High School: Two-year letterwinner and IHSBCA All-State honoree at St. Francis for coach Rich Janor...voted 2011 Suburban Christian Conference Player of the Year...earned all-state honorable mention notice from Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times...named all-conference twice...voted St. Francis Male Athlete of the Year...voted All-Dupage County and first team all-area for Kane County...posted a 10-3 record with a 1.61 ERA and 131 strikeouts as a senior in 2011...also batted .422 with four home runs...was 5-3 with a 2.32 ERA during junior season...owns school's single-game record with 16 strikeouts...played summer baseball at the Dupage Training Academy for Jeff Kramer...also played two seasons of basketball and was a state finalist in the IHSA 3-point Shooting Championship.

Personal: Born March 27, 1993...son of Michael and Elizabeth Stout...has a younger brother and a younger sister...marketing major.