HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Canyon Crest Academy...he was a four-time All-Palomar League selection...as a senior, he hit .455, with a .635 OBP, had a .805 Slugging, 1.44 OPS, recorded 35 hits, 10 doubles, five home runs, and had 31 walks...he was selected All-State as a senior....was drafted in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs...he also played basketball, where he was a three-year All-League selection, an All-County selection as a senior, while averaging 21 ppg, 15 rpg...he also holds the single-season and career scoring and rebounding records at Canyon Crest Academy.

PERSONAL: He was born on June 26, 1996 in Encinitas, Calif....he is the son of Matt and Shelly Adams...he was also recruited by Stanford, Vanderbilt, Utah, San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara and Washington, but chose to attend USD because the university is compatible with both his academic and athletic interests, as well as the beautiful campus, great baseball stadium, as well as the coaching staff and players on the team...his father Matt played basketball at UC San Diego...notes he is a second degree black belt in Karate