The second game of the day went to the Irish (5 to 2) as they played West Virginia in Frank Eck Stadium.
AT NOTRE DAME: Two-year monogram winner enters his junior season at the plate with a .257 career batting average, three home runs and 32 RBI ... has added 25 runs scored, 16 doubles, one triple, eight walks, five sacrifice flies, 10 sacrifice bunts and no stolen bases (three attempts) in 74 games (67 starts) ... on the mound, owns a 4.19 career ERA and 3-2 record, plus 57 strikeouts, 16 walks and 76 hits allowed (.288 opponent batting average) in 23 appearances (seven starts) and 68.2 innings (six hit batters, one wild pitch and three home runs allowed) ... averaging 7.47 strikeouts and 2.10 walks per 9.0 innings pitched as well as a 3.6 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his career ... in BIG EAST games, owns a career .246 career batting average, three home runs and 21 RBI ... has added 14 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple, four walks, four sacrifice flies, seven sacrifice bunts and no stolen bases (two attempts) in 41 games (36 starts) ... on the mound, owns a 5.71 career ERA and 0-0 record, plus 11 strikeouts, four walks and 20 hits allowed (.294 opponent batting average) in nine appearances (no starts) and 17.1 innings (two hit batters and two home runs allowed) ... positive, upbeat and great energy kid ... fun to be around and simply loves to play ... huge role with the team as both a pitcher and positional player ... enters the spring in competition for not only starting spot at third base but also in running for spot in weekend rotation ... fastball tops out in the upper 80s, owns a solid change-up and throws a ton of strikes ... solid defensive third baseman but continues to develop in terms of plate discipline.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): Appeared in 37 games and started 36, including 31 at designated hitter, three in left field and two at third base ... batted .254 (32-for-126) with 10 runs scored, seven doubles, two home runs and 17 RBI ... added three walks, one hit by pitch, four sacrifice flies, eight sacrifice bunts and no stolen bases in one attempt ... recorded 45 total bases, posted a .357 slugging percentage and .269 on-base percentage ... posted a .893 fielding percentage ... committed three errors on 28 fielding chances with 17 assists, eight putouts and participated in one double play ... ranked in the top five on the Irish in sacrifice flies (first), home runs (third), RBI (fourth) and sacrifice bunts (tied for fourth) ... saw action in 24 BIG EAST games and started 24 ... batted .233 (20-for-86) with eight runs scored, three doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI ... added two walks, four sacrifice flies, six sacrifice bunts and no stolen bases in one attempt ... recorded 29 total bases, posted a .337 slugging percentage and .239 on-base percentage ... hit .300 (12-for-40) with two runs scored, four doubles, four RBI, one walk, one hit by pitch and two sacrifice bunts in non-conference games ... batted .250 (1-for-4) with one run scored in the month of February ... hit .304 (7-for-23) with two doubles, three RBI and four sacrifice flies in the month of Mar. ... batted .195 (8-for-41) with four runs scored, one double, one home run, five RBI, two walks, two sacrifice flies, three sacrifice bunts and no stolen bases in no attempts in the month of Apr. ... hit .276 (16-for-58) with five runs scored, four doubles, one home run, nine RBI, one walk, one hit by pitch, two sacrifice flies and one sacrifice bunt in the month of May ... batted .258 (17-for-66) with five runs scored, four doubles, one home run, seven RBI, three walks, one sacrifice fly and six sacrifice bunts in home games ... hit .237 (9-for-38) with three runs scored, one double, one home run, seven RBI, three sacrifice flies, one sacrifice bunt and no stolen bases in one attempt in road games ... batted .255 (14-for-55) with eight runs scored, four doubles, one home run, nine RBI, two walks, three sacrifice flies and four sacrifice bunts in Irish victories ... hit .256 (21-for-82) with nine runs scored, four doubles, two home runs, 15 RBI, two walks, one hit by pitch, four sacrifice flies, six sacrifice bunts and no stolen bases in one attempt in day games ... batted .250 (11-for-44) with one run scored, three doubles, two RBI, one walk and two sacrifice bunts in night games ... hit .250 (31-for-124) with 10 runs scored, six doubles, two home runs, 16 RBI, three walks, one hit by pitch, four sacrifice flies, eight sacrifice bunts and no stolen bases in one attempt in games started ... went 1-for-2 (.500) with a double and RBI in games off the bench ... hit .184 (7-for-38) against left-handed pitching ... batted .284 (25-for-88) against right-handed pitching ... hit .217 (13-for-60) with runners on base ... batted .288 (19-for-60) with the bases empty ... went 0-for-3 (.000) with the bases loaded ... went 0-for-1 (.000) as a pinch hitter ... batted .225 (9-for-40) with runners in scoring