HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-sport athlete at Santa Ynez High School in Santa Ynez Calif. ... Played two varsity seasons of basketball for head coach Rod Caughell... Earned four varsity letters in baseball under head coach David Keuhn, captaining the squad as a senior... Named First-Team All-Los Padres League after batting .370 with four home runs and 34 RBIs and posting a 1.93 ERA as the Pirate's closer... Broke four school-records, and graduated as the school's all-time hits, runs scored, RBIs, and at-bats leader... Threw a complete-game three-hit shutout against Nipomo HS on senior day, and earned First-Team All-County honors, and named Second-Team All-CIF... Helped Santa Ynez reach the CIF Division V quarterfinals, the Pirate's deepest run in 15 seasons... As a junior hit .342 with 14 RBIs, while tossing two complete games to finish with a 1.46 ERA and 31 strikeouts... Received All-Los Padres League honorable mention recognition... As a sophomore started all 27 games at second base, and posted a .945 fielding percentage... Hit .341 with 23 RBIs and two home runs... As a freshman became the first rookie in school history to receive All-Los Padres League honors (second team) after batting .380 and starting in all 26 games... Helped Santa Ynez to a league championship and second round of the CIF championships.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 31, 1993 to Andy and Julie DeMarcus in Goleta, Calif. ... Father, Andy, played college football at San Jose State, and is a director of sales and marketing... Mother, Julie, is a mortgage broker... Has one sister, Nicole... Cousin, Matt DeMarcus, played college basketball at UCLA... Uncle, Tom DeMarcus, played basketball at UCSB... Has yet to declare a major... Plans to open a business... Enjoys playing sports and hanging out with friends.