HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons of varsity baseball for head coach Jeff Baumback at Redondo Beach High School in Redondo Beach, Calif. ... As a senior batted .414 as a leadoff hitter and cleanup hitter, earning All-Bay League honors... Recorded 11 stolen bases, and registered a walk-off two run double, while helping the Sea Hawks to the CIF postseason as the starting center fielder... Helped Redondo Beach to the CIF playoffs, and a third place Bay League finish as a junior, splitting time between second base and left field.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 13, 1993 to Cris and Carolyn Bennett in Redondo Beach, Calif. ... Parents are restaurant owners... Has three brothers, Chase, Chad, and Cody... Has two sisters, Cassidy and Cierra... Cassidy played soccer for Cal State Monterey Bay... Majoring in cinematic arts, with plans on working as a director or producer... Enjoys movies, music, technology, and collecting baseball cards.