High School:  Joe played his high school ball at Orange Lutheran before earning a varsity letter for the Spartans of Villa Park and Head Coach Mike Spears…played Catcher, 1^st Base, Outfield, and Pitched…boasted a .347 BA with 7 Hrs and 37 RBI his senior year…also competed in Football

Personal:  Born in Orange, CA on April 27, 1994 to his parents Barry and Linda…has one brother Tony…plans to major in either Sociology or Psychology and aspires to play professional baseball…lists his best performance in Junior Olympics where his team finished in the top 5 and in one game he was 4-4 with 3 doubles and 6 RBI…favorite sports teams are the Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves, and New England Patriots…favorite athletes are Tom Brady and Hanley Ramirez…most memorable sports moment was the 2002 World Series…favorite movies are The Sandlot and 21 Jump Street…favorite novels are Lone Survivor, American Sniper, and Juiced…listens to Rebelution, Iration, Lecenzo, Daddy Yankee, and The Green…favorite TV shows are The Boondocks, That 70’s Show, and Family Guy…enjoys working on cars and hitting in his spare time…also recruited by UCI, Stanford, SMC, Virginia, UCSD, and USD