PRIOR TO SACRAMENTO STATE
Spent two seasons at Edmonds JC in Lynnwood, Wash. under coach Brad Ditter...hit .340 as a sophomore with one home run and 26 RBI...earned second team all-Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges honors as a freshman in 2008 after posting a .351 average...led team to NWAACC title and 38-9 record during his first season with the Tritons.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2007 graduate of Lake Washington HS in Kirkland, Wash...was a three year letterwinner for the Kangaroos and coach Derek Bingham...was second team all-KingCo as a senior after hitting .390 with four home runs and 25 RBI...also earned all-league honors in football and basketball.

PERSONAL
Born July 4, 1988...parents are Dan and Linda Young...was named after baseball hall of famer Kirby Puckett by his parents...majoring in communication studies.