Before USC Upstate: Batted .316 as a sophomore at USC Sumter and finished with 16 runs scored and 11 RBI... As a freshman, batted at a .290 clip.

High School: Earned a total of 12 letters at Orangeburg Prep... Batted over .400 in each of final three seasons... Was also a member of the football and track teams... As a senior, was selected to the all-state teams in football and baseball and was selected to the all-star team in both sports.

Personal: Born on Aug. 30, 1990 in Orangeburg, S.C... Son of Matt and Aleisa Way... Has a younger brother, Dakota... Majoring in business management... Favorite movie is "Forrest Gump"... Favorite actor is Kevin Costner... Favorite food is fried chicken... Favorite season is spring... Favorite TV show is "Baseball Tonight"... Hero growing up was David Justice... Most admires his parents... Wants to play professional baseball... Enjoys hunting, fishing and watersports... His grandmother, Barbara Weathers, played basketball at Spartanburg Methodist College.