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Baseball
JUNIOR SEASON (2009): Tremendous raw power that will compete for a starting spot at first base or designated hitter ... outstanding defensive first baseman (did not commit a single error in 272 fielding chances last season) ... split time at first base last year with senior Evan Sharpley ... started predominantly against left-handed starting pitchers ... started all three games for the Gold at first base in the 2008 Blue-Gold World Series ... batted .200 (2-for- 10) with a run scored and two RBI. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008): Spent the summer of 2007 playing for the Dubois County Bombers of the Central Illinois Collegiate League, where he made both all-star teams and ranked among the leaders in hitting, RBIs and fielding ... started all 49 games for the Bombers ... batted .299 with 33 RBI and 10 doubles ... only player on squad to start all 49 games, led team in RBI and finished third on team in batting average ... ranked in the top 10 of the league in batting average (t-6th), hits (3rd), RBI (3rd) and total bases (72, 3rd) ... saw action in 50 games, including 24 starts ... all 24 starts came at first base ... batted .281 (25-for- 89) with three home runs and 18 RBI ... added 17 runs scored, three doubles, one triple, nine walks, two sacrifice flies and two sacrifice bunts ... batted .333 (15-for-45) against left-handed pitching ... hit an impressive .347 (17-for-49) with runners on base ... batted .355 (11-for-31) with two out and recorded eight two-out RBI ... hit .297 (11-for-37) with two home runs and seven RBI in 23 BIG EAST games (eight starts) ... added seven runs scored and four walks ... registered five multi-hit games and three multi- RBI games ... batted .269 (18-for-67) with three home runs and 15 RBI in games started ... hit .318 (7-for-22) with three RBI coming off the Irish bench ... started the first seven games for Notre Dame ... was hit twice and scored two runs against Mount St. Mary's ... went 2-for-3 with a walk, triple, RBI and two runs scored against South Alabama on Mar. 8 ... went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two runs scored and five RBI against Georgetown on Mar. 21 ... came off the bench with two hits, a RBI and run scored versus Wisconsin- Milwaukee on Mar. 26 ... drove in three runs without benefit of a hit against Manchester College on Apr. 9 (had a pair of sacrifice flies and run-scoring HBP) ... registered a seasonhigh 16 putouts that evening ... came off the bench versus Villanova on Apr. 13 with a pair of hits ... drove in three runs against Mississippi Valley State on Apr. 30 ... went 2-for-3 with a home run, run scored and three RBI ... did not commit a single error in 272 fielding chances last season ... tied for the second-most fielding chances by any BIG EAST player without an error (only Ryan Baker had more with 390) ... tied for the third-most fielding chances (110) by any BIG EAST player without an error in conference games (only Ryan Baker had more with 196) ... the 272 fielding chances without an error ranks as the second-most by a Notre Dame player in single-season history. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2007 at Indiana State): Saw action in 39 games and started 28 for the Sycamores ... hit .252 with four home runs and 25 RBI (only 119 atbats) ... finished second on the team in home runs ... swiped four bases in five attempts ... recorded a .992 fielding percentage at first base ... committed just two errors in 263 chances ... registered 10 RBI during conference games (third best on squad) ... drilled a three-run, 13th inning game-winning home run against Illinois State. FRESHMAN SEASON (2006 at Indiana State): Earned a medical redshirt due to hamstring injury. PREP & PERSONAL: Played for head coach Jack Campbell at Chesterton High School ... named First Team All-Duneland Athletic Conference and an all-area selection after his junior year ... led the conference with a .494 batting average and added six home runs in 2004 ... pre-season all-state selection ... also played football and basketball ... joins Irish baseball program that features 78 Indiana natives among its all-time monogram winners ... from same hometown as Mike Graney (`60), who earned monograms in baseball (`59) and basketball (`58-'60) ... son of Craig and Tamara Martin ... born June 9, 1986, in Valparaiso ... full name is Casey Alan Martin ... enrolled in College of Arts & Letters, majoring in history and computer applications. Martin's Career Statistics
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