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Started 30 games for the Wildcats in 2015…Connected for a home run in Chico State debut Feb. 14 vs. Fresno Pacific…Hit safely in eight of his last 10 contests, posting a pair of three-hit games…CCAA Spring All-Academic selection…Pre-Chico Days: Played two seasons at Santa Ana Community College…Earned Second Team All-Orange Empire Conference honors in 2014…A 2012 graduate of Pacifica High School in Garden Grove…Played three seasons of varsity ball, helping lead the Mariners to the 2012 Empire Athletic League title and the CIF Southern Section championship…Two-time First Team All-EAL selection…Personal: Born 10/30/93 in Irvine…Son of Matt and Danita…Has one younger sibling, Taylor…Sports hero is Derek Jeter…Biggest sports thrill was watching L.A. Angels pitcher Jered Weaver throw a no-hitter…Biggest non-sports thrill is catching a yellowfin tuna “that was bigger than me”…Enjoys fishing and off-roading…Says the best thing about Chico is salmon fishing on the Sacramento River…Wants to meet actor Mark Wahlberg…Would travel to the best fishing spots around the world if money were no object…Majoring in kinesiology…Plans to become a firefighter.