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UC Irvine
2005: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the ninth round...all-conference second team...voted team Most Valuable Player...threw out 34 stolen baserunners to lead the Big West...held opposing teams to a .443- stolen base average...offensively was UCI's most consistent player and batted .355...recorded a team-high 78 hits, 11 doubles, four triples and four home runs...hit .356 and led the team with 32 hits, two home runs and 15 RBI in conference play...led the Big West in hits and was fourth in batting average...Big West Player of the Week after leading the team to a series win against California to open the season...finished 10th in the UCI records with 632 at bats and 193 hits...eighth in the career annals with 104 RBI

2004: Was honored on the South Bend All-Regional team last season after going 3 for 8 at the plate over two games...also had two game-tying hits...caught 51 of 58 games for the 'Eaters...hit .286...third on the team with 56 hits...had 27 runs...totaled nine doubles and four home runs...also had six sacrifice hits...best performance was a 4 for 6, six-RBI game against Cal State Northridge...recorded his first career grand slam against the Matadors...was fifth on the team with 10 multiple-hit games...had the fourth-longest hitting streak on the team at 10 games...batted .173 for the Brewster Whitecaps...recorded 17 hits, seven runs, six doubles and four RBI...drew 11 walks

2003: Displayed projected power with a team-high 19 doubles and 31 RBI...was a Collegiate Baseball "Louisville Slugger" freshman All-American...garnered Big West All-Conference second-team honors...spent time as first baseman and battery for the club...his 19 doubles placed him in a tie for fourth in the UCI season records...drove in three runs against Pepperdine for a personal best...was fourth on the team with a .273 average...was second in hits with 59 and third with 20 runs scored...also second with 18 multiple-hit games and tied for third with five multiple-RBI games...threw out 11 baserunners to tie for eighth in the conference.

Mayfair High School: Drafted in the 29th round by the Atlanta Braves...four-year varsity letterwinner...earned team MVP honors as a freshman...four-time All-CIF honoree...led his team to the Suburban League championship in 2002...played in 27 games his senior season...delivered 33 hits, including 18 doubles, seven home runs and three triples...drove in 38 runs...scored 31 times and stole seven bases...ended the season with a .471 hitting average...member of the Long Beach Cardinals of the Connie Mack League...the squad captured the World Series title.

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