Personal
Born in Downey, Calif., ... parents are Drew and Karen ... was selected to play with the Cincinnati Reds scout team ... recruited by UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and Utah ... spent the summer of 2008 living with Steve Garvey, a 10-time All-Star in the Majors, when he and teammate Kent Walton played for the Palm Springs Power in Calif., ... a recreation management major.
Before BYU
Three-time all-state at Bingham High ... drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 20th round of 2006 ... Region MVP and team MVP ... was team batting champion as a sophomore and senior ... batted .484 for his career ... all-region as a sophomore and junior ... runs a 6.5 in the 60-yard dash ... coached by Joey Sato.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA
2007 .246 18-17 57 11 14 2 1 0 14 18 10 15 4-7
2008 .329 54-52 213 46 70 18 0 1 34 91 17 39 19-22
2009 .237 29-25 97 18 23 7 0 1 13 33 9 28 4-6
2010 .358 58-58 246 54 88 20 7 5 51 137 12 43 12-16