2001 Graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in Business
West Florence High School
Member of West Florence AAAA State Baseball Championship Team in 1995
As a Sophomore was All Region and All State in Baseball
As a Senior, was named All State and 4A Baseball "Player of the Year"
Completed high school career in second place on the South Carolina home run list
Lettered in WFHS football at a Sophomore, Junior and Senior
University of South Carolina
As a freshman he was awarded the Fall Rookie of the Year Award
As a Junior he hit 22 home runs which placed him third nationally for home runs in
2000
Career
Following Junior year at USC he was drafted by Oakland Athletics in the 27th round
of the major league draft and signed a baseball contract with the team following
his Senior year
Rookie season hit .311, 5 HR, on base % of .433. Played with Arizona Athletics that
won the league championship in 2001
Played with Coastal Plains League Florence RedWolves in 1999 & 2000 and made All
Star team
Community
Following baseball career he entered private business in Florence and is a volunteer
youth baseball coach