Notre Dame has not opened a season with four victories over its first five games of the year since 2005.
AT NOTRE DAME: Promising right-handed addition who has the size (6-6, 205) and arm strength to become a dominant pitcher at the college level ... great deal of upside and could develop into a true power arm ... also possesses an above average breaking ball.
PREP & PERSONAL: Three-year letterwinner at Palos Verdes Peninsula H.S. in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. ... first team all-league and South Bay Athletic Club All Star in 2011 ... invited to 2011 Area Code and Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau Invitational showcases ... nominated for 2011 Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Athlete of the Year ... member of the 2011 California Scholarship Federation and Science National Honor Society ... went 7-2 with a 2.13 ERA in 53.2 innings and struck out 55 batters in 2011 ... member of the California Scholarship Federation, Principal's Honor Roll, Boy's State Nominee and Science National Honor Society in 2010 ... went 5-7 with a 3.12 ERA in 67.1 innings pitched struck out 68 batters in 2010 ... all-area team, first team all-league in 2009 ... member of the California Scholarship Federation and Principal's Honor Roll ... went 6-1 with a 1.44 ERA in 43.2 innings and struck out 50 batters in 2009 ... born June 8, 1993 ... full name is Cristian delaRosa Torres ... son of Juan Torres and Dora de la Rosa ... has one sister, Alexandra ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.
