JUNIOR (2017)
Played in 60 games for the Titans, 59 of them coming in the starting line-up… started off as a second baseman moved to be the primary first baseman on Mar. 15… finished the year hitting .287 with 3 home runs and 31 RBI… reached base at a .412 clip and has a team-leading 18 stolen bases in 23 attempts… had 15 multi-hit games including three, 3-hit games and one 4-hit game on on June 1 vs. BYU in the Regionals…had six multi-RBI efforts including a game on Apr. 9 vs. Davis when he drove in a season-high 3 runs… had two six-game hitting streaks – one from Apr. 21 to Apr. 30 (7-for-19, .368, 7 RBI) and the other from May 14 to May 25 (9-for-24, .375, 4 RBI)… was a force at the Stanford Regional hitting a team-best .583 (7-for-12) with two RBI, 5 runs scored and 4 stolen bases… was 1-for-9 (.111) with an RBI in the Super Regional against Long Beach State… was drafted in the 18th round (pick 522) by the Cleveland Indians in 2017 MLB First Year Player Draft… was selected to the All-Big West Conference First Team… Started two games in the College World Series for Fullerton where he recorded on RBI.
2016 MLB DRAFT
Selected in the 17th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers
2015 MLB DRAFT
Selected in the 31st round by the Cleveland Indians
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played two seasons for Golden West Community College in Huntington Beach, California under coach Bert Villarreal in the Orange Empire Conference… In his first season, he hit .365 and was named First Team All-Conference, First Team All-State, and an All-American... In his second season, he hit .420 with 6 homeruns and was named the Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year, First Team All-State, and the Junior College Player of the Year... He was drafted in 2015 in the 31st round by the Cleveland Indians and again in 2016 in the 17th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers... Finished with a 3.8 GPA.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Fountain Valley High School in 2014 where he played three years of varsity baseball under coach Deric Yanigawsawa in the Sunset League… Played catcher, infield, and outfield… Graduated with a 4.1 GPA.
PERSONAL
Born in Fountain Valley, California...Son to Dean and Darlene Persinger... Has three older siblings, Jazz, Skye, and Deano. Majoring in Business, he hopes to play in the MLB and own a business in the future... Has volunteered for Coast to Coast as well as his church in the past… Models his game after Jose Alture… Favorites include: Robinson Cano (baseball player), Los Angeles Angels (team), Angel Stadium (stadium), Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt (athletes), Drake (artist), Jim Carey (actor), Olive Garden (restaurant), and fettucine alfredo (food).