Erin Glasco Class: Senior Hometown: Johnston City, IL High School: Johnston City Height: 5-7 Position: C Bats/Throws: L/R

A steady left-handed hitter that will receive playing time behind the plate or as the designated player ... older sister, Tara, played softball for Southern Illinois ... has five multi-hit games in her career ... earned a monogram after first year.

AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Left-handed hitter that was one of Notre Dame's top choices at designated player ... also served as the team's back up catcher in 2006 ... drove in two runs with an RBI single in game one vs. Connecticut (9-0 Irish victory) ... picked up her fourth RBI of the season with a double in game one vs. Western Michigan (2-0 Irish victory) ... posted a walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh inning during to end game one against Villanova and cap Notre Dame's three-run rally in the inning ... crushed her first career home run off the Ivy Field scoreboard in game two against Villanova, driving in the winning run in Notre Dame's 8-3 victory ... ended another game with an RBI single, this time to push Notre Dame to an eight-run rule victory over Rutgers in game one ... finished two-for-three in game one against Rutgers ... added to Notre Dame's lead in game two against Rutgers with a two-RBI double (7-0 Irish victory) ... hit a two-run home run to kick start a rally in game two at Seton Hall (her second BIG EAST home run of the year), but the rally fell short in a 4-3 loss to the Pirates ... went one-for two in each of the first two games of the NCAA Regional against UC Santa Barbara and No. 11 Northwestern ... had a great afternoon against Southern Illinois in an elimination game at the NCAAs, going two-for-three with a walk and a run scored ... was one-for-three with two RBI against Northwestern.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner in softball at Johnston City High School in Johnston City, Ill. ... a dominant high school player who earned all-conference and all-state honors each season of her career (2002-05) ... led her team to four consecutive Black Diamond Conference championships and two regional titles (2003, 2005) ... helped her club team Southern Force claim the 2004 ASA Gold National Championship with a perfect 7-0 record in the tournament ... served as a two-time team captain for the softball team ... holds the Johnston City High School record for career hits ... also holds the JCHS record for career batting average (.421) ... hit .538 during her senior season in 2005 ... smashed two home runs against Herrin High School during the '05 season ... also competed in basketball and volleyball, serving as a team captain for both teams ... highly active in extracurricular activitiesincluding National Honor Society, Math Team, student council, and Top Ten Seniors and was her class valedictorian ... daughter of Vickie and Gerry Glasco ... middle of three children (Tara and Geri Ann) ... oldest sister Tara was a pitcher for the Southern Illinois University softball team ... born Sept. 11, 1986, in Carbondale, Ill. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and the College of Arts & Letters as a double major in business and education.