HIGH SCHOOL A 2012 graduate of Rio Linda High School in Rio Linda, Calif • Played four years of varsity baseball for head coach Rich Pierce • Was a three-time all-Capital Valley Conference selection, including earning MVP honors as a sophomore in 2010 • As a senior in 2012, batted .444 with a .589 on-base percentage and an .815 slugging percentage • Drove in six runs, totaled 20 runs scored with seven doubles, two triples and three home runs.
PERSONAL Born in Sacramento, Calif. • Parents are Michael and Deborah Chambers • Major is kinesiology • Likes to fish and hunt • Always puts his left shoe on first as a superstition • Models his game after Justin Verlander • Favorites include: Robinson Cano (baseball player), Yankee Stadium (baseball stadium), Luke Bryan, George Strait, Florida Georgia Line and Justin Moore (musical artists), Twitter (website), Yankees (baseball team), Goodwin Field (place to play), “Act of Valor” (movie), Jessica Alba (actress), BBQ chicken (food).