Kelso High
Lettered for three years for head coach Scott Meeker ... ranked No. 7 among Washington’s top 75 players in high school class of 2007 by Baseball Northwest ... earned first-team all-league and first-team all-state honors as a senior after batting .396 with nine doubles, two triples, six home runs and 31 RBI .. also posted a 0.71 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 51 innings ... also lettered in swimming one year.

Personal
Majoring in exercise and sports science ... born in Longview, Wash. ... son of Tami and Boyd Starr ... has one brother, Spencer, 20 ... enjoys golfing when not at the ballpark ... favorite professional athlete is Greg Maddux ... biggest athletic thrill to date was playing in the 3A State Semi-final game ... favorite TV show is CSI and favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber ... chose Oregon State because it’s a “great program and I love the atmosphere.”