position ... successful on six of nine RBI opportunities with a runner on third base and less than two outs ... advanced 35 base runners on 74 attempts, good for a percentage of .473 ... totaled nine RBI, third-best on the Irish, and batted .250 (12-for-48) with two outs ... registered six multi-hit games against Georgetown on Mar. 27, Western Michigan on Apr. 6, Seton Hall on May 1, Rutgers on May 8, Michigan State on May 17 and West Virginia on May 26 ... recorded four multi-RBI games against Gonzaga on Mar. 20, Pittsburgh on Apr. 3, Seton Hall on May 1 and USF-1 on May 14 ... Notre Dame went 16-19-1 when Norton started, including 14-17 at designated hitter, 2-1 in left field and 0-1-1 at third base ... the Irish went 0-1 when Norton led off, 9-9 when he hit sixth, 2-3 when he batted seventh, 2-2-1 when he hit eighth and 3-4 when he batted ninth ... homered on Apr. 1 at Pittsburgh and May 1 against Seton Hall ... made 15 appearances on the mound in the spring, including five starts ... went 2-2 with a 3.75 earned run average in 48.0 innings of work ... allowed 47 hits as his opponents batted .270 ... struck out 39 and walked 11 ... averaged 7.31 strikeouts and 2.06 walks per 9.0 innings pitched as well as a 3.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... collected three quality starts in five opportunities ... Notre Dame posted a 2-3 record when Norton started and a 4-11 mark when he pitched ... did not allow a run in five of 15 appearances... inherited 10 base runners upon entering the game and allowed four to score ... tied for third in strikeouts looking, fourth on the staff in games started, fourth in innings pitched, fourth in strikeouts ... went 0-0 with a 4.72 ERA in seven appearances (all in relief) in BIG EAST action ... allowed 13 hits in 13.1 innings of work as his opponents batted .277 ... struck out six and walked one ... went 2-2 with a 3.37 ERA in eight appearances (five starts) in non-conference action ... allowed 34 hits in 34.2 innings of work as his opponents batted .268 ... struck out 33 and walked eight ... went 1-1 with a 2.75 ERA in five appearances (two starts) in the month of Mar. ... allowed 19 hits in 19.2 innings of work as his opponents batted .268 ... struck out 13 and walked three ... went 1-0 with a 7.27 ERA in four appearances (one start) in the month of Apr. ... allowed 11 hits in 8.2 innings of work as his opponents batted .333 ... struck out seven and walked three ... went 0-1 with a 3.20 ERA in six appearances (two starts) in the month of May ... allowed 17 hits in 19.2 innings of work as his opponents batted .243 ... struck out 19 and walked five ... went 2-0 with a 2.66 ERA in seven appearances (three starts) in home games ... allowed 19 hits in 20.1 innings of work as his opponents batted .264 ... struck out 16 and walked three ... went 0-0 with a 4.85 ERA in four appearances (one start) in away games ... allowed 14 hits in 13.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .292 ... struck out 10 and walked four ... went 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA in four appearances (two starts) in Irish victories ... allowed 15 hits in 14.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .283 ... struck out 14 and walked four ... went 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA in 10 appearances (one start) in day games ... allowed 24 hits in 26.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .261 ... struck out 19 and walked seven ... went 2-0 with a 3.27 ERA in five appearances (four starts) in night games ... allowed 23 hits in 22.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .280 ... struck out 20 and walked four ... went 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in five starts ... allowed 26 hits in 28.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .260 ... struck out 25 and walked six ... went 0-2 with a 5.85 ERA in 10 appearances out of the Irish bullpen ... allowed 21 hits in 20.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .284 ... struck out 14 and walked five ... left-handed hitters batted .327 (16-for-49) ... right-handed hitters batted .248 (31-for-125) ... batters hit .235 (20-for-85) with runners on base ... batters hit .303 (27-for-89) with the bases empty ... batters hit .200 (11-for-55) with two outs ... struggled mightily in first outing of the season, allowing three earned runs on three hits and one walk in 1.0 inning of work against Manhattan on Mar. 4 ... rebounded with a scoreless inning of relief and save in the 2-1 victory over NCAA regional qualifier Kent State on Mar. 13 ... tossed a career-high 8.0 innings and allowed only one earned run on six hits against Iowa on Mar. 17, but did not factor in the decision ... also punched out five Hawkeyes ... tossed 2.2 scoreless innings of relief against Georgetown on Mar. 27 ... failed to render in the decision against Central Michigan on Mar. 29, but registered his second straight quality start ... limited the Chippewas to a pair of earned runs on nine hits with career-high tying seven strikeouts and no walks ... collected second victory of the year against Western Michigan on Apr. 6 ... surrendered two runs on five hits with five strikeouts in 5.0 innings against the Broncos ... fanned career-high tying seven, walked two and limited Michigan to an earned run on five hits in 6.0 innings of work on May 3 ... registered back-to-back scoreless outings from the bullpen against Rutgers (May 8) and USF-2 (May 14) ... blanked the Scarlet Knights over 4.0 innings of relief on two hits with three punch outs and two walks ... struck out career-high tying seven and walked one against NCAA super regional qualifier Connecticut on May 27.