Ty Adams Class: Junior Hometown: Indianapolis, IN High School: Brebeuf Jesuit Height / Weight: 6-6 / 235 Position: 1B/OF Birthdate: 01/20/1988 Bats/Throws: R/R

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009): Tremendous athlete who packs plenty of ability into 6-6, 235-pound frame ... can play both first base and corner outfield positions ... has a driven approach to the game ... made great strides this past fall ... saw action in all three games and started two for the victorious Blue in the 2008 Blue-Gold World Series ... went hitless in six at-bats ... spent the summer of 2008 with the Hays Larks of the Jayhawk League.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008): Batted .375 (3-for-8) in the 2007 Blue-Gold World Series ... drew a pair of walks, scored a run and drove in a run ... saw action in eight games for the Irish in the spring ... hit .167 (1-for-6) with a single and walk on the year ... made career-debut in the season opener against Liberty (Feb. 22) ... picked up first career start against Albany on Feb. 24 ... went 0-for-2 with a couple strikeouts ... recorded first career hit in the victory over Chicago State.

PREP & PERSONAL: Standout two-sport athlete at Brebeuf Jesuit High School ... current ND baseball assistant Sherard Clinkscales had a similar two-sport career at Brebeuf Jesuit in the late `80s ... four-year starting first baseman at Brebeuf Jesuit HS, also serving as one of school's top basketball players ... two-time team MVP who set school records for career batting avg. (.457), home runs (28), RBI (119), hits (143), walks (80), runs (130) and total bases (270; .863 slugging pct.), in 110 games played ... made only two errors in his four-year career at BJHS (.988 fielding pct.) ... helped team go 18-9 and reach sectional finals as senior captain, after setting school record for season batting avg. (.521) and tying another team record with 10 HRs (also had 33 RBI, 42 R, 28 BB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 1.070 slugging in 27 GP) ... was rated by Perfect Game as #19 overall pro prospect in Indiana for 2007 (8th among high school players) while Baseball America listed him as Indiana's #17 prospect (#8 among preps) ... his senior-year baseball honors included first team all-state and academic all-state (one of two who received both honors) ... played in `07 North-South All-Star Series, City-County All-Star Game and Mr. Baseball All-Star Classic ... named Marion County player of the year (led county in batting and HRs) and received team's Chief 's Award (in recognition of leadership, attitude and athletic ability) ... selected BJHS outstanding male senior athlete for 2006-07, after also completing three seasons as starting center in basketball ... only sophomore named first team all-county in `05 ... helped `05 team win sectional/regional titles (top-8 team in Class 3A) ... three-year starter in basketball (honorable mention all-county each year) but elected not to play as a senior... averaged 13 ppg. as a junior (`05-'06) ... invited to IHSBCA's "Top-100 Underclassmen Showcase" (basketball) as a freshman and sophomore ... received 2006-07 U.S. Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete Award ... high-honors student and member of National Honor Society ... nominated for Bart McCormick and Ellen Foster scholarships ... co-chaired "Braves for the Brave" (assembled care packages to lift morale of injured soldiers in Iraq) ... invited participant in Stay in Bounds (sponsored by NCAA Hall of Champions to promote sportsmanship) and Ambassadors Cross-Age Mentoring (provided mentoring and role models for elementary students) ... his father Wayne "Skip" Adams played baseball at Wabash (`68- '71); his mother Linda was a cheerleader at DePauw ... his sister, Dr. Kristin Adams, ran cross country and track at Bowdoin (`93-'96), captaining both teams ... his sister Courtney Adams ran cross country and track at Stanford (`96-'00) captaining both teams and helping the cross country squad place third at NCAAs (she was a finalist in the NCAA 3,000 meters) ... his grandfather David Swanson graduated from ND in `47 ... born Jan. 20, 1988, in Indianapolis ... David Tyler Adams ... enrolled in College of Arts and Sciences as a political science major ... entered 2008 fall semester with 3.191 GPA.

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