Personal
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia ... parents are Richard and Louise ... father was a running back at the Royal Military Naval Academy in Canada ... wife's name is Penelope ... is an Eagle Scout ... loves flying and plans to get his private pilot's license ... his dad got him interested in baseball when they went into the backyard to play catch ... majoring in French with a business minor.
Before BYU
Prepped at Middletown High School his senior year in Rhode Island ... first team all-state Rhode Island and first team all-division ... pitched a no-hitter his senior year of high school ... other than his senior year, he played his high school ball at Ecole Secondaire Louis-Riel, a French public school in a suburb of Ottawa ... lettered in baseball and basketball ... played on Team Ontario in the summer of 1998 and Bases Capitals the summer of 1999 ... played for Newport Gulls 2001-2002 where he was All-league NECBL, NECBL most improved player (2002), NECBL all-star team (2002) and NECBL championship 2001 and 2002.
Other College
SOPHOMORE - (2002): Again returned to St. Petersburg College ... second team all-conference ... Suncoast Conference champions.
FRESHMAN - (2001): Played at St. Petersburg College in Florida ... Suncoast Conference champions.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2003 5.37 6-3 16 4 0 2 53.2 74 45 32 18 45 2005 7.36 0-0 4 0 0 0 3.2 3 3 3 4 2 TOTAL 5.49 6-3 20 4 0 2 57.1 77 48 35 22 47
Appeared in 16 games, recording a team-high two saves ... he struck out 45 batters in 53.2 innings of work, good enough for third place on the team ... relieved Jeff Mousser at TCU and retired the Horned Frogs with the bases loaded for a 7-6 victory ... against New Mexico in Provo he helped the team to a 5-4 victory and a win for himself as he relieved with the bases loaded again.
Selected as a team co-captain ... made four appearances and pitched 3.2 innings
Missed season due to arm surgery