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2008
Strong defensive player pushing for time at two different positions.
Santa Barbara City College
Batted .337 with eight homeruns and 48 RBI while playing second base. Scored 39 runs and stole 16 bases while walking 15 times. Monterey Peninsula College: Batted .345 with two homeruns while playing second base.
High School
Played for Bill Hutton at Archbishop Mitty High School, where he played shortstop and second base for the Monarchs...Selected Second Team All-WCAL League...Hit .340 with two homeruns and 15 stolen bases...Made Mercury News Highlight Reel for a single game performance including a grand slam, and two triples.
Personal
Born March 5, 1987 in Mountain View, Calif...Majoring in sociology...Aspires to play professional baseball or become a coach...Roots for the Seattle Mariners and Seahawks...Favorite athletes are Troy Tulowitski, Craig Biggio, and Eric Byrnes...Enjoys watching "Boondock Saints"...Tunes into "Family Guy" and "Baseball Tonight" weekly...Would choose Mel Gibson to play him in a Hollywood movie...Enjoys reading "Moneyball"...Has a superstition to not spit in his glove in two out situations...Lists best player ever faced as Chuck Lofgren...Has three sisters...Son of Dave and Nancy Cook.
