PEPPERDINE 2007: Pitched in 13 games in relief as a freshman ... Did not record a decision ... Had a 4.97 ERA in 12.2 innings with 11 strikeouts ... Earned his first collegiate save with a season-best 3.1 scoreless innings vs. Wichita State (2/17) ... Also pitched two scoreless innings vs. UC Santa Barbara (3/25) in his second-longest outing ... Struck out two batters on four occasions ... Played with Rockville of the Cal Ripken League during summer 2007.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bullard High School, located in Fresno, Calif., in 2006 ... A three-year letterman ... Earned all-state second team honors and was the City Metro Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year as a senior ... Had a 0.68 ERA and struck out 120 batters in 72 innings of work ... Prep teammates with Pepperdine’s Trent Diedrich ... Drafted in the 42nd round by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2006 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

PERSONAL: Born in Fresno, Calif. ... Son of Kent Harmston and Betty Chandler ... Has three siblings: Christine, Phil and Ricky ... Chose Pepperdine because “it seemed like the best university for me to get better and excel in baseball.”

FAVORITES: Enjoys water skiing and working on automobiles and his boat ... Favorite pro baseball player is Randy Johnson ... Favorite pro baseball team is the Arizona Diamondbacks ... Favorite book is Five O’Clock Lightning ... Favorite movie is Boondock Saints ... Favorite TV show is SportsCenter ... Favorite musical artist is O.A.R. ... Favorite thing about baseball is “the competitive nature of the sport.”