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High School: A 2008 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif...lettered three times in baseball...was named his team's rookie of the year in 2006 when he had 68 strikeouts with a 0.94 ERA as a sophomore...followed that up with 74 strikeouts and a 2.74 ERA as a junior in 2007...won his team's pitcher of the year award and received second-team All-CIF honors that season...part of team that won state championship and was named national champions by Baseball America in 2007...had a 1.50 ERA as a senior in 2008...high school teammates with fellow 2009 Devil Zach Wilson...alternate for the Team USA Junior National Team in 2007...pitched for Connie Mack World Series champion Midland Redskins in 2007.
Personal: Plans to major in business at ASU...parents are Robert and Stephanie Hanson of Long Beach, Calif...has one brother, Richard...said he chose ASU because "it's the top program in the nation and the best chance to win the World Series"...lists "Family Guy" and "South Park" as his favorite TV shows...is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers, Anaheim Ducks, San Diego Chargers and Boston Red Sox...born Feb. 27, 1990 in Los Alamitos, Calif...full name is Raymond Alan Hanson.