22	Joey Brettingen
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Golden Valley, Minn. High School: Hopkins Height / Weight: 6-2 / 200 Position: 3B Birthdate: 10/27/1993 Bats/Throws: R/R

HIGH SCHOOL: A multi-sport athlete in baseball and hockey • captain of the Royals baseball team his senior year and a three-time letterwinner in the sport • also a letterwinner in hockey where he was also a two-year team captain in 2011-12 • named baseball all-conference as a senior and 2012 Pioneer Press all-metro • had 81 at bats as a junior, tied a team-high 22 runs batted in and held a fielding percentage of .972 • member of the Royals that finished 2011 season as the Section 6AAA runner-up • played for the Hopkins Flyers Legion Post #320 team and was the 2012 South Hennepin MVP • batted .398 with 28 runs batted in, 39 hits, and two home runs in 98 at bats in 2012 • had four home runs and a batting average of .385.

PERSONAL: A 2012 graduate of Hopkins High School and a member of the National Honor Society • born Oct. 27, 1993 • son of Kip and Pamela Brettingen • interested in becoming a horticulture major • has an older sister Holly and a younger sister Hope • lists scoring a goal on Hockey Day in Minnesota his most memorable sports thrill.