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): Appeared in 37 games and started 31, including 26 at third base and five at shortstop ... batted .261 (30-for-115) with 15 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple, one home run and 15 RBI ... added five walks, one hit by pitch, one sacrifice fly, two sacrifice bunts and no stolen bases in two attempts ... recorded 44 total bases, posted a .383 slugging percentage and .295 on-base percentage ... posted a .935 fielding percentage ... committed six errors on 93 fielding chances with 73 assists, 14 putouts and participated in four double plays ... ranked in the top five on the Irish in assists (third), triples (tied for third) and doubles (tied for fourth) ... saw action in 17 BIG EAST games and started 12 ... batted .271 (13-for-48) with six runs scored, six doubles, one triple, one home run and eight RBI ... added two walks, one sacrifice bunt and no stolen bases in one attempts ... recorded 24 total bases, posted a .500 slugging percentage and .300 on-base percentage ... hit .254 (17-for-67) with nine runs scored, three doubles, seven RBI, three walks, one hit by pitch, one sacrifice fly, one sacrifice bunt and no stolen bases in one attempt in non-conference games ... batted .313 (5-for-16) with four runs scored, three RBI, one walk and one sacrifice bunt in the month of February ... hit .261 (12-for-46) with four runs scored, two doubles, four RBI, one walk, one hit by pitch and one sacrifice fly in the month of March ... batted .256 (11-for-43) with six runs scored, five doubles, one triple, one home run, eight RBI, three walks and one sacrifice bunt in the month of April ... hit .200 (2-for-10) with one run scored and two double in the month of May ... batted .229 (8-for-35) with three runs scored, two doubles, one triple, five RBI, one walk, one sacrifice fly and one sacrifice bunt in home games ... hit .261 (12-for-46) with eight runs scored, six doubles, one home run, six RBI, three walks and no stolen bases in one attempt in road games ... batted .205 (9-for-44) with seven runs scored, one double, one triple, six RBI, two walks, one hit by pitch, one sacrifice fly, one sacrifice bunt and no stolen bases in two attempts in Irish victories ... hit .256 (23-for-90) with 11 runs scored, seven doubles, one home run, 11 RBI, two walks, one hit by pitch, one sacrifice bunt and no stolen bases in two attempts in day games ... batted .280 (7-for-25) with four runs scored, two doubles, one triple, four RBI, three walks, one sacrifice fly and one sacrifice bunt in night games ... hit .245 (27-for-110) with 14 runs scored, eight doubles, one triple, 11 RBI, five walks, one hit by pitch, one sacrifice fly, two sacrifice bunts and no stolen bases in two attempts in games started ... batted .600 (3-for-5) with one run scored, one double, one home run and four RBI in games off the bench ... hit .222 (6-for-27) against left-handed pitching ... batted .273 (24-for-88) against right-handed pitching ... hit .327 (17-for-52) with runners on base ... batted .206 (13-for-63) with the bases empty ... went 0-for-1 (.000) with the bases loaded ... hit .500 (2-for-4) as a pinch hitter ... batted .243 (9-for-37) with runners in scoring position ... successful on three of four RBI opportunities with a runner on third base and less than two outs ... advanced 25 base runners on 57 attempts, good for a percentage of .439 ... totaled 12 RBI, second-best on the Irish, and batted .326 (14-for-43) with two outs ... registered nine multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit contests (Mar. 10 at UTPA; Apr. 10 vs. Rutgers) ... recorded two multi-RBI games, including one four-RBI contest (April 01 at Georgetown) ... Notre Dame went 12-19 when Norton started, including 10-16 at third base and 2-3 at shortstop ... the Irish went 2-3 when Norton batted fifth, 1-1 when he hit sixth, 2-4 when he batted seventh and 7-11 when he hit ninth ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored, double and clutch game-tying, three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning at Georgetown on Apr. 01 ... collected another multi-hit game against the Hoyas on Apr. 03; recorded two doubles and scored a run ... made eight appearances on the mound in the spring, including two starts ... went 1-0 with a 5.23 earned run average in 20.2 innings of work ... allowed 29 hits as his opponents batted .322 against him ... struck out 18 and walked five ... averaged 7.84 strikeouts and 2.18 walks per nine innings ... Notre Dame posted a 2-0 record when Norton started and a 4-4 mark when he pitched ... did not allow a run in two of eight appearances... inherited four base runners upon entering the game and allowed four to score ... retired five of the seven first batters he faced ... tied for fifth on the staff in games started (two) ... went 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA in two appearances (both in relief) in BIG EAST action ... allowed seven hits in 4.