Nick Colagiovanni Class: Sophomore Hometown: Garfield Heights, Ohio High School: Garfield Heights Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: Righthanded Pitcher Birthdate: 04/18/1982 Bats: Right

Walk-on addition who rounds out group of six freshman pitchers on the 2001 Notre Dame pitching staff ... a strong competitor who throws a good variety of pitches ... a candidate for middle-relief duty ... could see his share of innings, due to an ability to consistently throw strikes ... one of eight Ohio natives on 2001 Irish roster, with that group including two of his classmates–second baseman Steve Sollmann and pitcher Michael Morgalis (both from Cincinnati)–plus senior utility player Ben Cooke (Bay Village) and four juniors:DH Matt Bok (Akron), third baseman Andrew Bushey (Boardman), catcher Paul O’Toole (Lakewood) and centerfielder Steve Stanley (Upper Arlington) ... joins Notre Dame baseball program that has produced 61 letterwinenrs from the state of Ohio ... hails from the same hometown area as Cooke and O’Toole, plus Irish football junior tailback Tony Fisher (Euclid) ... first Irish player to wear No. 36 since first baseman Dan Leatherman (1997-98) ... posted a 3.73 grade-point average in the 2000 fall semester, as one of nine Irish baseball players named to the Notre Dame Dean’s List.

PREP & PERSONAL: Helped Parma MSI win the International World Series during the summer of 2000, with the series held in Winterhaven, Fla. ... a four-year letterwinner in baseball at Garfield Heights High School, where he served as a pitcher and first baseman ... named all-conference thrss times while twice earning all-city honors ... team captain and MVP as a senior ... helped team win conference titles during his junior and senior seasons ... played in the Northeastern Ohio Coaches Association all-star game ... set school record for season ERA, registering a 1.16 during his senior season ... also batted .489 as a senior, with five home runs and a 6-1 pitching record ... hit .509 as a junior, with six home runs and a 2.25 ERA on the mound ... also played quaterback as a three-year letterwinner on Garfield Heights football team ... born April 18, 1982, in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Bill and Debbie Colagiovanni ... full name is Nicholas Joseph Colagiovanni ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies ... intends to major in business.