UC Santa Barbara
2014: Named the No. 68 freshman prospect by Perfect Game entering the season ... Was granted a redshirt year.
High School: Played four years at Regis Jesuit High School under Steve Cavnar ... Played shortstop for the Raiders ... Batted .390 with six home runs as a senior, garnering All-State recognition ... Sported a .410 average with five roundtrippers as a junior, landing All-League honors and being named to the USSSA All-American team and the Area Code Team ... Earned All-League honors three times ... showed his potential as a freshman, hitting .580 in conference play ... Also competed in football ... Landed on the honor roll as a student ... Won conference championships in each of his four years, including a state championship in 2011 ... Put his team in the state championship as a freshman with a go-ahead bases loaded triple ... Hit a walk off triple against Rock Canyon HS his senior year.
Personal: Born to Walt Terri Weiss on Aug. 19, 1994 in Denver, Colorado ... Was drafted in the 22nd round (643rd overall pick) of the 2013 MLB First Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies ... Father is the current manager of the Colorado Rockies and was a 14-year player in the MLB, suiting up for Oakland, Florida, Colorado, and Atlanta. He was an All-Star in 1998 ... Had three siblings, Blake, Bo, and Brock ... Aspires to play baseball professionally .... Roots for the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies ... Calls winning the 2011 State Championship his favorite sporting memory ... Lists Chasing Mavericks and The Guardian as his favorite movies ... Favorite novel is Lone Survivor ... Enjoys listening to UCSB alum Jack Johnson, Eminem, and Bruce Springsteen ... Surfs and plays the guitar and drums in his free time ... Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is his favorite athlete ... Favorite TV show is Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory ... Was also recruited by UCLA, Wake Forest, and Arizona.
