Chico State Athletics

One of six freshmen on the Wildcats’ roster…Pre-Chico Days: A 2014 graduate of Aragon High School in San Mateo…Batted .305 as a junior to earn Second Team All-Peninsula Athletic League-Bay honors…Also lettered in basketball…Personal: Born 10/23/95 in San Diego…Son of John and Michele…Sports hero is San Diego Padres outfielder Justin Upton…Biggest sports thrill was belting a game-winning home run against Burlingame High School…Biggest non-sports thrill was going to his first San Francisco Giants game as a kid…Enjoys playing basketball…Plans to someday travel to Venice, Italy…Says the best things about Chico are the campus and students…Claims to have studied Kung Fu for six years…Best advice ever received: “work hard, stay humble”…Never steps on the chalk lines on game day…Wants to meet Derek Jeter…Would travel the world and visit every city if money were no object…Majoring in business marketing.