• Played at De La Salle High School for four years and later as a college athlete at Folsom Lake College (LHP) for three.
• Had elbow surgery in high school and was able to recover for his junior season, eventually tore his labrum going into his freshman year of college and rehabbed for fourteen months. 
• Nerves/AC joint problems eventually forced the left-hander to stop playing.
• Knowledgeable about the rehab process and injury prevention through his own path and hardships with injuries.
• Worked youth baseball camps every summer throughout high school from ages 6-13. Has experience in the private lesson realm as well.