2008: Did not appear in any games.

Pepperdine: Spent his freshman year in Malibu, Calif., where he threw 24.2 innings, going 2-1 with 16 strikeouts, 21 walks and a 4.38 earned run average ... Held opponents to a .163 batting average.

High School: In two varsity seasons at Los Alamitos High School for Coach Mark Clabough, went 16-5 with 104 strikeouts and just 30 walks in 122 innings pitched, and was twice named to the All-Sunset League first team ... Went 8-3 as a senior with a 2.80 ERA and 52 K's in 60 innings, earning a spot on the All-Orange County all-star team, the Los Angeles Times second team, and the OC Register second team ... As a junior, went 8-2 with a 1.70 ERA and 52 K's in 62 innings, and was tabbed the Sunset League Pitcher of the Year ... He threw the first perfect game in school and league history, and was named to the Los Angeles Times second team and the OC Register first team ... His team won the Sunset League title during his junior year

Personal: Daniel Joseph Farris ... Born 8/21/88 in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... Son of Mike and Lori Farris ... Enrolled in communication.