San Jose City College Played two seasons at San Jose City College, earning First-Team All-League honors his sophomore year and second-team honors his freshman year ... Batted .342 as a sophomore with 13 home runs and 54 runs batted in ... As a freshman, had three home runs and a .297 batting average.
Bishop O'Dowd High Lettered two years ... Earned First-Team All-League honors as a senior and second-team honors as a junior ... Batted .360 as a senior and .320 as a junior
Personal Major is business ... Born in San Francisco but claims Alameda, Calif., as his hometown ... Is the son of Roma and Jim Shupe ... Is an only child ... Enjoys traveling and reading away from the ballpark ... Division I teammates while a prep include Bryce Mendonca (Pepperdine) and Jeff Kobernus (California) ... Favorite athlete is Barry Bonds and favorite TV show is Entourage ... Chose Oregon State because it is "a great program and great coaching and the best place to go to get me to the next level."