Personal
Born in Bellevue, Wash., ... parents are Edward and Tracy ... father is a scout with the Seattle Mariners ... served a Church mission to Japan ... wife's name is Ashley ... majoring in history teaching.
Before BYU
Prepped at Cactus High where he was a scholar-athlete ... set school records in career wins, single season wins and shutouts as a senior ... two-time captain ... lettered three years in baseball, twice in football ... was two-time first-team All-West Valley Region ... West Valley Region Player of the Year ... two-time player of the year for Glendale and Peoria ... second-team all-state as a senior ... coached by Mike Tirella ... played in summer of 1999 for the Connie Mack Arizona Baseball Academy team.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO
2003 7.45 0-0 8 0 0 0 9.2 18 8 8 4 8
2004 7.90 0-0 10 1 0 0 13.2 17 16 12 13 9
2005 0.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 2 0
TOTAL 6.84 0-0 21 1 0 0 26.1 37 24 20 19 17
Named a scholar athlete by the Cougar Club ... made 10 appearances mainly in relief ... made his first collegiate start on May 1 against Utah, a game BYU won 14-9 ... struck out nine in 13 2/3 innings ... longest appearance came in a March 9 game against Chicago State where he pitched three scoreless innings and allowed only one hit in a 21-3 win.
Cougar Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-MWC.