PRIOR TO SACRAMENTO STATE
Spent two seasons at Green River JC in Auburn, Wash. for coach Matt Acker...earned first team all-Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges honors as a sophomore after hitting .372 with two home runs and 26 RBI...hit .305 as a freshman with a home run and 21 RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2007 graduate of Mount Rainer HS in Des Moines, Wash...four year letterwinner for coach Darren Rawie...earned first team all-Seamount League honors as an outfielder and pitcher for the Rams in 2007...earned second team all-state during his senior season.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 27, 1989...parents are Steve and Debbie Baskett...majoring in communication studies.