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HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters in baseball at Jerome High playing for coach Jay Ostler...hit .547 during senior season with after hitting over .400 during sophomore and junior seasons...helped Jerome High advance to the Idaho 4A State baseball playoffs finishing fifth overall...also earned three varsity letters in football and two varsity letters in basketball...regional 4A player of the year...first-team Christian Athlete All-American selection...Harry Lemoine Award honorable mention.
FRESHMAN (2003): Appeared in nine games with lone start of the season coming against Whitworth College...scoring two runs during nine at-bats, reaching base on a walk and hit-by-pitch. SOPHOMORE (2004): Named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year after hitting a league-leading .424 with 77 hits, 11 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 35 RBI...earned an All-American honorable mention award by CollegeBaseballInsider.com... his .424 average was the second highest in program history and fifth best single-season average in WCC history...semifinalist for Johnny Bench Award recognizing nation's best collegiate catcher...finished eighth in the NCAA batting race...87 hits ranks third for single-season hits...had six multi-RBI games with a season-high five coming against Oklahoma...ended the season on a 14 game hitting streak...went five-for-five with one RBI and one triple against Arizona State (2/16)...started all 51 games behind the plate. JUNIOR (2005): Named to the Wallace Watch list for the College Baseball Player of the Year...first-team preseason All-American as selected by the National College Baseball Writers Association. Misc.: Born 3-2-84...3.56 high school GPA...honor society.
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