Prior to FIU: Played for coach Jeff Johnson at Chipola Junior College in 2001 and 2002…named All-State as a freshman and again in 2002 as a sophomore…batted .405 with 5 home runs and 48 RBI in 2001…had stellar sophomore season, batting .424 with 11 home runs, 64 RBI and 15 stolen bases…played under coach Enrique Cruz at San Juan Bautista in the Dominion Republic… won the triple crown and was named MVP three times…recruited by South Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Florida and Jacksonville.

Personal: Likes salsa music…friends with Jose Bautista of the Pittsburgh Pirates…son of Josefina Carvajal and Abelardo Nanita…born June 12, 1981…Liberal Studies major.