High School...lettered three seasons in baseball for head coach Jeff Bonebrake...also lettered two years in football...carried a .431 average at the plate in 2006 and a .400 average with 50 runs, 21 stolen bases and 15 doubles during his senior year...named All-Area, All-City, All-Conference and an All-State Honorable Mention...captained Benet Academy to an East Suburban Catholic Conference championship during his junior season and finished with a 30-8 record...has teammates playing for Notre Dame, Villanova, Mississippi State and Saint Louis

Personal...an accounting major...born Oct. 26, 1988 in Naperville, Ill...parents are James and Mary Kleifges