Royal High School: Selected by the Florida Marlins in the 44th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft...All-CIF selection as a senior...also voted All-Ventura County and All-Marmonte League...voted to the Daily News All-Area Team...was named the starting pitcher of the CIF vs. City All-Star Game...also participated in the 2010 Jim Parker All-Star Game...received the Royal Highlander Award...voted the Most Valuable Player of the Southern California Invitational Tournament...helped his team to a league title as a senior...team also reached CIF playoffs and advanced to the semi-finals...won the So. Cal. Invitational title in 2009 and 2010...was 8-3 on the mound his senior year...pitched 61.2 innings...boasted a 1.70 ERA...struck out 82 while yielding 15 earned runs.

Personal: Played in the Big League World Series in Easley, South Carolina in August of 2010...his team was the U.S. champion...three-time high school scholar-athlete...is an umpire for Simi Youth Baseball...selected UC Irvine to study criminology... parents are John and Leslie...born 7-2-92...majoring in criminology, law and society.