Summer 2008: Played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League ... Went 1-1 with a 2.41 ERA in 14 appearances while pitching 18 2/3 innings in the regular season ... Posted a 1-0 record with a 1.29 ERA in two appearances during the postseason.

2008 (Sophomore): Made 18 appearances, including 10 starts ... Posted a 4-2 record with a 5.13 ERA and 46 strikeouts ... Went 2-0 with a 4.84 ERA in games pitched at Hoglund Ballpark ... Earned first victory as a Jayhawk over Xavier (3/1), pitching seven shutout innings ... Struck out a season-high eight batters in five innings against North Dakota State (3/8) ... Pitched five scoreless innings against Chicago State to earn second win (3/26) ... Tossed seven shutout innings to earn a win over No. 12 Missouri (4/29) at Kauffman Stadium ... Starting pitcher in two of KU's four team shutouts (vs. Chicago State and Missouri) ... Earned win over Oklahoma (5/3), pitching three innings of relief.

Summer 2007: Went 1-0 with a 1.67 ERA in three starts for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League ... Walked two and struck out 19 in 21 innings pitched ... Teammate of current Jayhawks Justin Ellrich, Robby Price, Nick Czyz and Andy Marks.

2007 (At Jefferson College): Played one season at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo. ... Went 10-1 with a 2.19 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 83 innings ... Tossed team-high six complete games ... An NJCAA second team All-American ... Head coach was Sam Carel.

Lee's Summit West HS: Lettered twice for head coach Kim Rohlfing ... 2006 Kansas City Star All-Metro Player of the Year ... A Missouri Sportswriters and Missouri Coaches First Team All-State selection ... Selected all-conference and All-District 3A twice ... Played in the Missouri/Kansas All-Star Game as a senior ... Led school to a district championship and a second-place finish at the state tournament ... Went 8-2 with a 1.03 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 68 innings during his senior year ... Also hit .384 at the plate ... Finished career with 99 k's in 110 innings ... Played summer ball for Lee's Summit Tigers ... Also lettered twice in basketball ... Led basketball team to a district championship in 2006.

Personal: Born on Oct. 2, 1987, in Independence, Mo. ... Son of Eric and Maribeth Hall ... Father played basketball at William Jewell, while mother played softball at Missouri Western ... Selected in the 28th round by the Texas Rangers in the 2006 MLB Amateur Draft ... A sports management major.