| Hometown | Santa Fe Springs, California |
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| College | Oregon State – 1998 |
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Olympic Experience
- 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist – Played in seven games for the U.S. and hit .500 (3-for-6) with one RBI and two runs scored
- 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist – Started in eight of nine games and hit .368 with seven hits and four runs
- 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist – Started in all 10 games for the U.S. and hit .158 with two runs scored
- 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist – Played in nine games for U.S. and hit .273 with two runs scored
World Championship experience
- 2006 WBSC World Championship Gold Medalist; Hit .346 (9-for-26) with lone triple for the team and a perfect fielding percentage
- 2002 WBSC World Championship Gold Medalist; Made eight starts with six hits and seven RBI
- 1998 WBSC World Championship Gold Medalist; Started in all 12 games for U.S. with a .341 average, two RBI and 11 runs scored
- 1994 WBSC World Championship Gold Medalist; Posted a .385 average with two RBI and four runs scored
Career Highlights
- 2007 Pan American Games Gold Medalist – Had a .600 batting average with one RBI and three runs scored
- 2003 Pan American Games Gold Medalist – Had a .471 batting average with three RBI and five runs scored
- 1999 Pan American Games Gold Medalist – Had a .385 batting average with six RBI and six runs scored
Collegiate Highlights
- 1998: NFCA First Team All-American…NCAA WCWS Champion…First Team All-WAC
- 1997: NFCA First Team All-American…First Team All-WAC
- 1995: NFCA First Team All-American…First Team All-WAC
- 1994: NFCA Third Team All-American…First Team All-WAC
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
- 2012 World Championship – Silver Medal
- 2013 Junior World Championship – Silver Medal
- 2014 World Championship – Silver Medal
- 2015 Pan American Games – Silver Medal
- 2017 Junior World Championship – Gold Medal
- 2018 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 2019 Pan American Games – Gold Medal
- 2020 Tokyo Olympics – Silver Medal
Get to Know …
- Favorite actresses: Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, Katharine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn
- I love to go to the movies
- I’m deathly afraid of snakes
- I don’t like chocolate or cookies
- I love to make people laugh and some consider me the biggest practical jokester on the team
- Once pranked sitting President George W. Bush at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
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