Chico State Athletics

Second year in the Wildcats’ program…Received the 2020–21 Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award…Pre-Chico Days: A 2020 graduate of Livermore High School…Hit .335 over three varsity seasons with the Cowboys…Twice earned All-East Bay Athletic League Honorable Mention…Also lettered in football…Personal: Born August 13, 2002, in Walnut Creek…Son of Don and Kristine…Has one older sibling, Mason…His hero is his friend Cooper (“who is a United States Marine”)…The person he most admires in the sports world is Oakland A’s third baseman Matt Chapman (“because of his extreme work ethic”)…Favorite course at Chico State is Graphics II, taught by Charles Pooler…Chose to attend Chico State “Because of its engineering program and the baseball program’s winning history”…His greatest sports moment is beating rival Granada High School in a 14-inning game to finish his junior season…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is travel to the Dakotas to play baseball…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is “teaching myself how to play guitar all on my own”…Has learned by playing baseball that “nothing is given to you. There is always someone trying to take your spot, and if you don’t outwork that person, you may lose it”…Enjoys riding dirt and mountain bikes, and off-roading in his Jeep Cherokee XJ when he has some free time…His greatest talent outside of baseball is playing guitar…Experienced 20-plus hour bus rides while playing summer baseball…At the top of his bucket list: “To travel across the country in my Jeep Cherokee”…Best advice ever received came from his former travel ball coach Andrew Lonsdale: “Control what you can control in the game of baseball. Oftentimes, it’s out of your hands how the game folds out. But you can always control your energy and your will to compete each and every pitch…Majoring in mechanical engineering…Plans a career as a design engineer for an automotive company.