THIS YEAR: Enters his final season at Azusa Pacific with 58 career starts... Will open the season as the Cougars' everyday second baseman.

2012 (junior): Appeared in 25 games, starting five times... Finished with a .185 batting average with two RBIs... Had a season high in hits, going 3-for-4 with a run against Westmont on April 21... Registered RBIs in back-to-back appearances against Redlands and Cal State San Marcos... Notched 14 putouts and 17 assists, and recorded three errors.

2011 (sophomore): Made 21 starts, all at second base, in his second season for the Cougars ... Went 9-for-61 from the plate, finishing with a .148 batting average ... Recorded seven RBI and four sacrifices, while striking out just 10 times ... Finished with a .944 fielding percentage, committing five errors and regsitering 41 putouts and 43 assists.

2010 (freshman): Played in 43 games, making 32 starts at second base ... Was one of nine players who batted over .300, finishing with a .301 average (40-for-133) and ranking fifth on the team with 29 runs scored ... Tallied 7 doubles, 2 home runs, and 16 RBIs, and he had the fewest strikeouts (13) of any Cougar hitter who had at least 60 at-bats on the year ... Batted 9-for-15 with 3 doubles, 1 home run, 6 RBIs and 9 runs in a 4-game series with Point Loma Nazarene, starting a 13-game hitting streak and moving into the starting lineup for the final 28 games of the season ... Had the team's second-longest hitting streak and recorded 9 multi-hit games, including a career-high 4 hits in a 17-5 win over Point Loma Nazarene.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played 3 seasons of baseball at Bonita High in La Verne, Calif., for Azusa Pacific alum John Knott, a 3-year Cougar who is 1 of 3 players in program history with a career batting average over .400 ... Was a 2-year All-Miramonte League selection, helping lead the Bearcats to consecutive CIF-Southern Section quarterfinals appearances ... Played in the San Gabriel Valley Senior All-Star game with high school and current college teammate Jason Plowman for the winning Red team, which was coached by his father, Glendora High head coach Dan Henley ... Posted a 2-year batting average of .316 in his final 2 prep campaigns, scoring 47 runs with 12 stolen bases in 2008 and 2009 ... Also played 1 season of football at Bonita.

PERSONAL: Born on July 9, 1991, in Pasadena, Calif., to Dan (teacher and high school baseball coach) and Pam (teacher) ... Has one brother (Kevin) ... His father played baseball at USC before a professional career in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league organization ... Majoring in liberal studies ... Enjoys writing and recording music.