General: Highly-touted junior college transfer who will slide into the starting shortstop role for the Rams... Outstanding athlete in every aspect of the game... Most likely will hit in the middle of the Black & Gold lineup.

2008/Sophomore at Johnson County CC: Started all 59 games for the Cavaliers... Posted a .424 batting average (78-for-184) with 20 doubles, five triples and six home runs... Scored team-high 65 runs, drove in 49 RBI and swiped 30 bases... Etched his name in 12 season and career categories at JCCC... Led the Cavaliers to first ever appearance in NJCAA JUCO World Series... Named to All-Tournament Team at World Series after hitting .667 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI... Earned NJCAA Division I All-American and was named as the NJCAA Rawlings Gold Glove winner at shortstop... Selected to play for the NJCAA All-State Team this past summer.

2007/Freshman at Johnson County CC: Saw action in 45 games... Hit .231 (27-for-117) with five doubles, four triples, 26 RBI and 29 runs scored... His four triples led the team... His first collegiate hit was a double that drove in two runs in win over Des Moines Area (3/7)... Followed with his first of four multiple-hit games on the season, ripping two singles in a 20-2 win over Rockhurst (3/8)... Hit his first triple and drove in a season high three runs at Cowley (3/15)... Had a stretch of seven games in late April in which he had seven hits, including a double and three triples, and drove in 10 runs... Had four multiple-hit games and seven multiple RBI games on the year.

High School: Starred at Jefferson City Helias High School in Jefferson City, Mo.... Earned Missouri Class 4A Second-Team All-State honors by the Missouri State High School Baseball Coaches Association in 2006... Also named as an All-District performer while leading his team to a conference title during his senior season... Hit .405 with nine doubles, five triples, 21 RBI and 10 stolen bases during that final campaign.

Personal: Son of Greg Otto and Dee Kudvna... Born May 9, 1988... Majoring in business.