Chico State Athletics

Led the Wildcats and ranked second in the CCAA with a .410 batting average in 2020…Also led team in runs scored (18), hits (32), slugging percentage (.615), on-base percentage (.472), and tied for first in RBI (18)…Posted team-high 11 multi-hit games…Delivered at least one hit in all but three of the Wildcats’ 22 games in 2020…Earned CCAA All-Star honors…Named CCAA Player of the Week February 17–23, 2020…Pre-Chico Days: Batted .321 in his two seasons at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, collecting 27 extra-base hits and 87 RBI…First Team All-Orange Empire Conference and All-Southern California selection as a freshman…A 2017 graduate of Beckham High School in Irvine…Earned three varsity letters…Helped lead Patriots to the 2015 Pacific Coast League title…Two-time First Team All-PCL selection…Also lettered in football, earning two First Team All-PCL honors…Personal: Born December 2, 1998, in Tustin…Son of Glenn and Linda…Has one younger brother, Trent… The person he most admires in the sports world is former Angels outfielder Tim Salmon (“He was my favorite player from back in the day”)…Favorite Chico State instructor is Noriyuki Sato…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “I loved the vibes here and the baseball program is hard to beat”…His greatest sports moment is playing on the 2020 Chico State baseball team (“We should of went to the College World Series; thanks, COVID”…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is “hike Mount Whitney a couple of times”…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is setting his high school’s pass receiving records…Has learned by playing baseball “to learn to cope with failure”…Enjoys playing chess and working out when he has some free time…Can play “a little bit” of harmonica…Possesses slight of hand magic skills…Is a diehard LA Angels fan…At the top of his bucket list: “I really want to travel to Japan”…Best advice ever received: “May the Force be with you”…Majoring in social science…Wants to buy a boat after he graduates.