LATHROP HS: Hit .449 with 23 RBI and 38 runs as a senior. Recorded 31 hits and 15 steals. Went 4-1 with a 3.53 ERA in 35.2 innings pitched. Also struck out 39. Named to the All-State First Team as a senior and All-State Second team as a junior. Helped team to an undefeated conference record as a junior and senior. Finished fourth in the state as a junior.