Prep All-America shortstop who should see playing time in his first season of college baseball at SDSU ... An Under Armour baseball All-American as a senior at ThunderRidge HS when he was also named Athlete of the Year in Colorado and his high school's Student-Athlete of the Year ... Was drafted in the 36th round by the Colorado Rockies in June 2014 ... Played summer baseball for Team Colorado.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four seasons of baseball at ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo., where he was coached by Joe White ... Three-year team captain ... Was a two-time Louisville Slugger All-America selection and also a MaxPreps All-American ... In addition, was named to all-state and all-county teams as a junior and senior ... All-Continental League as a sophomore ... During his senior campaign batted .420 with 11 doubles, five triple, seven home runs, 30 runs and 40 RBI over 24 games ... As a junior hit .457 with eight doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 37 runs and 42 RBI in 25 contests ... Batted .405 with five homers and 24 RBI in 19 games as a sophomore ... Starting quarterback for ThunderRidge HS four years ... As a senior threw for 1,77 yards and 16 TDs while rushing for 813 yards and 12 TDs .. As a junior tossed for 1,702 yards and 13 TDs while rushing for 735 yards and scoring 12 times ... Member of the National Honor Society who was all-academic and on the honor roll all four years ... Graduated with a 3.81 gpa ... Also participated in student government.
PERSONAL
Brody John Westmoreland was born Aug. 22, 1995, in Fresno, Calif. ... Son of John and Merritt Westmoreland ... Father played professional baseball in the San Diego Padres organization ... Sister, Faymie, is a cheerleader for the Denver Broncos ... Also related to two-time Olympic decathlon champion Bob Mathias ... Favorite athlete is New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter ... Enjoys playing FIFA ... Was recruited by Stanford, Rice, TCU and Oklahoma State ... A journalism major at San Diego State considering a career in sports journalism.