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Baseball
Earned a roster spot after solid showing in fall workouts ... has an easy delivery and throws strikes consistently ... could fill crucial role out of the bullpen by providing big innings throughout the season ... could become first Notre Dame baseball letterwinner from the state of Hawaii ... joins a 108-year-old Notre Dame baseball program that has produced nearly 800 letterwinners, hailing from 42 different states (all except Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina and Vermont) ... other previous Notre Dame baseball players who have worn No. 45 include outfielder and future NFL tight end Irv Smith (1990-91) and recent lefthander Chris McKeown (1996-99) ... could become one of a handful of Hawaii natives to letter with a Notre Dame varsity team, with the more noteworthy including: football placekicker Reggie Ho (Kaneohe), who was a starter on the 1988 national championship team ... five other Hawaiians have lettered with the Notre Dame football program: end Walter Cabral (Honolulu, ’51-’54), placekicker Stefan Schroffner (Honolulu, ’93-’94) and defensive end Jason Ching (Honolulu, ’97-’99)–plus the Kaneohe brother combination of offensive tackle Dom Prinzivalli (’85-87) and center Dave Prinzivalli (’87-’89) ... other recent Notre Dame student-athletes from Hawaii include men’s soccer player Mark Crowe (Maui, ’87-’90) and women’s soccer player Iris Lancaster (Waiahae, ‘96-’99) ... posted a Dean’s List semester in the fall of 1999 (3.80). PREP & PERSONAL: A two-year member of the baseball team at Maui High School, where he served as a pitcher, first baseman and third baseman ... helped his team win the conference title as a junior, with the squad posting a 21-2 overall record and earning a No. 2 seed in the state tournament ... served as baseball team captain as a senior while earning team MVP and all-conference honors (as a first baseman) ... tossed a no-hitter in his first varsity start, in a preseason tournament in Hilo, Hawaii, versus Waialua High School ... posted a 2-0 record as a junior, 3-3 as a senior ... served as one of valedictorians for his graduating class ... member of the National Honor Society and student government president ... also played baritone (tuba) in the school band ... born May 10, 1981, in Wailuku, Hawaii ... son of Adelfo and Sandra Viloria ... full name is Brandon Jonathan Viloria ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies ... intends to major in engineering. |
    
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