High School: Four-year letterman at Nova High for coach Pat McQuaid...earned first-team All-America honors from Baseball America as a senior and was named Louisville Slugger All-American his final two prep seasons...a three-time all-state and All-Broward County selection, tallied 19 home runs, 107 RBI, 87 stolen bases and 90 runs scored over his final three years, including a .571 batting average,