HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-time First-Team All Public League recipient for head coach Richard Weiss at Central High School in Philadelphia, Pa... Was a three-time Player of the Week, and second-team all-city... Played three varsity seasons... won the 2011 Philadelphia Public League Championship, helping the Lancers to a 13-2 record as a sophomore... Batted .436 with a .581 on base percentage, and slugging percentage of .717 as a senior, leading the Lancers to an 11-2 record in the public league A division.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 9, 1993 to Kristyn Komarnicki and Pascal Blancon in Hong Kong, China. ... Father, Pascal, is a contractor... Mother, Kristyn, is an editor... Has two younger brothers... His uncle, Todd Komarnicki, played baseball at Vanderbilt and Wheaton College (Ill.)... Following graduation wants to join the Military, preferably with the Coast Guard... Is interested in working with FEMA... Enjoys listening to music and lifting weights.