Santa Clara University

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009: Appeared in 28 games,starting in 20 ... 13 of those starts were at first base ... scoredseven runs and had two homers ... made his first appearance of theseason as a pinch hitter against SJSU (Feb. 28) ... appeared ingame three against Oregon (Mar. 7) as a pinch runner and adefensive replacement at third base ... made his first collegiatestart at first base against Cornell (Mar. 15) and drove in two runs... hit his first career home run in game three against Dartmouth(Mar. 22) ... had a career-high two runs on two hits against LoyolaMarymount (Mar. 28) ... drove in one run against Long Beach State(Mar. 31) ... made his first start as the DH against San Diego(Apr. 4) ... hit his second career home run against USF (Apr. 17)... drove in the Broncos' lone run against USF (Apr. 18) ... hithis first career double against USF (Apr. 19) ... drove in a runagainst San Diego State (May 2) ... drove in the Broncos' lone runagainst UC Davis (May 12) ... scored on run against Pepperdine (May16).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Saw action in fivecontests ... had his first collegiate at bat in the Season Openeragainst Utah Valley (Feb. 22), registering one RBI ... scored hisfirst collegiate run in game two against Cal Poly (Mar. 22) ...served as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement at first baseagainst Gonzaga (Apr. 11)

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Bellevue HighSchool in Bellevue, Wash. ... played first and third base ...helped his team to a 15-1 overall record and a first place leaguefinish in 2007 ... received Seattle Post-Intelligence and SeattleTimes All-State honors as a senior ... hit .441 with five homeruns, seven doubles ... produced a .938 slugging percentage and a.600 OBP ... named first-team all-league as a junior in 2006 ...posted an OBP of .469 and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 1.151... hit .341 on the year with three home runs following a sophomorecampaign in 2005 in which he hit .385 ... was also named to theClass of 2007 Area Code team with the Washington Nationals clubteam.

PERSONAL: Born in Bellevue, Wash. ... son ofTodd and Christine Morton ... enjoys working out, watching TV andmovies and listening to music ... would like to play professionalbaseball.