Chico State Athletics

Batted .333 in 30 games last season…Hit a home run and knocked in three runs in his Chico State debut Feb. 12 versus Cal State East Bay…Pre-Chico Days: Started 42 games in 2009 for College of the Canyons…Helped lead the Cougars to the Western State Conference South Division championship…Named First Team All-WSC and received a Gold Glove award in 2009…Played freshman year at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria…A 2007 graduate of Righetti High School in Santa Maria…Lettered in baseball, football and wrestling…Led the Warriors to the Pac-5 League title as a senior…Named First Team All-League and Pac-7 MVP in 2007…Earned two First Team All League selections in football…Part of three straight league championship teams in wrestling…Personal: Born 5/20/88 in Santa Maria…Son of Chris and Nancey…Has two siblings, Katie and Chris…Sports hero is former major league star Robin Ventura…Enjoys wakeboarding, bodyboarding and biking… Says the best thing about Chico is the university’s WREC Center…Has always wanted to sky dive…Would someday like to meet singing stars Mariah Carey and Shania Twain…If money were no object, would travel the world…Kinesiology major.