PLNU Athletics

AS A JUNIOR (2013):
NCCAA Scholar-Athlete…PacWest All-Academic selection…Started 31 games and played in four others…Batted .224 with 15 RBI and 12 runs scored…Had seven doubles, a home run and 32 total bases…Was a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts…Also drew 12 walks and was hit by seven pitches…Got the Sea Lions started with a two-run homer in an upset of Grand Canyon.

PRIOR TO PLNU:
2010 graduate of Stockdale High School in Bakersfield, Calif…Lettered in baseball and football…Named second team all-state…Helped lead SHS to the Valley Championship in 2008 and 2009…Also earned all-area honors in baseball and football…Won the Jockey Club Athlete of the Month in September 2009…Named the Top Male Athlete at Stockdale High School…Finalist for the Jim Tyack Award for outstanding senior male athlete in the city of Bakersfield…Finished his high school career batting .446 with 16 home runs and 114 RBI…Member of the National Honor Society…Named to the honor roll and as a scholar-athlete...Played two seasons of baseball at Cal State Bakersfield…Six-time member of the Dean's List…Best game was a doubleheader against No. 17 North Carolina State when he went 5-for-8 with a double, five RBI and two stolen bases.

PERSONAL:
Born in Mayfield Heights, Ohio…Applied Health Sciences major…Wants to be a Physician's Assistant…Parents are Mark and Kelly…Has a sister named Jami.

OTHER STUFF:
Nickname: Desi
Favorite Book: Game of Thrones
Favorite Athlete: Ken Griffey Jr.
Favorite food: Lasagna
Favorite sports teams: Cleveland Indians, Chicago Blackhawks
One thing people don't know about me: I play guitar