The 2012 baseball season officially gets underway on Friday, January 27 at 2:00 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL:
* Hit .518 during his senior season with eight home runs
* Garnered Rawlings third team All-America honors and named first-team All-County, All-State and All-Region following his senior season.
* Earned second team All-County and All-State and third team All-Region as a junior.
* Received Honorable Mention All-County accolades as a sophomore.
* Drafted in the 17th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2011 MLB Draft.
PERSONAL:
* Son of Mario and Claribel Amaral
* Cousin Lindaliz Arauz played soccer at Vanderbilt
* Exploratory major