HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons of varsity baseball as a centerfielder for head coach Tim Penprase at Oaks Christian H.S. ... Named team MVP as a senior … Named Tri-Valley League first-team as a junior and league MVP as a senior … Named National Christian School Athletic Association All-American and Ventura County Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year as a senior … Team was conference champion as a junior and senior … Holds high school single-season and career records for hits, runs scored and stolen bases ... Batted .419 in his career with 103 hits, 101 runs scored and 62 stolen bases … Member of 2004 Little League World Series National Champion team … Represented Team USA in the 2005 Goodwill Series held in Beijing … Played club baseball for the Chicago White Sox Scout Team.

PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Bonnie Ocello … Has one sister (Rachael) ... Has not yet declared a major.