ɐ tˈʌskɐlˌuːsə, ˌæləbˈæmə, nˈeɪɾɪv, mˈɛdɚz wˈʌn ðə sˈaʊθiːstɚn kˈɑːnfɹəns ˌɛsˌiːsˈiː tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp wɪð mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi æz ɐ dʒˈuːnjɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ðˈɛn sˈaɪnd wɪððə dˈaɪəməndbˌæks, ðə θˈɜːd ˌɛmˌɛlbˈiː tˈiːm ɪnðə lˈæst fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz tə dɹˈæft hˌɪm.
A Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native, Medders won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship with Mississippi State University as a junior in 2001, then signed with the Diamondbacks, the third MLB team in the last four years to draft him.