GENERAL INFORMATIONName of school University of Notre DameCity and zip code Notre Dame, Ind. 46556Founded 1842Enrollment 10,301
Nickname Fighting IrishSchool colors Gold and blue
Home field Frank Eck StadiumCapacity 2,500Year Opened 1994Surface, Dimensions Grass, 331-381-401-381-331
Affiliation NCAA Division IConference (year joined) BIG EAST Conference (1995-96)
President Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C.Alma Mater, Year Notre Dame '63
Athletic Director Kevin WhiteAlma Mater, Year St. Joseph's (Ind.) College '72
Assistant A.D./Baseball Administrator Bill SchollAthletic Department Phone (219) 631-6107Ticket Office Phone (219) 631-7356
HISTORYFirst year of baseball 1892Overall all-time record: 1872-1156-16Number of years in CWS/last 1/1957Years in NCAAs 15 (1949, '56-'59, '60, '63, '70, '89, '92-'94, '96, '99, '00)NCAA tournament record 26-31Last postseason opponent Mississippi State (2000 regionals(Result L, 10-9
COACHING STAFFHead Coach Paul Mainieri (7th season at ND, 19th as head coach)Alma Mater/Year Florida International '80Record at school (years) 255-110 (6)Career record (years) 587-390 (18)
Assistant coaches/duties (alma mater/year)
Brian O'Connor - recruiting/pitching (Creighton '93)Dusty Lepper - infielders/hitters (Toledo '96)Volunteer assistant coach Wally Widelski (Notre Dame '97)
TEAM INFORMATIONOverall record in 2000 46-18 (20-7 home, 13-7 away, 13-4 neutral)Conference record/finish 18-7/2nd (8-4 home, 10-3 away)Lettermen returning/lost 18/5Position starters returning/lost 6/3Pitchers returning/lost 10/3
PLAYER INFORMATION
2000 Starters
| Ht./Wt. | Cl. | B/T | GP/GS | Avg.-HR-RBI | Other | |||
| (R) | C | Paul O’Toole | 6-2/215 | Jr. | L/R | 58/54 | .302-8-39 | 16-17 SB, 10 2B, 20 BB |
| (L) | 1B | Jeff Felker | 6-5/190 | Gr. | L/R | 60/60 | .307-7-51 | 21 2B, 42 R |
| (L) | 2B | Jeff Perconte | 5-11/190 | Gr. | L/R | 46/38 | .205-1-15 | 4 2B, 18 R (122 AB) |
| (R) | SS | Alec Porzel | 6-0/195 | Sr. | R/R | 58/54 | .342-9-58 | 10-16 SB, 24 2B, 8 SF |
| (R) | 3B | Andrew Bushey | 5-10/190 | Jr. | R/R | 58/54 | .275-3-30 | 3-5 SB, 10 2B, 27 R |
| (L) | LF | Matt Nussbaum | 6-2/200 | Gr. | R/R | 62/61 | .257-0-37 | 5-5 SB, 9 2B, 35 R |
| (R) | CF | Steve Stanley | 5-9/150 | Jr. | L/L | 64/64 | .362-0-24 | 29-40 SB, 34 BB, 51 R |
| (R) | RF | Brian Stavisky | 6-3/230 | So. | L/R | 64/64 | .298-14-45 | 5-10 SB, 5 3B, 15 2B |
| (R) | DH | Ken Meyer | 6-0/210 | Jr. | R/R | 42/32 | .326-3-20 | 5 3B, 13 2B (138 AB) |
(Returning/lost … Gr. Indicates 2000 graduate)
Top returning position players (in order): Porzel, Stanley, Stavisky, O’Toole, Bushey, Meyer
Top position players lost (in order): Felker, Nussbaum, Perconte
2000 Pitchers
| Ht./Wt. | Cl. | B/T | GP/GS | W-L (S) | IP | K/BB/H | ERA | ||
| (R) | Aaron Heilman | 6-5/225 | Sr. | R/R | 17/14 | 10-2 (0) | 103.2 | 118/29/90 | 3.21 |
| (R) | Danny Tamayo | 6-1/240 | Sr. | R/R | 10/5 | 3-1 (1) | 32.1 | 24/17/29 | 3.62 |
| (R) | Matt Laird | 6-1/200 | So. | R/R | 15/9 | 5-2 (0) | 47.0 | 34/15/55 | 3.83 |
| (R) | Matt Buchmeier | 6-0/190 | Jr. | R/R | 20/2 | 4-2 (2) | 53.1 | 38/16/56 | 3.88 |
| (R) | J.P. Gagne | 6-0/200 | So. | R/R | 19/13 | 7-1 (0) | 72.2 | 44/25/98 | 4.46 |
| (L) | Scott Cavey | 6-5/200 | Gr. | R/R | 14/12 | 6-3 (0) | 70.2 | 61/22/74 | 4.58 |
| (L) | John Corbin | 6-3/200 | Gr. | R/R | 30/0 | 5-4 (11) | 48.0 | 54/20/44 | 4.69 |
| (R) | Drew Duff | 5-10/185 | Jr. | R/R | 15/8 | 4-2 (0) | 51.2 | 40/18/62 | 5.05 |
(returning/lost … Gr. Indicates 2000 graduate)
Top returning pitchers (in order): Heilman, Tamayo, Buchmeier, Gagne, Duff, Laird
Top pitchers lost (in order): Corbin, Cavey
Other Returnees/Losses, Stats
| (R) | LF | Kris Billmaier | 5-9/195 | So. | R/R | 33/21 | .354-4-19 | 3 2B, 18 R (82 AB) |
| (R) | 1B/OF | Matt Strickroth | 6-5/230 | Jr. | R/R | 30/20 | .286-1-14 | 6 2B, 18 R (70 AB) |
| (R) | DH/OF | Matt Bok | 5-10/190 | Jr. | R/R | 40/25 | .259-0-14 | 4 2B, 20 R (85 AB) |
| (R) | UTIL | Ben Cooke | 5-9/175 | Sr. | S/R | 38/11 | .224-0-5 | 2-6 SB, 15 R (49 AB) |
| (R) | Mike Naumann | 6-0/180 | Sr. | R/L | 24/0 | 2-1 (1) | 33.2 – 17/7/53 – 3.48 | |
| (R) | Brandon Viloria | 5-11/225 | So. | R/R | 11/1 | 0-0 (0) | 17.0 – 15/1/19 – 3.18 | |
| Key Newcomers | Ht./Wt. | Cl. | Pos. | B/T | Hometown/HS | Stats | |
| Steve Sollmann | 5-10/180 | Fr. | 2B | R/R | Cincinnati/St. Xavier HS | Top 3-sport ath. in Cin. | |
| Joe Thamann | 6-4/205 | Fr. | 1B | L/R | St. Louis/St. Louis Prep | Hit .578 in 1999 | |
| Aaron Edwards | 6-2/195 | Fr. | RHP | R/R | Chambersburg (Pa.) HS | 10-1, 1.4 ERA, 90 Ks | |
| Javier Sanchez | 6-2/200 | Fr. | 3B | R/R | Miami/Columbus HS | .348, 5 HR | |