HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner as a pitcher for Jack Campbell at Chesterton High School...as a senior, he was named team MVP after going 9-2 with a 0.60 ERA...as a junior, he went 6-3 with a 2.00 ERA on the hill...as a sophomore, he saw spot action on the mound with the varsity squad...in AAU play, he finished 9-0 with a 1.80 ERA with the Lake Michigan Breakers...drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 42nd round of the MLB Draft.

PERSONAL: Born April 27, 1989, in Michigan City, Ind...son of Michael and Ramona...has a sister, Nicole...major is computer science.