Personal

• Born in Spartanburg, SC and raised in Fort Mill, SC

High School

• Graduated from Fort Mill High School in 2001
• 4 year letterman in baseball, 2 year letterman in basketball
• 2 year All-State in baseball, 2-time Region player of the Year
• The Charlotte Observer and The Rock Hill Herald Player of the Year

College

• Signed a National letter of intent to attend and play at the University of South Carolina

Professional

• Drafted in the 24th round of the 2001 First Year Player Draft by the Chicago White Sox
• Played on 4 different rosters reaching the High A affiliate with Chicago from 2001-2006 while winning 2 league championships
• Signed by the Florida Marlins in 2006 and reached their High A affiliate
• Signed with the Edmonton Cracker Cats of the Northern League in July of 2006
• Traded to the Windy City Thunderbolts of the Frontier League in August of 2006
• Signed with the San Diego Padres in September of 2006 reaching their High A affiliate
• Signed with the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League in May of 2007
• Signed with the Detroit Tigers in October of 2008
• Signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League in April of 2009
• Traded to the Gateway Grizzlies in June of 2009
• 3-time Frontier League mid season All-Star
• 2-time Post-Season Frontier League All-Star
• Currently 2nd on the all-time homerun list for the Gateway Grizzlies
• Currently 3rd on the all-time homerun list for the Frontier League
• 2009 Gateway Grizzlies MVP
• Set career high for batting average (.313) as well as homeruns (24) and RBI (64) and slugging % (.583) in 2008
• With 24 homeruns in 2008, was the co-leader of the league with fellow teammate Mike Breyman
• Broke career highs for homeruns (28) and RBI (82) and runs scored (77) in 2009