High School: Two-year letterwinner at Lake Forest...captured all-conference honors and was named second team all-area...posted a 1.98 ERA and 64 strikeouts as a senior...registered a 2.50 ERA during junior season...high school coach: Tom Myers.

Personal: Born Dec. 28, 1990...son of Bill and Candy Laing...an honor roll student in high school...exploratory business major.