Earned his first letter winner last season…academic all-conference honoree (3.50 GPA or higher)...two-year letter winner on the baseball and football teams while at Lake Zurich High...member of the 2008 and 2009 North Suburban Conference Championship baseball teams...the Bears also captured the regional championship his senior year...member of the 2007 Illinois Class 7A state football championship team...earned academic all-conference honors in baseball and football...member of the National Honor Society...son of Erik and Laura Sandstedt.