UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2004: Made 42 starts and played in 43 games … 43 hits were fifth on the team … hit .261 in 165 at-bats … led the team with a .360 two-out batting average … second on the team with 11 two-out RBIs … 19 runs batted in were the fourth-most on the squad … for the second straight season, had four multi-RBI games … hit two doubles on March 24 against Utah Valley State … had three hits on April 23 at San Diego … posted a .967 fielding percentage … had 12 multi-RBI games … did not strike out looking … threw out 14 runners attempting to steal.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2003: Started in 34 games and appeared in 36 … hit .286 for the fourth best batting average on the team … had 36 hits in 126 at-bats … knocked in 17 runs while also scoring 17 times … had six doubles, one triple and was fourth on the team with three home runs … was second on the team with a .421 slugging percentage … second on the team with a .326 batting average against right-handed pitchers … went 5-for-5 with three runs scored, two RBI’s, a double and a triple in a game against Arizona .. went 2-for-4 with four RBI’s and a home run in a game against San Francisco … had two or more RBI’s four times … had a .955 fielding percentage.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2002: Made 31 starts and played in 36 games … hit .258 with 24 hits in 93 at-bats … scored 11 runs and drove in 10 … went 3-for-5 with four RBI against Concordia … had two doubles in the game … had three hits in three at-bats at Gonzaga … three hits with an RBI against Pacific … had three hits in seven at-bats of two-game series at Arizona State.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2001: Redshirt season.
BATTLE GROUND HS: Four-year letterwinner for coach Ron Rakoce … two-time all-Greater St. Helens League first team pick … all-state as a senior … two-time team MVP and captain … led GSHL in batting as a senior with a .545 average … third as a junior, .527 average … also earned two football letters and one wrestling letter.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 9, 1981 in Portland, Ore. … parents are Lisa and Bill Forester, and James and Marsha Watson … wife is Mary Watson … graduated with a general education degree in summer of 2004, pursuing Master’s of Arts and Teaching degree … cousin Larry Watson played football at Oregon State, uncle Nate Watson played football at Oklahoma State, and father James played football at Ball State … selected to play on Seattle Mariners Area Code team … played for Ryder Construction Senior Babe Ruth … three-time state champions … placed second in 1998 Northwest Region, and third in 1999 and 2000 … National Honor Society member.
