2016 Notre Dame Baseball Quick Facts Notre Dame Athletics Communications • C112 Joyce Center, 2nd Floor • Notre Dame, IN 46556 UND.com • Athletics Communications Assistant Director (BBALL): Russell Dorn • [email protected] Phone: 574-631-4780 (O) / 574-340-2851 (C) • Dorn Twitter: @NDsidRuss Facebook: /NDBaseball • Twitter: @NDBaseball • Vine: NDBaseball • Instagram: NotreDameBaseball UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Location .......................................................... Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556 Head Coach Mik Aoki Founded .......................................................................................................... 1842 Conference ...................................... Atlantic Coast (ACC - 3rd Season) Sixth Year At Notre Dame Enrollment ................................ 8,448 (Undergraduate) / 12,179 (Total) 16th Year Overall Stadium (Capacity) ........................................ Frank Eck Stadium (2,500) Colors ........................................................................................... Gold and Blue Nickname ....................................................................................... Fighting Irish Record @ Notre Dame: 147-134-1 (.523) School Fight Song ........................................ Notre Dame Victory March Overall Record: 357-397-2 (.474) President .............................................................. Rev. John I. Jenkins C.S.C. Division I Record Only: 348-382-2 (.477) NCAA Faculty Representative ............................................. Patricia Bellia University Vice President/Athletics Director .............. Jack Swarbrick Hire Date: July 13, 2010 Sr. Associate AD/Administration (BB Sport Admin) ........ Jody Sadler Birthplace: Yokohama, Japan Ticket Office Phone ................................................................ 574-631-7356 Hometown: Plymouth, Massachusetts Education: Davidson ‘90 / Ohio ‘94 Playing Career: Davidson (1987-90) NOTRE DAME BASEBALL Wife: Sue Head Coach (Infield) ......................................................................... Mik Aoki Son: Kai Assistant Coach (Catching/Hitting/Recruiting) ............. Jesse Woods Daughters: Bryn, Reese Assistant Coach (Pitching/Recruiting) ........................... Chuck Ristano Volunteer Assistant (Outfield/Hitting/Camps) ..... Robert Youngdahl Quick Hits Director of Baseball Operations ............................................. Kelli Zeese • Coached in 750th career game May 15, 2015 (6-5 loss in 10 innings @ BC) Strength & Conditioning Coach ........................................... Craig Cheek Athletic Trainer ...................................................................... Scott Stansbury • Won 350th career game in a 4-1 victory over Northwestern St. (May 1, 2015) Top Returners (‘15 Stats): 20 Monogram Winners Returning Cavan Biggio (IF) .. Rawlings Gold Glove Winner (2B); 50 BB, 9 HR • Won 300th career DI game in a 6-1 win over Chicago State (April 8, 2014) Kyle Fiala (IF) .. 3rd Team All-ACC; 47-G On-Base Streak, .301 AVG Ryan Lidge (C) ... Johnny Bench Award Candidate; 57 H, 36 RBI, 35 BB • Won 100th game at Notre Dame in 9-1 win over Michigan (April 9, 2014) Zak Kutsulis (IF) ... Started All 60 Games; 56 H, 33 RBI, 12 SB, .990 FLD% Lane Richards (SS) ..... 57 H, 5 HR, 33 RBI, 30 R, Helped Turn 47 DP • The Irish are 13-22-1 in extra-inning games under Aoki Jake Johnson (OF) ... Missed 35 G in ‘15, Lead-Off Hitter, .392 OBP Jake Shepski (DH) ........................... Played in 32 G, 23 H, 14 R, 12 RBI • ND is 60-66 in games decided by 2 runs or less under Aoki (46-42 in 1-run games) Ricky Sanchez (OF) ...... 29 G, 6 Extra-Base Hits, 10 RBI, .364 SLG% Kyle Richardson (OF) ... 47 Games Played, 23 Starts, 11 H, 11 R, 4 SB • Finished T-3rd in ACC in 2015 after placing 13th in league in 2014 Ryan Smoyer (RHP) ... 3rd Team All-ACC; 1st Team All-Region; 9-1, 2.27 ERA Brandon Bielak (RPH) ... ACC All-Freshman; 88.2 IP, 62 SO, 6-3, 3.55 ERA • ND qualified for its 1st ACC Tourney ever & 1st NCAA Tourney since ‘06 in ‘15 Brad Bass (RHP) ... Louisville Slugger FR All-American; 3-1, 1.91 ERA Sean Guenther (LHP) .. Louisville Slugger FR All-American; 5 SV, 37 SO • 13 players have been drafted in five years at ND Peter Solomon (RHP) ................................... 2-0, 4 SV, 1.40 ERA, 19.1 IP Scott Tully (LHP) .................................. 65.1 IP, 63 SO, 3.17 ERA, 22 APP • Eric Jagielo earned BIG EAST Player of the Year honors in 2013 Evy Ruibal (RHP) .................................................. 22 APP, 35.1 IP, 4.58 ERA Nick McCarty (RHP) ................................ 6-3, 68.2 IP, 3.93 ERA, 14 APP • Led ND to BIG EAST title game in 2013 after entering tourney as #7 Seed Connor Hale (RHP) ................................................... 2-0, 1.33 ERA, 20.1 IP Michael Hearne (LHP) ............... 