Will Harford Class: Junior Hometown: Chicago, IL High School: Kent School (CT) Weight: 180 Position: INF/C Bats/Throws: R/R

JUNIOR SEASON (2008): Utility player and invited walk-on who again could see time on the left side of the infield or catcher ... a tough out who puts the ball in play ... played in two games, including one start, for the victorious Blue in the 2007 Blue-Gold World Series ... drew a walk and doubled in two plate appearances ... spent the summer of 2008 with the Geneva Redwings of the New York Collegiate League ... saw action in 31 games, including 27 starts ... batted .255 (26-for-102) with nine doubles and 12 RBI ... added 17 runs scored, nine walks, three sacrifice bunts and a stolen base.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007): Started at third base for Gold team that won the 2006 Blue-Gold World Series ... batted .250 (2-for-8) with an RBI, run scored, double and sacrifice bunt ... saw action in seven games, predominantly as a defensive substitute ... played against Albany (Feb. 24), Arizona (Mar. 9), Buffalo (Mar. 14),Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Mar. 26), Manchester College (Apr. 9), Chicago State (Apr. 22) and Mississippi Valley State (Apr. 30) ... was held hitless in five at-bats on the season ... was robbed of first career home run against MVSU.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006): Played in all three games of 2005 Blue Gold World Series ... went 1-for- 4 with a run scored and double ... starting Blue shortstop in game-3 ... served as reserve infielder and bullpen catcher while appearing in one game (14-4 win over Chicago State; 0-for-1).

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Notre Dame High School (Niles, Ill.) before postgraduate year at The Kent (Conn.) School ... named most outstanding senior athlete at NDHS in 2004-05, after lettering as a guard on basketball team and batting .390 with 28 RBI (11 2B, 2 3B) for baseball team that won second straight regional title ... two-year letterwinner in baseball (3B/SS) ... led team to league title as a senior ... helped NDHS win `05 state title in junior season, with former ND teammate Brett Graffy pitching for runner-up Joliet Catholic ... earned two letters in basketball at NDHS ... shortstop and catcher at Kent, earning team MVP and first team all-conference honors for league runner-up ... led `06 team in batting (.477; 10 RBI, 4 HR, 3B, 7 2B) ... starting guard for basketball team that finished second in league ... attended baseball Area Code Tryouts ... member of National Honor Society ... several other NDHS products have competed for Notre Dame teams, among them 1973 Academic All-America football linebacker Gary Potempa (Niles), late-'70s All- America foil fencer Pat Gerard and early-'90s baseball LHP Tony Livorsi (Glenview) ... part of Notre Dame baseball program that includes 146 monogram winners from Illinois ... assumed jersey #30 worn previously by LHP Tom Thornton (`06) ... late-'60s two-sport star Bob Arnzen (a pitcher and basketball player) also wore #30 ... entered 2008 fall semester with a 3.137 cumulative GPA ... posted a 3.267 GPA in spring 2008 term ... his father Bill Harford is a scout for the Chicago Cubs ... born Dec. 31, 1986, in Chicago ... son of Bill and Judy Harford ...William John Harford ... a finance major, in the Mendoza College of Business.

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