Invited walk-on infielder who will compete for time on left side of infield and possibly at first base ... could develop into solid college player as he adds weight to sturdy 6-foot-4 frame ... hard worker who overcame wrist injury to finish with strong showing at the plate during final weeks of 2006 fall practice ... joins ND baseball program that has featured 21 monogram winners from Minnesota, including All-America catcher Elmer Kohorst (Albany HS; '55-'57) and All-America/ Academic All-America pitcher J.P. Gagne (Bloomington/Cretin-Derham Hall HS; '00-'03) ... inherits number-34 jersey worn previous three seasons by All-America pitcher Jeff Manship ... others who have worn 34 include multi-sport standout Kevin Hardy in the late-'60s and lefthanded pitcher Tony Livorsi in the early-'90s ... started at third base in game-1 of annual Blue-Gold fall intrasquad series, helping Gold post 2-1 opening win (0-for-1, HBP, K) ... his 3rd-inning plate appearance helped forge 1-1 tie, as he was hit-bypitch before Michael Wright's RBI single ... joined 18 of his teammates in posting gradepoint average of 3.0-plus (3.47) in 2006 fall semester.

PREP & PERSONAL: Threeyear letterwinner as leftside infielder and pitcher at Coon Rapids High School ... captained team to conference title as a senior, batting .526 with 30 RBI (HR) while going 8-0 with a 1.80 ERA ... team MVP and all-metro as a junior and senior (three times all-conference) ... hit .452 as a junior (25 RBI) while going 7-0 ... his 20-1 career record included 5- 0 as a sophomore ... winning pitcher in state Legion tournament game versus Burnsville that sent his team to regionals ... played in Lions All-Star Game ... member of the National Honor Society, student senate and school paper ... born Nov. 17, 1987, in Fridley, Minn. ... son of Craig and Lauri Blake ... full name is Dylan Peter Blake ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies ... intends to major in psychology and history.