Billy Boockford Class: Junior Hometown: Glen Ellyn, IL High School: Glenbard West Height / Weight: 6-1 / 195 Position: OF Birthdate: 06/16/1987 Bats/Throws: R/R

JUNIOR SEASON (2009): Third-year corner outfielder served as a key member of the '08 offense after returning from knee surgery that held him out for most of `07 spring season ... has strong arm that is similar to that of Cody Rizzo (`06), another Notre Dame right-fielder who wore #17 ... tremendous athlete who can hit for average and power, with good base-running skills for his size (6-1, 195) ... also displays versatility to be an adept bunter when called upon ... started all three games for the Gold in the Blue-Gold World Series ... batted just .100 (1-for-10), but did not commit an error in five fielding chances ... spent the summer of 2008 with the Hays Larks of the Jayhawk League (along with Irish teammates Sam Elam, Ty Adams and Steven Mazur) ... saw action in 48 games as an outfielder and started 46 ... batted .274 (45-for-164) with two home runs and 14 RBI ... added 28 runs scored, seven doubles, 16 walks, three sacrifice bunts and five stolen bases ... also tossed a scoreless inning of relief with a couple strikeouts.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008): Played for the victorious Gold in 2007 Blue-Gold World Series (1-for- 10, RBI, R, SAC) ... appeared in 49 games and started 44 for the Irish in the spring, predominantly at right field ... batted .275 (41-for-149) with a home run and 26 RBI ... added 21 runs scored, 10 doubles, 15 walks, four sacrifice flies and 10 sacrifice bunts (second-most on the team) ... did ground into a team-high tying seven double plays ... batted .295 (31-for-105) against right-handed pitching ... hit an impressive .714 (10-for- 14) with a runner on third base and less than two outs ... ranked fifth on the squad in doubles and tied for third in sacrifice flies ... hit .261 (18-for-69) with 12 RBI in 22 BIG EAST games (21 starts) ... added 10 runs scored, three doubles, 10 walks and eight sacrifice bunts ... his eight sacrifice bunts tied for second-most by any BIG EAST player in conference games ... registered the sixth-most multi-hit games on the team with 13, including one four-hit game ... recorded the sixth-most multi-RBI games with seven, including a three-RBI outing ... Notre Dame went 30-13-1 when Boockford started, including 25-11-1 when he played right field and 5-2 when he served as designated hitter ... batted .287 (41-for-143) with a home run and 26 RBI in games started ... went hitless in six at-bats coming off the Irish bench ... started the first seven games for Notre Dame ... opened the season going 0-for-3 against Liberty on Feb. 22, but rebounded with hits in each of his next three games, including a pair of multi-hit affairs ... went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored against Iowa on Feb. 23 ... went 2-for-2 with a double and RBI versus Mount St. Mary's on Mar. 1 (doubled for the third consecutive game) ... went 2- for-5 against Maine on Mar. 4 ... drove in a run in three consecutive games (all over the weekend at the Irish classic in San Antonio) ... went 3-for-9 against Buffalo (Mar. 14), Southern Illinois (Mar. 15) and Texas- Pan American (Mar. 16) with three RBI and three runs scored ... went 2- for-4 with a RBI and run scored against UTPA ... game opened a stretch of seven multi-hit games in his next 13 starts ... went 2-for-3 with a walk, double, two RBI and three RBI against Georgetown on Mar. 20 ... registered back-toback two-hit games against Georgetown (Mar. 22) and Ball State (Mar. 25) ... added a run scored, double, home run and two RBI against Ball State ... went 2- for-3 with a run scored and RBI in the second game of a doubleheader with Cincinnati on Mar. 29 ... doubled, drove in two and went 2-for-3 versus Rutgers on Apr. 4 ... posted another multi-hit game in the series finale on Apr. 6 against the Scarlet Knights (went 5-for-12 with three RBI in series against Rutgers) ... hit just .173 (4-for-23) over his next eight games before a career-best performance against IPFW on Apr. 23 ... went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI ... the four hits and three RBI were both career-highs ... drove in two more runs with a pair of walks against St. John's on Apr. 25 ... closed the series with the Red Storm with two more RBI on Apr. 27 ... struggled down the stretch of the season following a two-double performance against Mississippi Valley State on Apr. 30 ... closed the season with just two hits in his final 24 at-bats.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2007): Doubled to help Blue team win game-2 of the 2006 Blue-Gold World Series (1-for-10 overall, 2 Ks) ... appeared in 10 early games before missing rest of season due to knee injury ... hit .292 in limited duty (7 RBI, 5 R, HR, 3B, 2B, 2 BB, 4 Ks, 4 SAC, 7 starts) ... tripled as starting RF in opener vs. Prairie View (2 RBI, R; 15-8, in San Antonio) ... doubled vs. Duquesne (2-for-4, RBI, R, SAC; 14-3, in Clearwater, Fla.) and hit 3-run blast vs. Dayton later on Spring Break (11-4, at Florida Gulf Coast).

PREP & PERSONAL: Three-sport standout who was named Glenbard West HS male athlete of the year for `05-'06 (team record .565 batting average) ... captained baseball, football and basketball teams ... allstate senior season as talented two-way player included 41 RBI, .902 slugging (6 HR, 3B, 11 2B) and .637 onbase (16 BB, 12 Ks) in 32 games, plus 1.65 ERA, 54 Ks thrown, only 19 walks and 25 hits allowed in 42.1 innings ... other `06 honors: all-area, all-conference, academic all-conference and team MVP ... played in Stevenson All-Star Game, McQuin All-Star Game and Area Code Games ... his all-conference/all-area junior season included batting .357 (4 HR, 4 3B) ... helped win two regional titles (`03, `05) ... beat eventual state champ Lockport in `05 ... hit .357 as sophomore (5 HR) ... named top prospect at Midwest Team One Showcase ... pitched no-hitter in summer playoffs ... named to all-area football team (QB/safety) and top guard on basketball team ... member of National Honor Society (also senior mentor) ... hails from same high school as ND softball junior Christine Lux and early- '90s tennis player Kristy Doran ... joins four current teammates as part of Notre Dame baseball's deep ties to Chicago area ... the program's all-time monogram winners include 146 Illinois natives, among them: 1964 All-America SS Rich Gonski (De LaSalle HS), Academic All-America 3B Rich Vanthournout (St. Charles HS) and late-'80s ironman SS Pat Pesavento (Lockport/Joliet Catholic), plus crafty LHP Chris Michalak (Lemont/Joliet Catholic) ... uncle Tom Bolster played basketball at Emory ... father Bill Boockford played varsity golf at University of Miami ... born June 16, 1987, in Hinsdale, Ill. ... son of Bill and Sarah Boockford ... full name is William Daniel Boockford ... economics major, in College of Arts and Letters.