Matt Scioscia Class: Junior Hometown: Westlake Village, CA High School: Encino Crespi Carmelite Height / Weight: 6-1 / 225 Position: C/1B Birthdate: 09/20/1988 Bats/Throws: R/R

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009): Will play for the Irish at first base, designated hitter or catcher ... has a big, strong frame (6-1, 225), with good hands and ability to provide clutch hits ... a quality receiver behind the plate ... his transition to college baseball has been enhanced by his exposure from being around big-league players in pressure situations ... started all three games for the victorious Blue squad at catcher during the 2008 Blue-Gold World Series ... batted .250 (2-for-8) with three walks, two runs scored and two RBI ... spent the 2008 summer with the Conejo Oaks of the California Collegiate Baseball League, along with current Irish teammates junior OF Brayden Ashdown and junior INF Ryne Intlekofer ... played in 44 games and started 43 (second-most on squad) ... batted .281 with 13 doubles, one triple and 31 RBI ... led team in hits (tied with 45), doubles, RBI and walks (tied with 17) ... led the league in doubles and tied for second in RBI.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008): Played for victorious Gold team in the 2007 Blue-Gold World Series (0-for-5, R, BB, K) ... saw action in 16 games, including five starts (all of which took place over Notre Dame's last six games of the season) ... each of the five starts came at designated hitter ... hit in the cleanup spot twice, seventh twice and eighth once ... batted .308 with a home run and four RBI ... added four runs scored, two doubles and three walks ... recorded two multi-hit games, including a two-hit affair and three-hit outing ... registered one multi-RBI game ... ended the season with a personal-best two-game hitting streak ... hit .222 (2-for-9) with an RBI in BIG EAST action ... did not see any action in the season opener against Liberty, but pinch hit against both Iowa (Feb. 23) and Albany (Feb. 24) ... drew an intentional walk in his first career at-bat against Iowa ... went hitless in his first five career at-bats (seven plate appearances) before belting a three-run home run for his first career hit against Mississippi Valley State on April 30 ... made his first career start in an Irish uniform on May 13 against #17 Michigan ... went 3-for-4 with a couple runs scored ... he became the first Irish freshman to make his first career start in the cleanup spot since Brett Weiss on February 24, 2002 against Southern Illinois ... started each of the last four games of the season ... batted .267 (4-for- 15) with a pair of doubles, RBI and run scored over the stretch ... batted .368 (7-for-19) in his five starts, as opposed to .143 (1-for-7) when coming off the bench ... did not commit an error in eight fielding chances at first base.

PREP & PERSONAL: Power-hitting addition who has family ties to the big leagues, as his father Mike Scioscia enjoyed a 15-year career as a catcher in the majors and is current manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ... selected by the Angels in the 41st round of the `07 MLB draft - but would have been drafted much higher if not for his strong commitment to Notre Dame ... two-sport standout (football/baseball) at Crespi Carmelite HS ... named to `07 Playstation All- America team and went on to collect pair of RBI in All-America game (Albuquerque, N.M.) ... wore his father's number (14) at All-America Game (Mike Scioscia played for the Albuquerque Dukes from `79-'80 and managed the team in `99) ... ranked third among league leaders in RBI (31) while helping lead Crespi to CIF state semifinals ... hit .323 with team-best 10 doubles and pair of home runs as a senior ... had three hits in Celts' semifinal loss to Loyola (3-2, in 8 innings), with Crespi finish 24-6-1 (league champs) ... Crespi beat West Covina in first round (3-2), Corona del Mar in second round (19- 4) and California in quarterfinals (8- 5) ... hit mammoth home run vs. Loyola earlier in `07 ... saw each of his fellow seniors be drafted and signed by major D-I programs ... hit .280 in summer of `07 with California Oaks wood-bat team ... played in `07 high school season alongside Nikolai Bonds, son of Barry Bonds ... ranked among league's top-10 in RBI and runs as a junior in `06, helping lead team to CIF state playoffs ... hit leader for Crespi team that won Southern California VIBL summerleague title ... selected to play on `06 L.A. Angels Elite baseball team and St. Louis Cardinal Elite ... named second team all-league as defensive end on `05 Crespi football team ... helped football team win `04 and `05 CIF divisional titles ... named to all-academic teams in football (`05) and baseball (`05, `06) ... member of National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation ... received foreign language award for Latin and outstanding scholar award ... his great uncle, Lou Scioscia, played football at Duke (`46- '49) ... hails from same hometown (Westlake Village, Calif.) as former Notre Dame women's soccer midfielder Ashley Jones and quarterback Jimmy Clausen ... full name is Matthew Michael Scioscia ... son of Mike and Anne Scioscia ... has been credited with having a sense of leadership that is similar to his father's ... the elder Scioscia was touted as one of the best defensive catchers ever to play the game and, arguably, the best ever at blocking home plate ... Mike Scioscia played with the Dodgers from 1980-92 (he later was named American League Manager of the Year while guiding the 2002 Angels to the World Series title) ... joined Notre Dame baseball program that included 32 previous monogram winners from California, including 1964 All-America catcher Walt Osgood (Compton) ... first Irish player in recent memory to wear number 55 ... born Sept. 20, 1988, in Claremont, Calif. ... major is undecided.

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