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Bryce Harper (born October 16, 1992, in Las Vegas, Nevada) played baseball for the College of Southern Nevada, primarily as catcher. He was drafted by the Washington Nationals as the first pick of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. Harper stands at 6 foot 3 inches and weighs 205 lbs.

College career

In order to get to the majors quickly, he earned his GED after his sophomore year in December 2009, making him eligible for the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He then enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada, which played in the Scenic West Athletic Conference, a league that uses wood bats in conference play. In 66 games, he hit 31 home runs, 98 RBI, hitting .443/.526/.987 (AVG/OBP/SLG). His 31 home runs smashed the school's previous record of 12, set with metal bats and threw a 103 mph pitch. He was named the 2010 SWAC Player of the Year.

In the Western district finals of the 2010 NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) World Series, Harper went 6-for-7 with 5 RBIs and hit for the cycle. The next day, in a doubleheader, he went 2-for-5 with a three-run double in the first game, and in the second game went 6-for-6 with 4 home runs, a triple, and a double.

On June 2, 2010, Harper was ejected from a National Junior College World Series game by home plate umpire Don Gilmore after a called third strike. Harper drew a line in the dirt with his bat as he left the plate, presumably to show where he thought the pitch was. It was Harper's second ejection of the year, and resulted in a two-game suspension. The suspension ended his amateur career, as Southern Nevada lost the game from which Harper was ejected and lost their next game with Harper suspended, which eliminated them from the tournament