Born in Payson, Utah ... parents are Greg and Julie ... is an Eagle Scout ... served mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Uruguay for two years ... hit .315 for the Alaska Goldpanners in summer wood-bat league ... majoring in international studies with a business minor.
At BYU
SOPHOMORE: Drafted in the third round (78th pick) by the Kansas City Royals ... selected Third-Team All-American, Louisville Slugger (Collegiate Baseball magazine) ... voted MVP NCAA Regional and All-Tournament at NCAA Regional (Los Angeles) ... averaged .632 batting in the NCAA Regional ... voted Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Year and All-Mountain West Conference, First Team ... selected Verizon Academic All-District VIII with a 3.44 cumulative GPA ... selected as an Academic All-MWC performer ... selected as a Cougar Scholar-Athlete ... ranked among the NCAA doubles per game leaders for last half of the season ... raised batting average from .258 in mid-February to .411 by season's end ... had a 16-game hitting streak during the season ... went hitless in only eight games this season ... tied a Mountain West Conference record by hitting three doubles in the 12-5 victory at UNLV ... his two homers in game two vs. SDSU was among the best in the MWC for 2002 ... drew six intentional walks during the season ... was drafted in summer of 2001 in the 17th round by the Cleveland Indians while he was still on his Church mission. FRESHMAN: Freshman All-America by Collegiate Baseball magazine ... Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week for his performance against Southern Colorado ... ranked fourth in the NCAA with a 0.49 average in doubles.
Before BYU
Prepped at Green Valley High where he lettered three times in football and baseball ... led team in batting average, home runs and RBIs ... was all-conference ... team was state champions from 1993-98 ... drafted by the Cincinnati Reds ... coached by Roger Fairless (SUU) ... recruited by UNLV, Nevada, Hawai'i and Texas A & M.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO 1999 .368 47-44 174 39 64 23 0 6 35 105 18 24 2002 .411 63-63 263 58 108 29 0 10 69 167 33 34
Freshman All-America by Collegiate Baseball magazine ... Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week for his performance against Southern Colorado ... ranked fourth in the NCAA with a 0.49 average in doubles.
Drafted in the third round (78th pick) by the Kansas City Royals ... selected Third-Team All-American, Louisville Slugger (Collegiate Baseball magazine) ... voted MVP NCAA Regional and All-Tournament at NCAA Regional (Los Angeles) ... averaged .632 batting in the NCAA Regional ... voted Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Year and All-Mountain West Conference, First Team ... selected Verizon Academic All-District VIII with a 3.44 cumulative GPA ... selected as an Academic All-MWC performer ... selected as a Cougar Scholar-Athlete ... ranked among the NCAA doubles per game leaders for last half of the season ... raised batting average from .258 in mid-February to .411 by season's end ... had a 16-game hitting streak during the season ... went hitless in only eight games this season ... tied a Mountain West Conference record by hitting three doubles in the 12-5 victory at UNLV ... his two homers in game two vs. SDSU was among the best in the MWC for 2002 ... drew six intentional walks during the season ... was drafted in summer of 2001 in the 17th round by the Cleveland Indians while he was still on his Church mission.