Personal
Born in Provo ... parents are Kelly and Mary ... served a Church mission to Thailand ... sister Rachel swam for BYU and brother Michael played football at Snow College ... wife's name is Jenny.
Before BYU
Prepped at Lone Peak High where he was coached by Dan Schoonover ... MVP of the 4A state tournament as a senior ... two-time all-state and all-region ...team won 4A title in 2000 and 2001 ... was 8-2 with a 1.87 ERA, batting .390 with five homers ... lettered three times in football and was all-region as a defensive back ... has a 38-inch vertical jump ...ran a 4.56 in the 40 ... member of the National Honor Society.
Other College
Played in 2002 at Utah Valley State College where he was coached by Steve Gardner ... threw a no-hitter against CNCC and led the SWAC in strikeouts per nine innings.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO
2005 4.24 6-1 15 4 0 0 46.2 51 26 22 18 48
2006 7.34 1-6 13 6 0 1 38.0 52 35 31 18 35
2007 3.86 5-5 20 0 0 4 49.0 44 25 21 23 48
TOTAL 4.98 12-12 48 10 0 5 133.2 147 86 74 59 131
Had a save at the University of Utah ... pitched 7.1 innings in his longest outing of the year in his victory against Northern Colorado ... struck out five batters in three different games, vs. Utah, vs. Northern Colorado and vs. Southern Utah.
Signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals and was assigned to its single A team in Idaho Falls. ... ad a 5-and-5 record in 20 appearances, averaging over eight strikeouts per every nine innings ... has also played as an outfielder and pinch runner, most including at San Diego State to replace an injured Kent Walton ... his blazing fastball led to saves over New Mexico, the Air Force Academy, Utah and New Mexico and victories over San Diego State, UVSC, Binghamton, UNLV and Sam Houston State.