| Peter Ogilvie |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
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| High School:
Stevenson
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 210
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| Position:
RHP
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| Birthdate:
01/07/1981
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| Bats:
Right
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An uncertain commodity but potentially valuable addition on the mound who missed most of his final two high school seasons due to a back injury ... showed tremendous improvement in ‘99 fall workouts while trying to restore his arm strength ... considered to be among the best pitchers in Illinois as a sophomore before injury problems ... known for his size (6-3, 200), great arm action and very good control ... could add to his velocity as he gets his arm into shape ... one of eight Chiacgoland natives on Notre Dame's 2000 roster ... reunited at Notre Dame with former high school teammate and current senior second baseman Jeff Perconte ... joins a Notre Dame baseball program that has produced 138 previous letterwinners from Illinois, with 26 playing for the Irish during the six-year tenure of head coach Paul Mainieri ... latest in long line of Notre Dame players to wear No. 20, with that group including second baseman George Sefcik (’61-’62) and first-round draft pick and righthander Brad Lidge ('96-'98).
PREP & PERSONAL: Served as a pitcher and first baseman on Adlai E. Stevenson High School teams that won regional titles in ’97 and '98 and the ’99 conference championship ... all-conference and all-area as a sophomore, after setting school record for wins (12-2), plus a 1.67 ERA, 97 Ks, 37 walks and 68 hits allowed in 83.2 innings ... also set school record with 14 Ks in seven innings vs. Warren High School ... limited to two innings of action as a senior, due to back injury ... posted 0.89 ERA and 28 Ks in 15.2 IP as a junior, when his season was cut short due to injury ... posted 9-1 record in ’97 summer Legion ball ... totaled 16 Ks as winning pitcher in ’97 summer game vs. Lake Zurich ... invited to play in Area Code all-star tournament during the summer of ’98 ... also was the winning pitcher in ’97 district Legion title game vs. Vernon Township ... named to Chicago Sun Times All-Summer team ... started on varsity basketball team as a junior, averaging 11.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a forward ... captained basketball team as a senior ... member of National Honor Society ... born Jan. 7, 1981, in Arlington Heights, Ill. ... full name is Peter Carl Ogilvie ... son of Peter and Adonna Ogilvie ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
