Langham Creek HS: Batted .429 with nine home runs and 42 RBI as a senior ... also swiped 16 bases ... garnered third-team all-state and first-team all-Houston honors in both the Houston Chronicle and HSA Baseball for his performance as a senior ... was also 9-3 on the mound with a 1.01 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 74.0 innings of work ... named MVP of the District 5A Championship ... pitched in the Houston All-Star Game ... helped his team to a semi-finalist finish in the region with a 34-4 record ... his team was ranked No. 2 in USA Today and No. 11 in Baseball America ... batted .311 with five home runs and 32 RBI as a junior, and went 7-1 with a 2.30 ERA ... also fanned 88 batters in 61.0 innings pitched ... was a member of the honor roll.

Personal: Born 10-16-88 in Dallas ... son of John and Twyla Maines ... his father played baseball at both San Diego State and Northern University ... has one sister, Sarah, and one brother, Kevin ... major: business administration.