him ... struck out 33 and walked 17 in 39.2 innings of work ... did not surrender a single home run all year ... tied for the team-lead in wins and appearances ... ranked third on the club in innings pitched. FRESHMAN SEASON (2008): Made 11 appearances on the mound in the spring, including nine starts ... his nine starts were the fourth-most on the staff and most by a rookie pitcher ... went 3-3 with a 5.44 earned run average in 46.1 innings of work ... did allow 60 hits in 46.1 innings as his opponents batted .316 against him, but also struck out 30 and walked just 10 ... surrendered just 15 extra-base hits the entire season (three home runs) against 212 batters faced ... opponents registered just a .386 slugging percentage ... proved even tougher against right-handed hitters as they managed just a .274 batting average (32-for117) ... averaged 5.83 strikeouts and 1.94 walks per nine innings ... ranked fifth on the team in wins ... Notre Dame posted a 5-3 record when Dupra started ... as a starter, went 3-3 with a 6.15 ERA in 41.0 innings of work (nine starts) ... struck out 22 and walked nine ... as a reliever, did not allow a run, earned or unearned, in 5.1 innings of work ... yielded just one hit ... struck out eight and walked only one ... made career debut in a start against Albany on Feb. 24 ... struggled in the outing in defeat, allowing seven earned runs on nine hits ... walked three and struck out one ... rebounded with a quality start against St. Bonaventure on Mar. 2 ... pitched into the seventh inning (6.1) and surrendered just two earned runs on only three hits ... did not issue a walk and struck out four, but did not render in the decision ... started against top-ranked Arizona on Mar. 9 ... was charged with nine runs, only five earned, on 10 hits ... walked a pair ... posted back-to-back solid starts against Central Michigan (Mar. 17) and Ball State (Mar. 25) ... worked all 5.0 innings in the weather-shortened game against the Chippewas ... allowed just two earned runs on six hits ... did not issue a walk and punched out one ... followed up performance with first career victory against the Cardinals ... pitched 6.0 innings and yielded two earned runs on six hits ... did not walk a batter for the second consecutive start ... struggled in a start against Valparaiso on Apr. 8 ... was roughed up for five runs, four earned, on six hits in 1.2 innings ... as he had earlier in the season, rebounded from a disappointing performance with a solid effort against Toledo on Apr. 15 ... tossed 4.0 scoreless innings out of the Irish bullpen and registered first career save ... fanned five, walked one and yielded just a pair of singles ... equaled career-long outings in each of his next two starts against Chicago State (Apr. 22) and Mississippi Valley State (Apr. 29) going 7.0 innings ... recorded victories in each outing ... scattered seven hits and limited the Cougars to a pair of earned runs ... struck out five and walked just one ... even better against MVSU ... shut the Delta Devils out on just six hits ... fanned a career-high six and walked one ... worked 1.1 innings of relief and punched out three of the four batters he faced in his final outing of the season against USF on May 20 ... over his last five appearances of the season, went 2-1 with a 2.53 ERA in 21.1 innings ... struck out 22 and walked just three ... started for Notre Dame in the exhibition against the South Bend Silverhawks (Single A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) and struck out the side in the first inning ... did not issue a walk in five of 11 appearances ... delivered game-2 win (3-1) for Gold team that eventually won the 2007 Blue-Gold World Series, becoming first Notre Dame freshman since 2001 to win a BGS start (5.2 IP, UER, 3 H, 2 BB, HB, 3 Ks) ... allowed only three base runners in scoring position (none on third base) in that game (his 17 outs included seven via groundballs, plus a pickoff and two popups). PREP & PERSONAL: Compiled 0.21 ERA, 