Born (Date and location): Jan. 17, 1991 in North Hollywood
Favorite TV show: Baseball Tonight and Law & Order
What’s in my iPod: Heavy metal, pretty much all heavy metal
Dream car: Whatever gets me from A to B without breaking down
Favorite movie(s): For the Love of the Game
What I’m reading right now: Not textbooks, kind of taking a break from those
Worst habit: Probably sleeping through my alarm
On my bedroom walls/office desk you’ll find: A case of origami I’ve made, a Family Guy poster, a combat pitching poster plus a wall of fame and a wall of shame on teams I’ve been through
I’d love to trade places for a day with: Tim Lincecum
A talent I’d most like to have: I’d love to be able to play the guitar
Favorite meal: That’s a tough one…shrimp pasta
Favorite athlete to watch: Tim Lincecum
Favorite vacation: Don’t take that many, but my family and I have gone down to Carlsbad for a long time
Favorite sports team: Duke basketball
Dream date: I don’t have a dream date
My hero: Tim Lincecum
Goal for the season/year: From a team perspective, get to Omaha and win the national championship. On a personal level, I want to go out there and strike people out and be Pac-10 player of the year
Biggest rival: Personally, Devin Rodriguez from Cal; we went to high school together. For a team, either Cal State Fullerton or Stanford
Pregame ritual: Don’t really have much…before I go on the field. During the game…
Best advice I’ve received from a coach: “Be comfortable being uncomfortable” and “Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work,” by Thomas Edison.