2007 SUMMER: Played for the DuPage Dragons of the Central Illinois Collegiate Baseball League ... batted .270 with four home runs and 22 RBI.

2007: Started five games before an elbow injury ended his season ... had a hit in the first game of the season against Texas-Arlington (2/16) ... went 2-for-3 against then No.7 Nebraska at the UTA-Invitational (2/18).

2006: Saw action in 31 games, with 22 starts ... had four multi-hit games ... knocked in a run in his first collegiate game against Austin Peay (2/23) ... tied a team-high with four RBI in a 7-3 win over Iowa (3/29) ... posted at least one RBI in three-consecutive games from April 11-23 ... AFNI Athletics Honor Roll spring 2006.

Rockford Boylan HS: Hit .490 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI as a senior ... was a first-team all-state and all-conference selection as a senior ... led all high school players in Illinois with 16 home runs his junior season ... owns 10 career school offensive records.

Personal: Born 3-31-87 in Rockford, Ill. ... son of Louis and Karen DeMarco ... father attended Illinois State ... major: finance.