1-0, 2.38 ERA, 11.1 IP, .214 OPP AVG David Hearne (RHP) ............... Missed ‘14 & ‘15 seasons with injuries • Led BC to its first NCAA Tournament since 1967 in 2009 Jim Orwick (LHP) ...................................... Missed ‘15 season with injury • BC qualified for the ACC Tournament in 2009 and 2010 Key Losses (‘15 Stats): 12 2015 Monogram Winners Lost Total Ryan Bull (OF) .. All-Region (Champaign Regional); 49 H, 5 HR, 27 RBI • Has led 2 programs from BIG EAST to ACC (BC and ND) Robert Youngdahl (OF) .. 3rd Team All-ACC; 70 H, 20 2B, 7 HR, 46 RBI Scott Kerrigan (RHP) .......................... 3.89 ERA, 76.1 IP, 14 APP, 36 SO • Was head coach in ND-USF regular season game that went 19 innings & Mac Hudgins (OF) ... 33 Starts, 40 Games Played In ‘15; 18 H, 17 R tied ND & BIG EAST record for longest game in history (May 3, 2013) and was also the head coach for the ND-Louisville regular season game that Newcomers: 12 Total (12 FR) went 18 innings and lasted 4:50 (March 21, 2015) Shane Combs (RHP) .............. 2nd-best RHP in MA by Perfect Game Jack Connolly (RHP) ............... 5th-best RHP in MA by Perfect Game • Was head coach in record-setting NCAA Tourney game between Texas & Cole Daily (INF) .............................. 2nd-best SS in IL by Perfect Game BC that went 25 inning and lasted over seven hours (May 30, 2009) Liam Dalton IV (C) ......................... 5th-best C in NY by Perfect Game Eric Feliz (OF) ............................................ #1 OF in NJ by Perfect Game Eric Gilgenbach (OF) .............................. #1 3B in MI by Perfect Game Pronunciation Guide Connor Hock (RHP) .................. 3rd-best RHP in WI by Perfect Game Brandon Bielak bee-LACK Nick Podkul (INF) .......................... 2nd-best SS in IN by Perfect Game Cavan Biggio KAV-in BIDGE-ee-oh Jake Singer (INF) ................................................... MLB Draft: 38th Round Kyle Fiala fee-AH-la Collin Stoecker (LHP) .............. 4th-best LHP in TN by Perfect Game Sean Guenther GUN-thur Zak Kutsulis Cut-SOO-less Connor Stutts (OF) ................. 38th-best OF in GA by Perfect Game James Nevant Nuh-VANT (rhymes with ant) Matt Vierling (OF/RHP) ....................................... MLB Draft: 30th Round Evy Ruibal EH-vee ROO-e-bal Collin Stoecker STOW-kerr HISTORY Charlie Vorsheck VORE-shek First Year of Baseball ................................................................................. 1892 All-Time Program Record ..................................... 2,416-1,497-21 (.617) Coaches Conference Championships ..................... 10 (Last: 2006 - BIG EAST) Mik Aoki Mik (like Nick) A-O-key Chuck Ristano ris-TOHN-oh NCAA Appearances .............................................................. 22 (Last: 2015) Robert Youngdahl YOUNG-doll NCAA Super Regionals Appearances .............................. 1 (Last: 2002) Kelli Zeese ZAY-zee College World Series Appearances ....... 2 (Last: 2002 - 1-2 Record) 2015 Record ....................................................... 37-23 (17-13 ACC: T-3rd) 2016 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME BASEBALL ROSTER Alphabetical No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht./Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School 45 Brad Bass SO RHP 6-6/245 R/R New Lenox, IL/Lincoln-Way Central 12 Brandon Bielak SO RHP 6-1/193 L/R Sayreville, NJ/St. Joseph 23 Cavan Biggio JR INF 6-1/200 L/R Houston, TX/St. Thomas 55 Shane Combs FR RHP 6-2/210 R/R Wellesley, MA/St. John's High School 17 Jack Connolly FR RHP 6-0/195 R/R Raynham, MA/Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 21 Joey Cresta SR RHP 5-11/183 R/R Plainfield, IL/Plainfield North 6 Cole Daily FR INF 6-0/180 L/R Springfield, IL/Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 13 Liam Dalton IV FR C 6-1/185 R/R Bedford, NY/Rye Country Day School 19 Eric Feliz FR OF 6-0/195 R/R Englewood Cliffs, NJ/IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) 20 Kyle Fiala JR INF 6-0/178 R/R Carmel, IN/Carmel 15 Eric Gilgenbach FR OF/INF 6-2/195 R/R Rochester Hills, MI/Stoney Creek 50 Sean Guenther SO LHP 5-11/185 L/L Atlanta, GA/Marist School 32 Connor Hale SR RHP 6-4/199 R/R Carmel, IN/Brebeuf Jesuit 11 David Hearne SR RHP 6-4/222 R/R Homer Glen, IL/Providence Catholic 28 Michael Hearne SR LHP 6-0/180 L/L Palos Heights, IL/Marist 30 Connor Hock FR RHP 6-3/200 R/R Suamico, WI/Bay Port 2 Torii Hunter Jr. JR OF 6-0/190 R/R Prosper, TX/Prosper 39 Jake Johnson SO OF 5-11/180 L/L Atlanta, GA/Westminster School 16 Zak Kutsulis SR INF 6-2/201 L/L Homer Glen, IL/Providence Catholic 36 Ryan Lidge JR C 6-2/207 S/R Barrington, IL/Barrington 5 Nick McCarty SR RHP 6-2/192 R/R Westfield, IN/Cathedral 26 James Nevant SR OF/INF 6-1/213 R/R Asheville, NC/T.C. Roberson 27 Jim Orwick JR LHP 5-11/188 L/L Findlay, OH/Findlay 7 Nick Podkul FR INF 6-2/185 R/R Schererville,