Porter attended
Millard North High School in
Omaha, Nebraska, where he was a teammate of
Conor Gillaspie. Porter then enrolled at the
University of Nebraska Omaha, to play
college baseball for the
Omaha Mavericks baseball team. As a freshman at the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2006, Porter had a .338
batting average, a .381
on-base percentage (OBP) and a .510 SLG. As a sophomore in 2007, Porter batted .336 with a .574 SLG, 12 home run, and 61 RBIs. In the 2008 season as a junior, Porter hit 15 home runs, 18 doubles, and 76 RBIs. Porter had his best season as a senior in 2009, leading the team in doubles (23), home runs (10), RBIs (62), batting average (.424) and slugging (.655). ==Professional career==