2002: Batted .371 in 32 appearances...15 RBI and two homers. 2001: Batted .344 with two doubles and six RBI...Owned an eight-game hitting streak and went 2-3 as a pinch hitter. High School: Graduated from Curtis High School in Tacoma, WA where he was a three- time All-League and All-Conference selection...Started in the 2000 Washington High School All-Star Game...Captained the baseball team for two years...Lettered three years in football, wrestling, and baseball...Three-time recipient of the Washington State Wrestling Scholar Award. Personal: Member of the 2002 National Baseball Congress World Series Champion team, Fairbanks Goldpanners...Born April 24, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington to Terry and Wendy Best...A Secondary Education major at LCSC.