Personal
Born in Honolulu, Hawai`i ... parents are Robin and Violette ... majoring in business management.
Before BYU
Prepped at Crescenta Valley High where he was a scholar athlete ... batted .424 as a senior ... was a four-year starter ... recognized as one of the top 10 catchers in Southern California by the Los Angeles Times ... team was four-time Pacific League Champions ... second team All-AAF ... two-time All-CIF ... made the CIF all-league Area Team as a junior ... was a CIF all-league All Star and a on the Glendora All-Tournament Team ... named athlete of the week by the Glendale News Press and player of the week by the Daily News ... team won the bronze trophy in the Babe Ruth World Series ... first athlete to represent LaCrecenta at the USA Youth National Junior Olympic Games, held in Monterrey, Mexico where the team won the silver medal ... tied a record with two homers in a game at that Olympics ... lettered in football and was the outstanding player of the year in 2004 ... played on the 2005 Pacific League Champion football team.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA
2008 .214 15-6 28 4 6 2 0 1 4 11 5 4 0-0
2009 .351 23-14 57 13 20 4 0 5 17 39 8 16 2-3
His two-run homer was the game-winning RBI in a 12-17 victory over Utah ... ended the season with a current five-game hitting streak ... had five RBI, including a double and a homer in the opening victory against UNLV ... also hit home runs at Western Carolina, Washington State and Kansas State.