 He was drafted in the 27th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft out of high school, the 27th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, the 13th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft, and the 35th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.In 2004, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.In December 2008 he earned his engineering science degree from Vanderbilt.