Prior to FIU: Played for four years at Wellington, earning team MVP honors as a junior and senior.

Personal: Born October 21, 1987...son of son of Jorge and Kristie Bernal...has a younger brother, Erik, and a younger sister, Lauren...won the Cal Ripken World Series as a member of the Okeechobee All-Stars as a 12 year-old...is a pharmacy major.