9-1 record and 11.6 strikeoutto-walk ratio (93/8) in ‘07 at Greece Athena High School, with his other stats including 27 more innings pitched (65.1) than hits allowed (38) and pair of saves (also hit .443 with 27 RBI, nine doubles, a home run and only five Ks) ... led Trojans to 22-3 record and state semifinals (2- 1 loss to North Rockland) ... had allowed only one earned run all season and was undefeated before semifinal loss, finishing with six runs allowed (two earned) ... his ‘07 honors included Gatorade New York State player of the year, first team all-state, honorable mention AllAmerica (Collegiate Baseball), county player of the year, area player of the year, sectional playoff MVP, scholar-athlete award and team MVP ... helped team rack up 40-3 scoring margin in four sectional tournament games, as Trojans advanced to state tournament for first time since ‘99 ... beat Fairport in state qualifier (8-1, 8 Ks, BB) ... had two-run single and K’d final batter to save Section V title game (4-0 vs. Hilton) ... beat Brockport earlier in section tournament, 11-2 (5 IP, 3 H, 5 Ks) ... K’d 11 Fairport batters in regular season (6 IP, 5 H, 2 BB; 9-0) ... one week earlier, he played lead role in 2-1 win over Hilton (12 Ks; 2-out RBI single)
... played in summer of ‘07 with Ferris-Goodridge American Legion district finalist (he lost only twice while posting 0.80 ERA, 81 Ks and 20 BB in 50 IP, also batting .400) ... gifted all-around student-athlete who owned 3.68 cumulative GPA and is talented trombone player, in addition to singing in GAHS nationallyrenowned show choir that toured Italy (summer ‘07) ... attended ‘06 USA Baseball tryouts ... first team all county as a junior, second team as a sophomore (‘05) ... played at ‘05 and ‘06 Empire State Games ... helped East Cobb Astros place third at ‘06 Wood-Bat World Championships (Jupiter, Fla.) ... also competed at ‘05 WBWC ... pitched in several top ‘06 showcases: Perfect Game Nationals (Arkansas), East Cobb Perfect Game Showcase (Georgia), East Coast Pro Showcase (Wilmington N.C.) and Goodwill Games (Cooperstown) ... competed with South Florida Bandits (Oct. ‘06) ... member of ‘04 and ‘05 Rochester Grays summer team ... selected by Texas Rangers in 36th round of ‘07 MLB draft, after falling significantly from projected talent level due to “signability” issues and his strong commitment to playing for Notre Dame ... had been projected by Baseball America as #116 overall prospect (including college players) for ‘07 draft while Perfect Game had him slotted #162 ... played two seasons of JV basketball and ran varsity cross country in ‘03 ... earned scholar-athlete honors throughout career ... member of National Honor Society (3.5 GPA), symphonic band, select choir and pit orchestra ... involved in various community service activities, including Special Olympics, youth baseball, reading programs and youth group ... current ND fencer Zach Schirtz also attended GAHS ... his sister Lyanne Dupra served as a senior captain with James Madison’s ‘06 women’s soccer team ... son of John and Kim Dupra ... full name is Brian Martin Dupra ... born Dec. 15, 1988, in Rochester, N.Y. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a sociology and computer applications double major.
Dupra’s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 9.0 (twice), last: April 18, 2009 vs. West Virginia (game one) Innings Pitched (Reliever): 4.0 (twice), last: March 29, 2009 at Pittsburgh Strikeouts: 6 (four times), last: April 11, 2009 at Cincinnati Winning Streak: 3, March 25-April 29, 2008
Dupra’s Career Stats YEAR GP/GS/CG IP H R 2008 11/9/1 46.1 60 35 BIG EAST 0/0/0 0.0 0 0 2009 14/13/3 82.0 116 71 BIG EAST 9/8/3 56.2 74 44 TOTALS 25/22/4 128.1 176 106
BIG EAST 9/8/3
ER 28 0 65 38 93
56.2 74 44 38
BB 10 0 16 9 26
9
K WP HB 30 4 5 0 0 0 48 6 9 32 6 5 78 10 14
32
6
5
BK 0 0 1 0 1
0
AVG HR W-L SV ERA .316 3 3-3 1 5.44 .000 0 0-0 0 0.00 .334 8 6-5 0 7.13 .316 8 4-3 0 6.04 .328 11 9-8 1 6.52
.316
8
4-3
2010 BASEBALL
0
6.04
53