Bill Warrender Class: Senior Hometown: Collegeville, PA High School: LaSalle Collegiate Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: OF Birthdate: 01/10/1988 Bats/Throws: R/R

JUNIOR SEASON (2009): Walk-on addition in outfield who earlier attempted to walk on to the Notre Dame football team, as a freshman wideout in the fall of 2006 ... good all-around athlete, with speed, a strong throwing arm and improved hitting skills ... started all three games for the victorious Blue in the Blue-Gold World Series ... batted .200 (2-for-10) with a double, run scored and two RBI.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008): Saw action as a defensive replacement in the final game of the 2007 Blue- Gold World Series ... saw action in four games, mostly as a late-inning defensive substitute ... appeared in games against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Mar. 26), Manchester College (Apr. 9), Chicago State (Apr. 22) and Mississippi Valley State (Apr. 30) ... went hitless in two at-bats on the season, both came against Manchester College ... chipped in with a walk and stolen base in the exhibition against the South Bend Silverhawks (Single A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks).

PREP & PERSONAL: Earned first team all- Philadelphia Catholic League honors as a senior outfielder at LaSalle Collegiate High School ... hit .369 during that 2006 season, with 16 RBI, 21 runs scored, eight doubles, seven walks and a triple ... also named team's offensive player of the year in 2006, after helping team reach the league semifinals ... member of first LaSalle Collegiate baseball team ever to win the PCL title, during his junior season ... hit .297 during 2005 (nine RBI, 12 R, four 2B, 3B, eight BB) ... member of the J.P. Mascaro American Legion team that reached the state tournament during his freshman year before advancing to regionals the next two seasons ... joined sophomore catcher Matt Katich (New Castle/Mohawk HS) as pair of Pennsylvania natives on 2009 Irish baseball team ... the ND baseball program has featured 38 previous monogram winners from Pennsylvania, including recent Academic All-America outfielder Brian Stavisky (Port Allegany) ... recent Irish players to wear #41 include mid-'90s RHP Mike Balicki and dominant LHP Tom Price (`91-'94) ... previously had played competitive football in middle school before concentrating on baseball and basketball in high school ... played on the LCHS freshman basketball team and then lettered on the varsity his final three seasons (as a small forward) ... helped basketball team reach the Public Catholic League semifinal round, during his sophomore season (2003-04) ... captained basketball team as a senior (`05-'06) ... member of the National Honor Society, student government and the LaSallian Service Corps ... his father William Warrender swam collegiately at LaSalle University and received his MBA from Notre Dame ... his uncle James Catalino also is an ND graduate ... born Jan. 20, 1988, in Philadelphia ... full name is William James Warrender ... son of William and Mary Ellen Warrender ... entered 2008 fall semester with a 3.594 cumulative GPA, as a pre-professional studies major in the College of Science.

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