SUMMER 2006
Played for the Kenai Peninsula Oilers of the Alaska League, a qualifier in the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. ... was named as a league postseason all-star ... hit .231 for the season with six doubles, one triple and one home run ... scored 12 runs and drove in 11 in 36 games ... posted a .340 on-base percentage ... hit .471 in four games at the NBCWS, collecting eight hits in 17 at-bats and driving in five runs. BEFORE PURDUE
Played two season at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kan. ... was a two-time All-Jayhawk Conference selection ... hit .368 as a freshman with 14 doubles and 28 RBI ... batted .390 as a sophomore, picking up 64 hits in 51 games ... had 20 doubles and four home runs while scoring 43 runs and driving in 31 ... had a slugging percentage of .585 and an on-base percentage of .495 in his second season. HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at Buhler High School ... earned all-league honors as a sophomore, junior and senior, and all-state accolades as a junior and senior ... played for the Wichita Sluggers during the summers, claiming team[apos]s Outstanding Hitter Award in 2003 and 2004 ... also earned three letters in basketball and two in football.
Played for the Kenai Peninsula Oilers of the Alaska League, a qualifier in the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. ... was named as a league postseason all-star ... hit .231 for the season with six doubles, one triple and one home run ... scored 12 runs and drove in 11 in 36 games ... posted a .340 on-base percentage ... hit .471 in four games at the NBCWS, collecting eight hits in 17 at-bats and driving in five runs. BEFORE PURDUE
Played two season at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kan. ... was a two-time All-Jayhawk Conference selection ... hit .368 as a freshman with 14 doubles and 28 RBI ... batted .390 as a sophomore, picking up 64 hits in 51 games ... had 20 doubles and four home runs while scoring 43 runs and driving in 31 ... had a slugging percentage of .585 and an on-base percentage of .495 in his second season. HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at Buhler High School ... earned all-league honors as a sophomore, junior and senior, and all-state accolades as a junior and senior ... played for the Wichita Sluggers during the summers, claiming team[apos]s Outstanding Hitter Award in 2003 and 2004 ... also earned three letters in basketball and two in football.