Bluejacket: Member of the Kitsap Blue Jackets in the West Coast Collegiate League ... Hit .245 with 12 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

College: Earned two letters at San Jose City College under Coach Doug Robb ... Hit .420 with two homers and 31 RBIs in 2007 while earning first team All-Coast Conference honors ... Was the team captain and offensive MVP in 2007 ... Received the 2007 San Jose City College Student of the Year Award.

Prep: Four-year letter winner at Miramonte High School under Coach Vince Dell'Aquilla ... Batted .358 with 26 runs and 27 stolen bases his senior year en route to first team all-conference honors ... Also received team MVP and team offensive MVP honors and served as the team captain ... Was a member of three North Coast Conference Section Championship teams.

Personal: Full name is Douglas Arnold Buser, Jr. ... Born April 10, 1987, in Berkeley, Calif. ... Parents are Doug and Carol Buser ... Has three older sisters, Gen, Ariane, Claire ... Sister Claire was team captain for the women's lacrosse team at UC Davis ... Received the 2005 Ernie Voight Scholarship for student-athletes ... Communication major.