PRIOR TO SACRAMENTO STATE
Played two seasons at Cosumnes River College for head coach Tony Bloomfield...two-time first team all-Big 7 performer...led the team with a .424 batting average and 10 stolen bases...also led the team in slugging (.478) and on-base percentage (.514)...lone home run was a walk-off to beat Delta College...led team to Big 7 title in 2006, posting a team-best .384 batting average with 27 RBI...was third on the team with 63 hits...teamed with fellow Hornet Brian Smith for two seasons.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2005 graduate of Elk Grove HS in Elk Grove, Calif...led the Thundering Herd to the 2005 Division I Sac-Joaquin Section championship...hit .373 with a team leading 38 hits...named first team all-Delta League his senior campaign.

PERSONAL
Born July 14, 1987...parents are Rich and Priscilla Martinez...related to former major league player/manager, former Hornet assistant coach and current Baltimore Orioles broadcaster Buck Martinez...majoring in business.