Chico State Athletics

One of 10 returning Wildcat pitchers…All-CCAA Honorable Mention in 2012…Tied for second on the team in strikeouts, averaging a staff-best 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings…Struck out 11 batters Mar. 3 vs. Cal Poly Pomona and Mar. 19 against Cal State Monterey Bay…CCAA Pitcher of the Week Mar. 24-30…Pre-Chico Days: Pitched two years at College of the Canyons in Valencia…Received All-Western State Conference South Honorable Mention in 2011…Graduated from Valencia High School in 2008…Earned three letters in baseball…Personal: Born 11/13/90 in Castaic…Son of Andy Neiman and Julie Davenport…Has one older sister, Marissa…Sports hero is Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax…Biggest sports thrill is throwing a combined shutout with Ryan O’Shea last season vs. Cal State Stanislaus…Enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding, cliff jumping and camping…Wants to someday scuba dive in Australia…Would travel the world and snowboard in the Swiss Alps, if money were no object…Majoring in psychology and natural sciences…Plans a career in firefighting.