Career Highlights: First season of professional baseball…played two seasons at Emporia State University where he was a teammate of Michael Sharp and Diego Soto…went 8-3 as a senior with a 2.45 ERA in 2010 with 57 strikeouts and 13 walks in 84.1 IP…ERA led MIAA and ranked 30th in the nation…named Emporia State’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year for 2009-10…NCBWA Pre-Season All-American…Daktronics First-Team All-Region…ABCA Second-Team honors…majored in Recreation…pitched in 2009 Division II National Championship game...cousin of former Devil Rays’ pitcher Travis Phelps…played two seasons at Hutchinson Community College… also played football and basketball in high school