High School: Played baseball for three years at Marist High School under head coach Mike Strickland … Helped the War Eagles to back-to-back AAAA State Baseball Championship in 2010 and 2011 … Hit .424 as a senior with five home runs, 41 RBI and 11 stolen bases … Was invited to the Georgia top-100 showcase as a senior.

Personal: Son of Ken and Nan Young … Has two younger brothers, Marchant, 15 and Cassius, 9 … Born on October 6, 1992 in Atlanta, Ga. … Plans to major in business at Mercer … Lists Jose Reyes as his favorite athlete and Wiz Khalifa as his favorite musician.