PERSONAL: Born in Bellingham, Wash. ... parents are named Christy and Troy ... has a younger sister, Olivia ... undecided on a major, but considering chemical engineering.

BLAINE HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons of varsity baseball under coach Gary Clausen ... served as a team captain for two seasons ... won the team's top pitcher award in each of his last three years and was the team's top hitter the last two ... team MVP as a junior and senior ... first-team All-Northwest Conference as a junior and senior and second-team all-state as a senior ... played in the state all-star game ... as a senior, went 6-2 with 97 strikeouts and a 2.20 ERA on the mound while batting .370 with five homers and 23 RBI ... led the Borderites to a second-place finish in the district and ninth in state as a senior ... went 3-3 with a 2.60 ERA and 59 Ks as a junior, when he hit .367 with three homers and 19 RBI ... 4-3 with 44 strikeouts as a sophomore and 3-2 with 56 Ks as a freshman ... also the district MVP in summer ball, playing for Bellingham Post 7 ... threw back-to-back one-hitters for his Legion team in districts and regionals ... class valedictorian who graduated with a 4.00 grade point average.