FULLERTON COLLEGE: Participated in the Fullerton College program for three seasons under the tutelage of long-time Head Coach Nick Fuscardo • Was 5-6 with a 3.53 ERA and 94 strikeouts for the Hornets in 2006 making 14 starts on the mound • He ranked in the top 25 in the state in complete games (5th, 5), fewest walks per nine innings (12th, 1.1) and strikeouts per nine innings (22nd, 8.8) • Named to the All-Orange Empire Conference Second Team as a pitcher.

AYALA HS: Lettered two seasons at Ayala High School under Ron Urabe from 2002-2003 • Was an All-Sierra League pitcher his senior season in 2003.

PERSONAL: Born on May 5, 1985, in Fullerton, Calif. • Parents are Gary and Tina Birosak • Has one younger brother (David) • Majoring in kinesiology • Models his game after Barry Zito • Says his pitching coach, former Titan Mark Chavez, is his greatest baseball influence • Says that "Baseball is Life!!" • Hobbies are surfing and playing the drums • Greatest sports thrill is pitching in the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kansas • Favorites include: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (team), Jim Carrey and Brooke Burke (actors), Van Wilder, Top Gun, and Oceans 11 (movies), Blink-182, Hawthorne Heights, Atreyu, (musical artists) and surfline.com (website).