Chico State Athletics

Started 49 games last season…Led the Wildcats with in triples (5) and stolen bases (13), and posted the team’s second-highest batting average (.360)…Posted 23 multi-hit games in 2010…Earned All-American Honorable Mention from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)…Named First Team All-West Region by the NCBWA and Second Team All-West Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)…All-CCAA First Team selection…Pre-Chico Days: Played one year of baseball at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Wash…Helped the Hawks reach the 2009 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWACC) championship game…Named to 2009 NWACC All-Tournament team…Played at the Division I level as a member of the Oregon State baseball program…A 2006 graduate of Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington…Lettered in baseball, basketball and golf…Played high school and college ball with current Wildcat teammate Phillip Hymas…Personal: Born 9/23/87 in Portland, Ore…Son of Jerry and Karen…Sports hero is LeBron James…Has an older sister, Courtney…Enjoys music and basketball…Non-sports hero is singer-songwriter Bill Withers…Enjoys music and writing…Has always wanted to join a band…Claims he’s never eaten an egg…Always listens to music before games…Majoring in liberal studies…Plans a career in education.