College: Played two seasons at Lower Columbia, under coach Kelly Smith ... helped team to Western Division titles in both seasons and a second-place finish at the NWAACC tournament as a freshman ... named second-team all-division as a freshman, when he was also the Palouse Classic tournament MVP pitcher ... first-team all-division and first-team All-NWAACC as a sophomore, when he went 9-1 with a 1.40 earned run average and 80 strikeouts ... drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 49th round of the 2006 draft, after his freshman season.

Prep: Played three seasons of varsity baseball, first under coach Dave Chambers (2003-04) and then under coach Derek Bingham (2005) ... helped Kangaroos to the state playoffs as a junior and senior ... finished third as a junior ... also won KingCo championship as a senior ... earned honorable mention All-KingCo as a sophomore and second-team as a junior and senior ... also a standout football player at Lake Washington, earning three letters ... named to the Seattle Times "Star-Times" team as senior punter, when he averaged 43 yards per punt ... also made all-league and honorable mention all-state as both a punter and kicker, making 8-of-12 field goal attempts as a senior ... helped football team to state as a junior and senior ... drafted out of high school by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 48th round of the 2005 draft.