Pomona-Pitzer Athletics

At Pomona-Pitzer: Completed his first season as a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Baseball team, where he is a pitcher and utility player in the field...High School: Finished his scholastic career at Flint Hill School after also attending Oakton High School...Was a four-time varsity letter winner and a four-time scholar athlete...Hit .510 as a senior with six home runs, 15 doubles and 20 steals...Helped Oakton to a 2011 Concorde District Championship...Cum Laude society member...National AP Scholar and a National Merit Scholar honorable mention...Also played travel ball with the Demarini Stars, helping his team to a 15U AAU national championship...Helped the Stars Blue team to the 2011 playoffs in the Cincy Flames Tournament...Personal: Attends Pitzer College, where he majors in economics and mathematics, with minors in Japanese and political studies...Born in Brussels, Belgium...Youngest of four children in an athletic family...Older brother Hendrik pitched for William & Mary...Older brother Jan-Willem rowed at North Carolina, where his father Hubertus was a member of the fencing team...Both parents also rowed at Oxford...Hobbies include sports, politics, sabermetrics and music...Favorite athletes include Desmond Jennings, David Price, Evan Longoria, Ian Desmond, Robert Griffin III and John Wall...Moneyball, Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged are his favorite books, and favorite movies include The Usual Suspects, Se7en, Signs, and Thank You For Smoking...Lists Jesus Christ, Ronald Reagan, Adam Smith and Lecrae as the public figures he most admires...Chose Pitzer for "the academic environment the Claremont Colleges provide, the competitive baseball program, and one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation."