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Appeared in eight games for the Wildcats in 2020, making a pair of starts…Tossed 2.2 innings of scoreless relief February 7, 2020 vs. Fresno Pacific to notch his first career Chico State victory…Earned a pair of CCAA All-Academic awards…Received 2019–20 Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award…Pre-Chico Days: Played two seasons for Grossmont College in El Cajon…Batted .283 with 31 RBI in 2019, while as a pitcher posted a 4-2 record to earn Second Team All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference honors…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 League title…All-GL Honorable Mention and Second Team All-East County selection as a senior…Also lettered in water polo, winning a league title in 2013…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…The person he most admires in the sports world is Tom Brady (“for his uncanny ability to win and compete on a yearly basis at the highest level”)…Favorite course at Chico State is Graphics II, taught by Charlie Pooler…Chose to attend Chico State “for its successful baseball and engineering programs and to experience life outside of San Diego”…His greatest sports moment is winning a Division I high school championship…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is visit Yosemite National Park…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is balancing honors classes, volunteering, and athletics…Has learned by playing baseball that “the hardest days help you grow the most”…Enjoys playing video games, working out, hiking, and going to the beach when he has some free time…Was a choir singer for two years…At the top of his bucket list: “Skydiving”…Best advice ever received came from his grandfather: “Build others up even when you are at your lowest”…Majoring in mechanical engineering…Plans a career working with the military in some capacity.