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University of Notre Dame Sports Information 2009 NOTRE DAME BASEBALL NOTES 112 Joyce Center 2009 NOTRE DAME BASEBALL NOTES Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-7516 21-Time NCAA Tournament Participant 574-631-7941 (fax) Assistant Director, Sports Information: Michael Bertsch • Email: [email protected] www.UND.com Office: 574.631.8642 • Cell: 574.532.4154 WHAT’S INSIDE Tournament Information At-A-Glance Schedule/Tourney Information 1 Overall Stats 46 2009 Tournament Bracket 2 BIG EAST Stats 47 2009 BIG EAST Baseball Tournament: BIG EAST Tournament History 3 Home Stats 48 May 19-23 BIG EAST Career Stats 4 Away Stats 49 Bright House Networks Field St. John’s Insider 5 Neutral Stats 50 Clearwater, Fla. St. John’s Series History Notes 5 Last Five Games 51 Irish Probable Starting Lineup 6 Last 10 Games Stats 52 Tournament Seeds: Tale of the Tape 5 Last 15 Games 53 Team Overall Record BIG EAST Record vs. ND Honors/Awards 7 Last 20 Games Stats 54 1 - Louisville 40-14 19-7 1-2 Top 25 Rankings 8 Team Game-by-Game 55-56 2 - USF 32-23 18-9 1-2 ND vs. Conferences 9 Opponent Game-by-Game 57-58 3 - West Virginia 36-16 17-10 1-2 Media Information 10 Superlatives 59-60 4 - St. John’s 29-20 16-11 1-2 Hitting Streaks 11 Results 61 5 - Notre Dame 33-21 15-12 -- BIG EAST Standings/Schedule 17 ND vs. Louisville Stats 62 6 - Connecticut 33-23 14-13 2-1 Home Runs Allowed 12 Louisville vs. ND Stats 63 7 - Pittsburgh 28-19 13-13 2-1 Home Runs Hit 13 ND vs. USF Stats 64 8 - Cincinnati 29-27 13-14 2-1 Irish Team Notes 6-15 USF vs. ND Stats 65 NCAA Rankings 14 ND vs. WVU Stats 66 Team Itinerary: BIG EAST Rankings 15 WVU vs. ND Stats 67 Notre Dame travelled to the Clearwater/Tampa area following its three game series at Quick Facts 16 ND vs. St. John’s Stats 68 St. John’s to close the 2009 regular season. The team will reside at the Innisbrook Irish Weekend Rotation 16-18 St. John’s vs. ND Stats 69 Resort and Golf Club (see below) and is scheduled to return to campus on the morn- Alphabetical/Numerical Roster 19 ND vs. Connecticut Stats 70 ing of Sunday, May 24. If the Fighting Irish are eliminated before Saturday’s champi- The Last Time 20 Connecticut vs. ND Stats 71 onship game, the team will return as quickly as new travel arrangements will allow. Career Records Update 21-22 ND vs. Pittsburgh Stats 72 Games Summary/Miscellaneous Stats 23 Pittsburgh vs. ND Stats 73 Team Hotel: Starting Lineups by Batting Order 24 ND vs. Cincinnati Stats 74 Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club Starting Lineups by Defense 25 Cincinnati vs. ND Stats 75 36750 U.S. Hwy. 19 North Scouting The Bullpen/Off The Bench 26 Palm Harbor, FL 34684 More On The Bullpen 27 (727) 942-2000 Inherited Runners 28 Pitchers Career Game-by-Game 29-30 Interviews: Players Career Game-by-Game 31-37 Head coach Dave Schrage and selected players will be available on Monday Pickoffs/Double Plays/Assists/Steals 38-40 morning following their practice which concludes at 10:30 a.m. During the week, play- In The Schrage Era 41-45 ers and coaches will be available during post-game press conferences as well. Notre Dame baseball contact Michael Bertsch (574-532-4154) will reside with the team at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club. Any interview requests should be made through him. Tournament Schedule On the Air: Tuesday, May 19 All of Notre Dame’s postseason games will air on WHME 103.1 in South Bend. Chuck Game 1: #4 St. John’s vs. #5 Notre Dame, 10:00 a.m. Freeby will call the action in the BIG EAST Tournaments. The games can also be Game 2: #1 Louisville vs. #8 Cincinnati, 1:00 p.m. heard worldwide on the internet at UND.com. Game 3: #3 West Virginia vs. #6 Connecticut, 5:00 p.m. Game 4: #2 USF vs. #7 Pittsburgh, 8:00 p.m. Live Stats: The BIG EAST will provide free webcasts of all non-televised games. The first 12 Wednesday, May 20 contests of the tournament will be available online on BIGEAST.org, and, if Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10:00 a.m. necessary, games 13 and 14 could be added to that list. The BIG EAST will also Game 6: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 1:00 p.m. provide live stats for all games. The website will also have boxscores, recaps Game 7: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 5:00 p.m. and quotes following each contest. Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 21 Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 4:00 p.m. Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 22 Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 10:00 a.m. Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 1:00 p.m. Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11, 5:00 p.m. (If Necessary) Game 14: Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12, 6:30/8:00 p.m. (If Necessary) Saturday, May 23 Championship Game, 1:05 p.m. (ESPN-U) PAGE 2 - IRISH NOTES 2009 NOTRE DAME BASEBALL 2009 BIG EAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL 8-TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET Bright House Field – Clearwater, FL (Practice day & Opening Ceremonies = Monday, 5/18) Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, 5/19 5/20 5/21 5/22 5/23 5/24 4-games 4-games 2-games 2, 3 or 4-games 1-game Rain Day #5 Notre Dame Game 1 Winner (Loser Tuesday Game 1 Game 11) 10:00 am #4 St. John’s Game 6 Winner Game 13* Winner of Wednesday Game 6 Friday Group 1 #8 Cincinnati 1:00 pm (if necessary) 5:00 pm Game 2 Winner Game 11 (Winner Tuesday Game 2 Friday Game 11) 1:00 pm Loser 10:00 am #1 Louisville Game 6 Loser Game 9 Winner Game 1 Thursday Game 9 Game 5 4:00 pm Game 15 BIG EAST Wednesday Winner Saturday Tournament (Rain 10:00 am Game 5 1:00 pm ET Champion Day) Loser Live - ESPNU Game 2 #6 Connecticut Game 3 Winner (Loser Tuesday Game 3 Game 12) 5:00 pm #3 West Virginia Game 8 Winner Game 14* Winner of Wednesday Game 8 Friday Group 2 #7 Pittsburgh 8:00 pm (if necessary) Game 4 6:30/8:00 pm Tuesday Winner Game 12 (Winner 8:00 pm Game 4 Friday Game 12) Live – BHSN Loser 1:00 pm #2 USF Game 8 Loser Game 10 Winner Game 3 Thursday Game 10 Game 7 7:00 pm Wednesday Winner 5:00 pm Game 7 Loser Game 4 2009 NOTRE DAME BASEBALL PAGE 3 - IRISH NOTES BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HISTORY In The BIG EAST 1996 – Record: 44-18, 13-7 2002 – Record: 50-18, 18-8 Tournament 3rd National Division 1st Place BIG EAST Tournament Runner-Up (4-2) BIG EAST Tournament Champions (3-1) Overall Record 28-19 Tournament Titles 5 Dodd Stadium Commerce Bank Ballpark Years 2002, 2003, 2004 Norwich, Connecticut Bridgewater, New Jersey 2005, 2006 5/14 vs. West Virginia L 8-10 5/23 vs. Rutgers W 8-3 Tournament Runnerup 2 5/15 vs. Villanova W 7-3 5/24 vs. Virginia Tech W 8-4 Years 1996, 1998 5/17 vs. Providence W 4-2 5/25 vs. Rutgers L 3-4 5/17 vs. St. John’s W 4-0 5/25 vs. Rutgers (10) W 3-2 In the 1990’s 10-8 5/18 vs. West Virginia W 5-2 In the 2000’s 18-11 5/18 vs. West Virginia L 4-7 2003 – Record: 45-18, 16-7 3rd Place In Norwich, CT 9-6 1998 – Record: 41-17, 15-4 BIG EAST Tournament Champion (3-0) In Trenton, NJ 1-2 1st National Division In Bridgewater, NJ 14-6 BIG EAST Tournament Runner-Up (3-2) Commerce Bank Ballpark In Clearwater, FL 4-3 Bridgewater, New Jersey In Brooklyn, NY 0-2 Dodd Stadium 5/27 vs. Boston College W 3-2 Norwich, Connecticut 5/28 vs. St. John’s W 9-2 In Dodd Stadium 9-6 5/13 vs. West Virginia W 5-4 5/29 vs. Boston College W 11-5 In Waterfront Ballpark 1-2 5/14 vs. St. John’s W 3-2 In Somerset Ballpark 1-2 5/15 vs. Rutgers (10) L 6-7 2004 – Record: 51-12, 20-6 In Commerce Bank Ballpark 13-4 5/16 vs. Providence W 9-7 1st Place In Bright House Field 4-3 5/16 vs. Rutgers L 0-12 BIG EAST Tournament Champion (3-1) In KeySpan Ballpark 0-2 1997 – Record: 41-19, 15-6 Commerce Bank Ballpark Under Manieiri 28-15 1st National Division Bridgewater, New Jersey Under Schrage 0-4 BIG EAST Championship (2-2) 5/22 vs. West Virginia W 9-1 5/23 vs. Rutgers W 9-3 Vs. West Virginia 6-3 Dodd Stadium 5/24 vs. Rutgers L 11-15 Vs. Villanova 1-3 Norwich, Connecticut 5/24 vs. Rutgers W 11-3 Vs. Providence 2-1 5/13 vs. Villanova L 5-10 Vs.