#52 Steve
Sabatino
Lockport, Ill. Lockport Township H.S. LHP
Sophomore
6-2
200
Bats: L • Throws: L
AT NOTRE DAME: One-year monogram winner that enters sophomore season with a 3.86 career ERA and 3-0 record, plus 25 strikeouts, 21 walks and 29 hits allowed (.254 opponent batting average) in seven appearances (five starts) and 32.2 innings (four hit batters, five wild pitches, one home run allowed) ... averaging 6.89 strikeouts and 5.79 walks per 9.0 innings pitched in his career ... another stellar pitching prospect ... one of the top left-handed pitchers entering college in 2009 ... can throw three pitches for strikes and fast ball touches the low-90s ... consistently sits between 86 and 88 mph ... has unlimited potential ... will compete for a spot in the weekend rotation as a sophomore ... might be the most improved player on the roster entering the season. FRESHMAN SEASON (2009): Made seven appearances on the mound in the spring, five of which were starts ... served as one of Notre Dame’s mid-week starters ... went 3-0 with a 3.86 earned run average in 32.2 innings of work ... allowed 29 hits as his opponents batted just .254 against him ... struck out 25 and walked 21 ... went at least five innings in four of his five starts, including a careerbest 7.1 innings of work against Western Michigan on May 11 (yielded three earned runs on eight hits; struck out four and walked one) ... averaged just over 5.1 innings per start ... averaged 6.89 strikeouts and 5.79 walks per nine innings ... ranked among the top five on the staff in games started (fourth), victories (fifth) and strikeouts (fifth) ... Notre Dame posted a 4-1 record when Sabatino started ... went 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA in one appearance in BIG EAST action ... allowed four hits in 3.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .364 against him ... struck out one and walked three ... struck out nine, the most by a Notre Dame freshman since 2002, en route to a victory in his first career start against Grambling on March 11 ... fell just shy of Chris Niesel’s freshman record punch out performance of 10 against Southern Illinois on Feb. 24, 2002 ... surrendered one earned run on two hits in 5.0 innings of work ... did not render in the decision against Valparaiso on March 18 (yielded two earned runs on three hits in 5.1 innings of work; struck out four and walked three) ... struggled with his control in the start against Oakland on March 25 (allowed three earned runs on four hits and five walks in 4.0 innings of work; no decision) ... picked up the victory against Bowling Green on April 29 (surrendered three earned runs on four hits in 5.0 innings of work; struck out four and walked three) ... made two relief appearances ... tossed 3.0 innings in the regular season finale at St. John’s (allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks; struck out one) ... worked another similar 3.0 innings out of the bullpen on May 20 against Louisville (surrendered one earned run on four hits and two walks; struck out three) ... made one appearance for the victorious Blue in the Blue-Gold World Series ... tossed 2.0 scoreless and hitless innings of relief ... struck out two and walked one. PREP & PERSONAL: An all-conference and all-area selection at Lockport Township High School, where he played for Steve Stanicek ... hit .327 as a junior while posting a 1.79 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 47 innings ... averaged 10.9 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ... has thrown his fastball in the low 90s ... invited to play in the Area Code Games ... also played for the Downers Grove Longshots (coached by Rob Rooney) ... played during the summer of 2006 for the Aurora Sparks U18 travel team that competed at the World Wood Bat Association tournament in East Cobb, Ga. ... his father, John Sabatino, played in the Chicago White Sox organization ... son of John and Deb Sabatino ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as a computer applications major.
Sabatino’s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 7.1, May 11, 2009 vs. Western Michigan Innings Pitched (Reliever): 3.0 (twice), last: May 20, 2009 vs. Louisville Strikeouts: 9, March 11, 2009 vs. Grambling Winning Streak: 3, March 11-current
Sabatino’s Career Stats YEAR GP/GS/CG IP H 2009 7/5/0 32.2 29 BIG EAST 1/0/0 3.0 4 TOTALS 7/5/0 32.2 29
R ER BB 16 14 21 2 1 3 16 14 21
K WP HB BK AVG HR 25 5 4 0 .254 1 1 0 0 0 .364 0 25 5 4 0 .254 1
BIG EAST 1/0/0 3.0 4 2 1 3 1
0
0 0 .364
0
W-L 3-0 0-0 3-0
0-0
SV ERA 0 3.86 0 3.00 0 3.86
0 3.00
2010 BASEBALL
73