Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 31st round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from William Penn HS (New Castle, DE)… First season in Independent ball…Started career at 19 with Helena (Mil-Rk), going 3-0 2.67 with 70 strikeouts in 18 games… split 2008 bewtween West Virginia (Mil-A) and Lake County (Cle-A)… After an injury-plagued 2009, went 7-2 with a 2.53ERA in 2010, rising from A to High A to AA, with his ERA improving with each promotion…In 2011, thanks to a broken foot, played once again for Lake County(A), Kinston(A+), and Akron(AA), and went 2-1 with a 2.29ERA…  struggled in 2013 with 9.53ERA between AA Akron and AAA Columbus…In 2012, was 5-5 with a 2.62ERA with Akron