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Notable: Played quarterback at USAFA Prep school and freshman year on Air Force junior varsity squad.
2007 (Freshman): Played in 48 games, starting 40 ... batted .246 with 32 hits and 19 RBI ... third on the team with 11 doubles ... fourth on the team in RBI and walks (17) ... had 10 multi-hit games ... started 32 games at DH, seven at first base and once in lef t field ... batted .277 in MWC play, fifth on the team ... hit first-career home run against San Diego State ... had a career-best three hits against New Mexico ... stole three bases.
Roseville HS (Roseville, Calif.): Lettered two years in baseball and football ... two-time all-Sierra Foothill league selection ... team captain in baseball and football ... two-time all-Sierra Foothill league quarterback and league and team MVP in football ... second team Nor Cal selection and selected for Nor Cal Optimist baseball and football all-star games ... high school baseball coach was Hank Demello.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 37, the Animalistic Skyraiders ... born May 26, 1987 ... attended USAFA Prep School and played for the football team as a quarterback ... completed Operations Air Force at Barksdale AFB, La., this past summer ... has two Shih Tzu dogs named Lola and Fancy Face ... credits his father and uncle as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite MLB team is the San Francisco Giants ... favorite player is Ken Griffey Jr. and wears #24 because of him ... has two brothers, Austin (21) and Weston (16) ... son of Jim and Leasa Gentry.
Why I came to the Academy: "The primary reason I came to the Academy was to play Div. I baseball. Once I got here, the opportunities after graduation have kept me here. Opportunities like being a pilot, a degree from a school that provides a world class education, and the camaraderie you develop from classmates and friends.
