PREP: Played for Head Coach Roger Wright at Buckhorn (Ala.) High School...Hit .383 during senior season with 23 hits, 23 RBIs, 19 runs scored, 16 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 15 sacrifice flies...On the mound, worked 74 innings with 1.89 ERA...In 12 appearances, had 92 strikeouts and 14 walks, including nine complete games and four shutouts...For his career for the Bucks, he finished with a .365 batting average with 52 RBIs, 45 hits, 35 runs scored, 30 doubles, five triples and five home runs...Pitched in 190 innings, with 257 strikeouts, 23 walks and a 2.00 ERA in 32 appearances...Selected Second-Team All-County (sophomore and junior seasons), First-Team All-County and All-Metro (junior)...Earned MVP Pitcher (2005-06), MVP (2005-06) and hitting award (2006).