Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2024
Three-year letterwinner from 2005-07. Led the Beavers to Omaha three times, winning national championships in 2006 and 2007 and a Pac-10 title in 2005 and 2006. 2005 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. First-Team all-league in 2006 and honorable mention as a junior in 2007. Batted .311 over three seasons, collecting 40 doubles, six triples, seven home runs and 136 RBI. Left Oregon State as the all-time leader in hits (238) and at-bats (765), second in runs (152) and tied for eighth with 40 doubles. Played for Team USA in 2006 that won Gold in the World University Championship. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round. He made his major debut in 2010 and played for 8 seasons. In 2012, he earned the Fielding Bible Award as the best fielding second baseman in MLB and awarded the Golden Glove award.
