Chico State Athletics

Transfer from Grossmont College in El Cajon…Pre-Chico Days: Played two seasons for the Griffins…Batted .283 with 31 RBI in 2019, while as a pitcher posted a 4-2 record to earn All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Honorable Mention…Won four games as a freshman in 2018…A 2017 graduate of Granite Hills High School in El Cajon…Helped lead Eagles to the 2016 CIF San Diego Section Division I championship and a share of the Grossmont Hills League title…All-GHL Honorable Mention and Second Team All-East Country selection as a senior…Also lettered in water polo…Personal: Born September 11, 1999, in San Diego…Son of Daniel and Heather…Has three older siblings: Jensyn, Jordan, and Jacob…His grandfather Joe Verdon played five seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization…Biggest sports hero is his brother Jordan, who is currently in the Detroit Tigers’ minor league system…Biggest sports thrill is winning the Division I high school championship…Biggest non-sports thrill is helping organizing Special Olympics events…Enjoys reading, video games, and Netflix…Says the best thing about Chico is the community feel…Hopes to someday travel the world…Best advice ever received: “Fear nothing, attack everything”…Uses the same plate tap sequence when he comes up to bat…Wants to meet Elon Musk…Would travel the world if money were no object…Majoring in mechanical engineering.