Chico State Athletics

Delivered four pinch hits for the Wildcats in 2014…Posted three multi-hit games, including a two-hit, two-RBI performance Feb. 6 vs. Azusa Pacific…CCAA All-Academic selection…Pre-Chico Days: Played one season at Chapman University in Orange…Hit .379 in 27 games for the Panthers…A 2012 graduate of Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo…Set the school’s single-season walks record as a junior with 32…Finished his career with a school-record 54 free passes…Threw out 13 of 30 runners attempting to steal against him over last two years as a prep…Selected for South Coast League Senior All-Star Game…Personal: Born 10/21/93 in Laguna Hills…Son of Russ and Vicki…Has two younger siblings, Jake and Carissa…Sports hero is L.A. Angels star Josh Hamilton…Biggest sports thrill was beating UC San Diego to win last year’s NCAA West Region title…Enjoys fishing and going to the beach…Says the best thing about Chico is the gas prices…Plans to go skydiving someday…Best advice ever received is from the movie Unbroken: “if you can take it, you can make it”….Wants to meet former Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos safety Brian Dawkins…Would buy Clippers courtside season tickets if money were no object…Accounting major…Plans to pursue a career with the FBI.