Fresh off consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, the No. 5-ranked Arizona baseball team has bigger goals in mind in 2012.
2011 Draft: Selected by the Colorado Rockies with the 378th overall pick in the 12th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
High School: Played three full seasons of varsity baseball at Palm Desert High School for coach Darol Salazar ... Hit .411 with 12 doubles, five triples and three home runs as a senior ... Scored 29 runs, collected 25 RBI and stole nine bases (in 10 attempts) ... Led team to a second straight appearance in CIF Southern Section Division IV championship game ... Named to the All-CIF Southern Section second team as a senior ... A first team All-Desert Valley selection ... As a junior, led school to CIF Southern Section Division IV championship ... Hit .341 with five doubles, two triples and two home runs ... Scored 22 runs and added 25 RBI ... As a sophomore, hit .321 with five doubles and a triple, to go with 18 runs scored ... Played in three games as a true freshman.
Personal: Graduated from Palm Desert High School in Palm Desert, Calif., in 2011 ... Son of Sharon and Jeff Schuknecht ... Has two younger brothers, John and Steven ... Born on June 20, 1993, in Palm Springs, Calif. ... Outside of baseball, enjoys fishing and working out ... Named high school's social science student of the year in 2009-10 and the math department student of the year in 2010-11 ... Is enrolled in the College of Letters, Arts and Science and has yet to declare a major.
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