Greg Sherry Class: Junior Hometown: Mendham, NJ High School: Delbarton Height / Weight: 5-10 / 180 Position: INF Birthdate: 10/06/1988 Bats/Throws: R/R

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009): Scrappy third baseman who also could see time at either shortstop or second base with the Irish ... a sure-handed defensive player with active feet, good range, slick play on both sides of the bag, quick transfer and a strong arm ... a high-motor player who can make positive impact for his team on several levels ... a tough out who consistently puts the ball in play, with good bat speed and ability to spray the ball from gap-to-gap ... started all three games at third base for the Blue squad in the 2008 Blue-Gold World series ... batted .250 (2-for-8) with a triple, RBI and three runs scored ... did not commit an error in nine fielding chances and registered seven assists in the series.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008): Started two games in the 2007 Blue-Gold World Series ... batted .200 (1-for-5) with a walk ... saw action in 47 games, including 42 starts during the spring season ... 41 starts came at third base (other start came at second base) ... hit ninth in the order in 41 of his 42 starts (hit in eighth spot in other start) ... batted .315 with two home runs and 14 RBI ... added 27 runs scored, nine doubles, 17 walks, eight sacrifice bunts and one stolen base ... committed eight errors and registered a .931 fielding percentage ... ranked fourth on the squad in batting, fifth in slugging percentage, fourth in on-base percentage, third in sacrifice bunts and third in defensive assists ... recorded 12 multi-hit games, including seven with two hits, four with three and one with four ... registered a pair of multi-RBI games ... recorded a personal best six-game hitting streak from Apr. 8 through April 15 ... hit .299 with a home run and 10 RBI in BIG EAST action ... did not see any action in the first two games of the season, but came off the bench with a pinch-hit single in his first career at-bat against Albany on Feb. 24 (came around to score) ... picked up his first career start on Mach 6 against Lehigh and went 2-for-4 with a double ... added another multi-hit game the following day against Texas A&M Corpus Christi with a pair of singles and drew a walk ... belted his first career home run, a solo shot, in the victory over South Alabama on March 8 (went 1-for-4 with two runs scored) ... registered a thencareer- high three hits and three runs scored in the rout of Buffalo on March 14 (went 3-for-3 with a walk) ... exploded, as did most of the Irish lineup, in the 25-1 rout of Georgetown on March 20 ... went 4-for-6 with a double, two RBI and five runs scored ... the five runs scored were tied for the most by any Notre Dame player in 2008 ... after going hitless in his next four games following the four-hit affair, proceeded to record hits in 11 of his next 14 games (March 20 through April 19) which included the career-best sixgame hitting streak ... hit .354 over the stretch (17-for-48) with four doubles, six RBI and seven runs scored ... went 3-for- 3 with a run scored against St. John's on April 26 ... struggled over the following seven games ... batted .086 (2-for-23) with a run scored, home run and two RBI ... batting average slipped below .300 just twice the entire season (May 9 and 10) ... finished the season on a positive note ... picked up hits in five of his last seven games, including a pair of multi-hit affairs ... hit .470 (8- for-17) over the stretch with two RBI, three doubles and seven runs scored ... went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored against Western Michigan on May 12 ... went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored at USF on May 17 ... hit .250 (1-for-4) with a RBI, two runs scored and three walks over two starts at the 2008 BIG EAST Tournament ... went 1-for-3 with a run scored and RBI against West Virginia on May 21.

PREP & PERSONAL: Hit .425 as a senior at Delbarton High School (10 doubles, 21 stolen bases) while earning second team all-state, allcounty, first team all-conference and team MVP honors for team that went 21-4 and won conference title (county finalist) ... served as `07 team captain ... played in 2007 state all-star game ... did not play `07 summer baseball, due to shoulder injury ... named an alternate to 2006 USA Baseball Junior National Team ... ranked #35 at `06 Perfect Game National Top-200 event ... one of 32 selected for Cape Cod High School Classic ... named to USA Baseball Tournament of Stars ... invited to AFLAC Camp ... rated #5 position player (#17 overall) at PG Northeast Top Prospects ... played for Team New Jersey at Perfect Game Top Prospects Tournament ... earned all-conference, all-area and all-county as a sophomore (catcher) and junior (shortstop) at DHS ... helped team win `05 and `06 conference titles and reach state semifinals in his junior season (`05) ... homered in his first varsity at-bat (`05) ... played summer ball with South Florida Bandits ...was rated by Perfect Game as #200 overall prospect for 2007 MLB draft but was not selected, due to his strong commitment to play for Notre Dame ... joined freshman RHP Evan Danieli (East Hanover/Seton Hall Prep) in Notre Dame program that has featured 46 previous letterwinners from New Jersey, including All-America RHP Nick Palihnich (West Orange) in the late `50s ... former Delbarton High School teammate of '08 graduate Chris Soriano ... inherited #15 jersey worn in 2007 by catcher Matt Weglarz (others of note to wear #15 include outfielders Mike Trudeau and Scot Sollmann and catcher Javi Sanchez) ... could face several other teammates in 09 season, including: D.J. Anderson of Rutgers (DHS), UConn's Joe Pavone (South Florida Bandits) and Dusty Odenbach (Vermont Mountaineers of NECBL), Michigan State's Jonathan Roof (Vermont Mountaineers) and Michigan's Alan Oaks (Vermont Mountaineers) and Eric Katzman (Vermont Mountaineers) ... member of National Honor Society and a highest honors student, also earning Leadership Award and serving as middle-school mentor ... his sister Katelyn was an All-America sabre fencer at the University of Pennsylvania ... born Oct. 6, 1988, in Morristown, N.J. ... son of Greg and Mary Sherry ... full name is Gregory John Sherry ... major is undecided, but intends to major in business ... posted 3.07 GPA during 2007 fall semester and 3.667 during the spring term.

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