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Catcher • Albany, Minnesota Second Baseman • Cincinnati, Ohio .323, 254H, AB, HR, 49 RBI .360, 302 13 3HR, 38 16 2B,2B, 84 SB
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elmer Ryan Doherty
Catcher • Albany, Minnesota Pitcher • Toms River, New Jersey .323, 254 AB, 16 IP, 2B,134 49 KRBI 2.84 ERA, 8-4, 320HR, SV, 98.1
ABCANCBWA first team All-American (’56,(2004) ’57) ABCA, Second Team All-American
Catcher • Albany, Third Baseman • Clive,Minnesota Iowa .323, 254HR, AB, HR,33 162B, 2B,1949SBRBI .316, 14 1043 RBI,
ABCA team All-American (’56,(’03) ’57) Collegiatefirst Baseball Second Team All-American NCBWAco-captain (Writers) Third (’04) Team ofTeam ’57 All-American College World
ABCA first team All-American (’56, ’57) BA, USA Today, NCBWA Second Team All-American; Team ’57All-American College World Collegiateco-captain Baseball Third of Team (2004)
Classic bulldog and staff ace whose 4.09 career strikeout-towalk ratio remains a Notre Dame record … career postseason stats included a 1.65 ERA in eight appearances (33 K, 14 BB) … his All-America sophomore season in 2003 (BIG EAST pitcher of the year) featured a 2.65 ERA, 9-1 record, 87 strikeouts and only 19 walks.
Overcame 2002 elbow injury, starting at shortstop in ’03 and third base in ’04 … ranked 1st or 2nd on ’04 team in 17 categories, including batting (.367), HR (14), RBI (56), runs (76; t-5th ND history), SBs (12), 3Bs (7), TBs (158; 3rd ND history), slugging (.667), 2Bs (15) … 3rd ND player with 80plus hits (87), 40-plus walks (40) in same season.
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elmer CRAIG COOPER
Catcher • Albany, Minnesota First Baseman • Plainview, New York .323, 254 AB, HR,191 16 R, 2B, .361, 26 HR, 1623RBI, 52 49 2B,RBI 45 SB
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NOTRE DAME NOTRE
Prep centerfielder who made great transition to second base with the Irish … one of 11 non-seniors at Notre Dame ever to combine All-America and Academic All-America honors … clutch postseason performer, with .462 career batting average in the NCAAs (three-time all-Regional pick).
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elmer Matt Macri
Catcher • Albany,Florida Minnesota Pitcher • Plantation, .323, 254 AB, 16 2B, 49 RBI 3.21 ERA, 21-4,32HR, SV, 272.2 IP, 233 K
NOTRE DAME NOTRE
ABCA(Coaches) first team All-American (’56,(2003) ’57) ABCA Second Team All-American NCBWA (Writers) ThirdofTeam (2003) Team co-captain ’57 All-American College World Academic All-American (1st team ’04, 2nd team ’03)
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NOTRE DAME NOTRE
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Catcher • Albany, Minnesota Pitcher • San Antonio,Texas .323, 254 AB, HR,IP, 16131 2B,K49 RBI 3.39 ERA, 11-3,3116.2
co-captain of ’57 College World HisTeam All-America 2004 season included 12 saves (8th in
ABCA firstand team All-American (’56, ’57) Baseball America CB Second Team All-American NCBWA Third Team Team co-captain ofAll-American ’57 College(2006) World
ABCA first team All-American (’56, ’57) Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American (2006) Team co-captain of ’57 College World Joined teammate Craig Cooper in sweeping the 2006 BIG EAST
nation), 2.38 ERA, 5-1 record, 46 Ks, 11 BB, 19 hits (.160 opp. batting), 34 IP and 1-of-17 inherited runners scored … 7-foot-1, 235-pounder who allowed only 6.22 hits per 9 IP in career (2nd in ND record book), now ranks 10th in ND career ERA (2.84) and 2nd in Ks/9 IP (12.17).
All-America ’06 season included reaching base in 55 of 57 GP and 21-game hit streak (then ND record, now 2nd) … BIG EAST all-time leader with .344 career batting in league games … led nation with ND-record 79 runs scored, 6th nationally with .425 batting and posted .522 on-base pct. (t-3rd in ND history) … 7th-best career OB in ND record book (.461).
pitcher- and player-of-the-year awards … his career strikeout rate (10.11 Ks per 9.0 innings) ranks 4th in Notre Dame history (2nd-best in 40 years) … his All-America season in 2006 included 111 Ks (t-3rd in ND history), a 3.26 ERA and 9-2 record … returned from elbow surgery that sidelined him for freshman season in 2004.
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