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Junior College: Played two years for Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Illinois...had a career batting average of .428 (140-327) in 95 games at Kaskaskia...stole 39 bases in 41 attempts in his two years and drove in 88 runs...as a sophomore in 2007, appeared in 49 games, batting .428 with 43 RBI and three home runs...stole a team-leading 20 bases...as a freshman in 2006, led the team with a .429 average, including 45 RBI and one homer...also stole 19 bases...earned All-Conference and All-Region honors.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Brother Andre High School in Markham, Ontario, Canada...was a four-sport athlete, earning letters in baseball, football, soccer and basketball...was a captain of the baseball team during his senior year.
MLB Draft: Selected in the 34th round (1,026th overall) by the Minnesota Twins in the 2006 Major League Baseball draft.
Personal: Plans on studying business and biology...son of Euleta Wright of Bolton, Ontario, Canada...has one brother, Cortney, and one sister, Natalia...lists former Toronto Blue Jay Tony Fernandez and Denver Nugget Allen Iverson as his favorite athletes...both his mother and father were born in Jamaica...born October 18, 1985 in North York, Ontario, Canada.
Career Stats at Kaskaskia College:
| Year |
AVG. |
AB |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
SBA |
| 2006 |
.429 |
161 |
69 |
17 |
8 |
1 |
45 |
19 |
19 |
| 2007 |
.428 |
166 |
71 |
16 |
5 |
3 |
43 |
20 |
22 |
| Totals |
.428 |
327 |
140 |
33 |
13 |
4 |
88 |
39 |
41 |
