High School – Played baseball for head coach Bill Curley at Benedictine Military High School ... named team Most Valuable Player during junior and senior seasons ... named All-State by the Georgia Dugout Club during senior season ... named First Team All-Region during junior and senior seasons ... recorded a 7-4 recordf with a 1.71 earned run average during senior season ... collected a .342 batting average with one homerun and 19 runs batted in during senior season ... holds school record with 15 strikeouts against Burke County during senior season ... also lettered in basketball and cross country.

Personal – Son of Julie and John Patton ... has two brothers, John and Jeff ... father played baseball at Virginia Tech University and later for the Texas Rangers in their minor league system ... undecided on a major.