High School...lettered three years for Norwin High School and head coach Mike Liebdzinski...finished with a 7-1 record during the 2007 season with a 0.97 ERA and 73 strikeouts...named the W.P.I.A.L. MVP after the 2007 season and the team MVP in 2006 and 2007...named to the First Team All-WPIAL squad in 2006 and ended with a 6-1 record while registering 96 strikeouts in only 51 innings pitched and a 0.93 ERA

Personal...a sport management major...born Nov. 11, 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pa...parents are Tom and Marianne Shirley