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .333 against him ... struck out five and walked one ... went 1-0 with a 4.32 ERA in six appearances (two starts) in non-conference action ... allowed 22 hits in 16.2 innings of work as his opponents batted .319 against him ... struck out 13 and walked four ... went 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA in one appearance out of the bullpen in the month of February ... allowed three hits in 1.0 inning of work as his opponents batted .500 against him ... struck out two and walked none ... went 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA in one appearance out of the bullpen in the month of March ... allowed three hits in 2.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .333 against him ... struck out two and walked none ... went 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA in five appearances (two starts) in the month of April ... allowed 17 hits in 14.2 innings of work as his opponents batted .293 against him ... struck out 11 and walked four ... went 0-0 with a 12.00 ERA in one appearance out of the bullpen in the month of May ... allowed six hits in 3.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .353 against him ... struck out three and walked one ... went 1-0 with a 4.30 ERA in five appearances (two starts) in home games ... allowed 19 hits in 14.2 innings of work as his opponents batted .317 against him ... struck out 12 and walked four ... went 0-0 with a 12.00 ERA in one appearance out of the bullpen in away games ... allowed six hits in 3.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .353 against him ... struck out three and walked one ... went 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA in four appearances (two starts) in Irish victories ... allowed 13 hits in 11.1 innings of work as his opponents batted .289 against him ... struck out 10 and walked two ... went 0-0 with a 11.25 ERA in two appearances (both in relief) in day games ... allowed nine hits in 4.0 innings of work as his opponents batted .391 against him ... struck out five and walked one ... went 1-0 with a 3.78 ERA in six appearances (two starts) in night games ... allowed 20 hits in 16.2 innings of work as his opponents batted .299 against him ... struck out 13 and walked four ... went 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in two starts ... allowed 11 hits in 8.1 innings of work as his opponents batted .324 against him ... struck out seven and walked two ... went 0-0 with a 5.11 ERA in six appearances out of the Irish bullpen ... allowed 18 hits in 12.1 innings of work as his opponents batted .321 against him ... struck out 11 and walked three ... left-handed hitters batted .424 (14-for-33) and right-handed hitters batted .263 (15-for-57) against him ... batters hit .292 (14-for-48) against him with runners on base and .357 (15-for-42) with the bases empty.
PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year starter and letterwinner at Andrean High School ... one of the most prolific hitters in Indiana state high school history ... established three career state records for total hits (202), RBI (183) and doubles (65) ... set 17 different school records ... earned all-state honors three times ... batted .550 with a school-record 55 RBI and 45 runs scored as a senior ... of his 60 hits, 39 were for extra bases, including an astounding 30 doubles, which shattered the previous state record of 27 ... also had five homers, four triples and a slugging percentage of 1.037 ... only struck out once all season ... named 2009 Prep Baseball Report Indiana Player of the Year ... Louisville Slugger Indiana Player of the Year ... batted .446 with 38 RBI, four home runs, 16 doubles and seven stolen bases as a junior, helping the 59ers to a 30-2 record ... as a sophomore hit .524 with 48 RBI and a school record 54 hits while registering a slugging percentage of .806 ... on the mound, amassed 27 victories (27-6) in four years ... posted a 9-0 record, which included eight complete games, a 1.45 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 53 innings as a senior ... went 6-1 with a 0.99 earned run average as a junior ... named to the Honor Roll all four years ... born Nov. 29, 1990 ... son of Jerry and Julie Norton ... full name is Adam Earl Norton ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business but major remains undecided.
