• Born: 8/17/1983 in Woodland, CA 
• Bats/Throws: R/R
• HT: 5'9''
• WT: 180  
• Debut: 8/22/2006
• College: Arizona State

Biography 

Married to Kelli...The couple has a son, Dylan...Is a 2001 graduate of Woodland (CA) High School, where he was a 3-time Delta League Selection...Hit .445 with 18 doubles and 5 homers in his senior year to capture league MVP honors...Attended Arizona State University, where he was 1 of 5 finalists for the 2004 Golden Spikes Award...Was a 3-time First-Team All-Pac 10 selection, the 2003 Pac-10 co-Player of the Year and the 2003 National Defensive Player of the Year...Batted .384 with 212 runs, 71 doubles, 14 homers, and 146 RBI in 3 seasons at ASU, and had a .466 on-base percentage, a .544 slugging percentage and a .972 fielding percentage, committing just 23 errors in 819 total chances...Played in all 185 Sun Devils games over his 3 seasons in Tempe.