High School: A right-handed pitcher from Clayton, CA, he prepped at De La Salle High School...was a major contributor to a team that finished the season ranked 18th in California, and was no stranger in the Northern California Sectional Championship game..as a sophomore, he was part of the championship team, while in 2009, the East Bay Athletic League Champions were runner-ups...in 2009, he had seven wins in 14 appearances, tied for first in the EBAL, and his 91 strikeouts, ranking him second in the league...also sported a 1.56 ERA and opponents only hit .222 against him...received a number of postseason accolades, as he was a First Team All-East Bay Athletic League selection, won the Cy Young Award for De La Salle, and the Contra Costa Times chose him for their All-Star team and named him one of the top 100 athletes in all of Contra Costa County for 2008-09.