hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm tʃˈɛɹi kɹˈiːk hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn ɡɹˈiːnwʊd vˈɪlɪdʒ səbˈɜːbən dˈɛnvɚ, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌzɐ stˈændaʊt hˈaɪ skˈuːl bˈeɪsbɔːl plˈeɪɚ fɚðə tʃˈɛɹi kɹˈiːk bɹˈuːɪnz.
He graduated from Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village (suburban Denver), where he was a standout high school baseball player for the Cherry Creek Bruins.