hiː lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐtˈɛndᵻd fɹˈɛsnoʊ stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wˌɛɹ hiː wʌzɐ fɹˈɛʃmən ˈɔːlɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ˈæftɚ ɡˌoʊɪŋ fˈoːɹtiːn dˈæʃ tˈuː wɪð ɪlˈɛvən kəmplˈiːt ɡˈeɪmz.
He later attended Fresno State University where he was a Freshman All-American in 1988 after going 14-2 with 11 complete games.